diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 765efce51..34af8f350 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,3 +137,5 @@ dmypy.json
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
 
+# PyCharm configuration
+.idea/
diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
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index 328d04e37..000000000
--- a/.idea/.gitignore
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
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-/workspace.xml
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index 4c1bcc4a6..000000000
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index fc9d1767d..000000000
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index 6b9b5bbd6..000000000
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index 2938cade5..000000000
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diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c94107a7b..000000000
--- a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
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@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
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index dd4c951ef..000000000
--- a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
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index ec61870ec..000000000
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
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index 4f8e63715..000000000
--- a/.idea/modules.xml
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diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Python_tests_in_tests.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Python_tests_in_tests.xml
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index 10ae23e34..000000000
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/Python_tests_in_tests.xml
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index b23cf0aa4..000000000
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index 94a25f7f4..000000000
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