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gigignore_cleanup.py

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+# open gitignore file, remove comments, blank lines and duplicate entries
+def clean_gitignore(file_path: str):
+    with open(file_path, "r") as file:
+        lines = file.readlines()
+
+    cleaned_lines = set()
+    for line in lines:
+        stripped_line = line.strip()
+        if stripped_line and not stripped_line.startswith("#"):
+            cleaned_lines.add(stripped_line)
+
+    with open(file_path, "w") as file:
+        for line in sorted(cleaned_lines):
+            file.write(f"{line}\n")
+
+
+clean_gitignore(".gitignore")