diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c10863ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+__pycache__
+.pytest_cache
+
+python/build/
+python/triton.egg-info/
+python/triton/_C/libtriton.so
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.rst b/docs/getting-started/installation.rst
index e687cc1da..658276db5 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ You can then test your installation by running the unit tests:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
+      pip install -r requirements-test.txt
       pytest -vs .
 
 and the benchmarks
@@ -51,4 +52,4 @@ and the benchmarks
 .. code-block:: bash
       
       cd bench/
-      python -m run --with-plots --result-dir /tmp/triton-bench
\ No newline at end of file
+      python -m run --with-plots --result-dir /tmp/triton-bench
diff --git a/python/requirements-test.txt b/python/requirements-test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a1b49122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/requirements-test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+scipy >= 1.7.1