diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c2d1430263594..8ffa1c182e86c7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -85,3 +85,5 @@ examples/*/esp32/dependencies.lock
 # jupyter temporary files
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 
+# py environment folder
+py