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+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+# Clean up after installing for local development
+def clean():
+    # Get the current directory
+    base_dir = Path.cwd()
+
+    # Directories and patterns to clean
+    cleanup_patterns = [
+        'build',
+        'dist',
+        '*.egg-info',
+        '__pycache__',
+        '.eggs',
+        '.pytest_cache'
+    ]
+
+    # Clean directories
+    for pattern in cleanup_patterns:
+        for path in base_dir.glob(pattern):
+            try:
+                if path.is_dir():
+                    shutil.rmtree(path)
+                else:
+                    path.unlink()
+                print(f"Removed: {path}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Could not remove {path}: {e}")
+
+    # Remove compiled Python files
+    for path in base_dir.rglob('*.py[co]'):
+        try:
+            path.unlink()
+            print(f"Removed compiled file: {path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Could not remove {path}: {e}")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    clean()