diff --git a/Python.gitignore b/Python.gitignore
index 00039fa8..db4561ea 100644
--- a/Python.gitignore
+++ b/Python.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ env/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
+downloads/
 eggs/
 lib/
 lib64/