diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82f9275..57ea018 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
 
+# Data files
+data/*
+
 # C extensions
 *.so
 
@@ -154,6 +157,8 @@ dmypy.json
 # Cython debug symbols
 cython_debug/
 
+#VS Code
+/.vscode/*
 # PyCharm
 #  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
 #  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore