diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d8e167..9bce014 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -105,3 +105,12 @@ ENV/
 
 .DS_Store
 demo.svg
+
+# py.test
+.pytest_cache
+
+# SVG files generated by the unittests
+test_badge_*.svg
+
+# html coverage report
+htmlcov/