diff --git a/Python.gitignore b/Python.gitignore
index 76f2a469a62b6d8b8ecd50b3c166576bec65cdcb..61119b04f6f6a7125575a8ead1d9f1eeb8139d60 100644
--- a/Python.gitignore
+++ b/Python.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ bin/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
+downloads/
 eggs/
 lib/
 lib64/