diff --git a/python/remove_element.py b/python/remove_element.py
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+class Solution:
+    def removeElement(self, nums: List[int], val: int) -> int:
+        n = len(nums)
+        for i in range(n-1, -1, -1):
+            if nums[i] == val:
+                del nums[i]
+                n -= 1
+        return n