diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d6db8f9a..8509eebd3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,41 @@
 pcre
 *.gz
 
+# Python generated files, based on:
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Python.gitignore
+*.py[cod]
+*/__pycache__/
+/__pycache__/
+
+# C/C++ object files, based on:
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C.gitignore
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C%2B%2B.gitignore
+*.slo
+*.lo
+
+# C/C++ dynamic libraries, based on:
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C.gitignore
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C%2B%2B.gitignore
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# C/C++ static libraries, based on:
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C.gitignore
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C%2B%2B.gitignore
+*.lib
+*.lai
+*.la
+*.a
+
+# C/C++ executables, based on:
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C.gitignore
+#   https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/C%2B%2B.gitignore
+*.exe
+*.out
+*.app
+
 # Generated by autogen.sh
 CCache/autom4te.cache/
 CCache/config.h.in