diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e10e0ae..26af173 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ nohup.out
 *.so
 
 raw_eater.cpp
+raw_meat.cpp
 
 cyt/*.cpp
 
diff --git a/pyt/example.py b/pyt/example.py
index 994d10c..44212a8 100644
--- a/pyt/example.py
+++ b/pyt/example.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ for rf in rawlist :
 print("convert and merge channels " + "\n" + 90*("-") + "\n")
 
 # setup new instance to merge channels
-eatmea = raw_meat.rawmerger(rawlist[0].encode())
+eatmea = raw_meat.rawmerger(''.encode()) #rawlist[0].encode())
 
 # add every single channel/file in list
 for rf in rawlist :