diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d20b648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.pyc
diff --git a/README b/README
index e59ac490..937f29c5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Dependencies
 ============
- 
+
 xulrunner
 gecko-embed