diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81c37c4..f24f046 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 .dolt/
 *.db
 .beads-credential-key
+
+# Python byte-cache next to dot_config/kitty/tab_bar.py
+__pycache__/