diff --git a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
index 39ae274b13..6d82ab26c8 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
@@ -518,7 +518,8 @@ gitignore_template = """.DS_Store
 *.egg-info
 *.swp
 tags
-node_modules"""
+node_modules
+__pycache__"""
 
 github_workflow_template = """
 name: CI