cat > .gitignore << 'EOF'
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class
*.so
.Python
venv/
env/
ENV/
backend/vehicles.db
backend/*.db
backend/*.db-journal
.env
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo
*~
.DS_Store
uploads/*
!uploads/.gitkeep
*.log
node_modules/
backups/
EOF