diff --git a/smallest-missing-positive.py b/smallest-missing-positive.py
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+class Solution(object):
+    def firstMissingPositive(self, nums):
+        """
+        :type nums: List[int]
+        :rtype: int
+        """
+        smallest = 1
+        num_dict = {}
+        for num in nums:
+            num_dict[num] = 1
+        while smallest < 2147483648:
+            if smallest not in num_dict:
+                return smallest
+            smallest += 1
+        #return 
+