diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6bb04e9..055890a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ debug.txt
 develop-eggs/
 doc/
 htmlcov/
+imports/*
 include/
 .installed.cfg
 *.komodoproject
diff --git a/imports/.keep b/imports/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29