Reorganize the MANIFEST file to avoid duplication in exclude statements.

Author: Ryan Whitmore

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,51 +1,43 @@
+# File patterns to exclude globally
 global-exclude .DS_Store
 global-exclude __pycache__
 global-exclude *.pyc
 global-exclude *.pyo
 global-exclude *.orig
 global-exclude *.rej
 global-exclude *~
-
-# IDE and editor files
-global-exclude .vscode
-global-exclude .idea
 global-exclude *.swp
 global-exclude *.swo
-global-exclude .ropeproject
-
-# Test and coverage files
 global-exclude .coverage
-global-exclude .pytest_cache
-global-exclude .tox
-global-exclude htmlcov
-global-exclude .nox
-
-# Build artifacts
-global-exclude build
-global-exclude dist
-global-exclude *.egg-info
-global-exclude .eggs
-
-# Documentation build files
-global-exclude docs/_build
-global-exclude docs/.doctrees
-
-# Environment and configuration files
-global-exclude .env
-global-exclude .venv
-global-exclude venv
-global-exclude env
 global-exclude .python-version
-
-# Git and version control
-global-exclude .git
 global-exclude .gitignore
 global-exclude .gitattributes
-
-# CI/CD and development workflow files
-global-exclude .github
 global-exclude .pre-commit-config.yaml
 global-exclude tox.ini
 global-exclude .pylintrc
 global-exclude Makefile
 global-exclude requirements.txt
+
+# Directory trees to exclude completely
+prune .git
+prune .github
+prune .vscode
+prune .idea
+prune .ropeproject
+prune .pytest_cache
+prune .tox
+prune htmlcov
+prune .nox
+prune build
+prune dist
+prune .eggs
+prune docs/_build
+prune docs/.doctrees
+prune .env
+prune .venv
+prune venv
+prune env
+prune tests
+
+# Exclude egg-info directories but allow the current build's egg-info
+global-exclude *.egg-info