diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711d4b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+syntax: glob
+
+*~
+*.tmp
+*.pyc
+.svn/
+.bzr/
+.project
+*.diff