# Projects to ignore for backend deployment
ai-scientific-coinvestigator-frontend/

# Virtual environments
venv/
.venv/
env/
.env

# Python cache
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class

# IDE files
.vscode/
.idea/

# Node modules
node_modules/

# OS files
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

# Frontend specific
ai-scientific-coinvestigator-frontend/.next/
ai-scientific-coinvestigator-frontend/out/
ai-scientific-coinvestigator-frontend/build/

# Project specific
uploaded_files/
logs/