diff --git a/Python.gitignore b/Python.gitignore
index 00039fa87673011abb47e3db451c6fdfd8fe3bfa..db4561eaa1d4f3ed01af114a315a0053776ffed0 100644
--- a/Python.gitignore
+++ b/Python.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ env/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
+downloads/
 eggs/
 lib/
 lib64/