Merge branch 'main' into main

Author: Mrinank-Bhowmick

.gitignore

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ ipython_config.py
 #   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
 #   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
 # .python-version
+path/
 
 # pipenv
 #   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.