so. many. changes. (sorry)

.dockerignore

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .git
 .gitignore
 
-# Python
+# Python cache and build artifacts
 __pycache__
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 .coverage.*
 .pytest_cache
 htmlcov
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
 
 # Virtual environments
 venv/
@@ -43,16 +45,26 @@ Thumbs.db
 *.db
 *.sqlite
 *.sqlite3
-.env.local
-.env.development
-.env.test
+.env
+.env.*
 node_modules/
 dist/
 build/
+dump.rdb
 
-# Documentation (keep Dockerfile.dev for development builds)
+# Documentation and extra Dockerfiles
 DOCKER.md
 docs/
+Dockerfile.slim
+Dockerfile.distroless
+Dockerfile.ultra-minimal
+Dockerfile.micro
+Dockerfile.nano
+Dockerfile.minimal
+docker-compose*.yml
+test_*.py
+tests/
+DEVELOPMENT.md
 
 # Logs
 *.log
@@ -61,3 +73,36 @@ logs/
 # Temporary files
 tmp/
 temp/
+
+# Development tools
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+.black
+.isort.cfg
+mypy.ini
+setup.cfg
+tox.ini
+.pre-commit-config.yaml
+.flake8
+.bandit
+.safety
+.hypothesis/
+.nox/
+
+# Additional exclusions for ultra-minimal images
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*.bak
+*.backup
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+\#*\#
+/.emacs.desktop
+/.emacs.desktop.lock
+*.elc
+auto-save-list
+tramp
+.\#*
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace
+*.code-workspace