diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 49e1306e..4dd3d7c1 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 [flake8]
+exclude = 
+    build/
+    coriolis-data/
+    dist.win32/
+    FDevIDs/
+    venv/
+    venv-py39/
+    wix/
+
 # Show exactly where in a line the error happened
 #show-source = True