diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 095333a7d3c..7cd63537f62 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ __pycache__
 */cython_version.py
 htmlcov
 .coverage
+.ipynb_checkpoints/
 
 
 # IDE Specific files
@@ -40,11 +41,13 @@ local.properties
 
 # Sphinx
 _build
+docs/api
 
 
 # Packages/installer info
 *.egg
 *.egg-info
+.eggs/
 dist
 build
 eggs