diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca61bda124c993a79f8f6f67b1c37e730337f7a6..26d51236705bd823f1bfbe10e1d494afbf5a1211 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ libs
 objs
 
 # Python items
+cython_debug/
 python_build/
 .coverage*
 .eggs