diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f75d9509..3b99fe3b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Contributer ignore: where all local testing / learning stuff should be located
+# in this directory, to not be included in pushes / merges / pull requests
+.local
+# to not include vscode configfolder in pushes / merges / pull requests
+.vscode
+.venv
+# Starting from here: ignore of official maintainers
 env/
 build/
 dist/
@@ -8,4 +15,3 @@ dist/
 *.pyc
 *.egg-info
 *.swp
-.vscode/