from typing import List
def containsDuplicate(nums: List[int]) -> bool:
nums_counter = {}
for num in nums:
if num in nums_counter:
nums_counter[num] += 1
else:
nums_counter[num] = 1
for k, v in nums_counter.items():
if v > 1:
return True
return False
nums = [1,2,3,1]
containsDuplicate(nums)