diff --git a/easy/217 Contains Duplicate/solution.py b/easy/217 Contains Duplicate/solution.py
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+class Solution:
+    def containsDuplicate(self, nums: List[int]) -> bool:
+        count = {}
+
+        for num in nums:
+            if num in count:
+                return True
+            else:
+                count[num] = 1
+        
+        return False
+        
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