diff --git a/0008/stringtointeger.py b/0008/stringtointeger.py
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+class Solution:
+    def myAtoi(self, s: str) -> int:
+        ans = 0
+        sign = 1
+        index = 0
+        s = s.strip()  # deleting all leading spaces
+        if len(s) == 0:
+            return 0
+        if s[0] == '-':
+            sign = -1
+            index += 1
+        elif s[0] == '+':
+            index += 1
+        while index < len(s) and s[index].isdigit():
+            ans = ans * 10 + int(s[index])
+            index += 1
+        ans = min(max(sign * ans, - 2 ** 31), 2 ** 31 - 1)
+        return ans
+             
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