diff --git a/bypy/rsync.conf b/bypy/rsync.conf
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index 0000000000..8625f7dcaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bypy/rsync.conf
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+to_vm_excludes '/imgsrc /build /dist /manual /format_docs /translations /.build-cache /tags /Changelog* *.so *.pyd'