diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d167d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*,cover
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.cnf b/config.cnf
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index 0000000..7197a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[directory]
+book_dir=./books
diff --git a/rhuthmos/__init__.pyc b/rhuthmos/__init__.pyc
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diff --git a/rhuthmos/rhuthmos.pyc b/rhuthmos/rhuthmos.pyc
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diff --git a/rhymeless.py b/rhymeless.py
index 4ba9931..8e84444 100644
--- a/rhymeless.py
+++ b/rhymeless.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def get_rhymeless_sqlite_con_and_cursor(config):
 			print err
 	#print args
 	#sys.exit()
-	if ("-h", "") in optlist:
+	if "-h" in optlist:
 		print help
 		sys.exit()
 	if len(args) > 0 and args[0] in set(["plain", "html", "sqlite"]):