diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eac233a8..2f7ef55b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ develop-eggs
 .installed.cfg
 lib
 lib64
+venv*/
+pyvenv*/
 
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ pip-log.txt
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 .coverage
 .tox
-.coverage
 .coverage.*
 nosetests.xml
 htmlcov
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ htmlcov
 .project
 .pydevproject
 .idea
+*.iml
 *.komodoproject
 
 # Complexity
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore
index 27422f3d..88b9214b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ develop-eggs
 .installed.cfg
 lib
 lib64
+venv*/
+pyvenv*/
 
 # Installer logs
 pip-log.txt
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ pip-log.txt
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 .coverage
 .tox
-.coverage
 .coverage.*
 nosetests.xml
 htmlcov
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ htmlcov
 .project
 .pydevproject
 .idea
+*.iml
 *.komodoproject
 
 # Complexity