diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a942888..25d3b8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,19 @@
 out/
 target
 compile/
+
+# eclipse specific git ignore
+*.pydevproject
+.project
+.metadata
+bin/**
+tmp/**
+tmp/**/*
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*~.nib
+local.properties
+.classpath
+.settings/
+.loadpath