diff --git a/Python.gitignore b/Python.gitignore
index 76f2a469..61119b04 100644
--- a/Python.gitignore
+++ b/Python.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ bin/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
+downloads/
 eggs/
 lib/
 lib64/