Tries 1

trie.py

class Trie(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.children = {}
        self.flag = False # Flag to represent that a word ends at this node

    def add(self, char):
        self.children[char] = Trie()

    def insert(self, word):
        node = self
        for char in word:
            if char not in node.children:
                node.add(char)
            node = node.children[char]
        node.flag = True

    def contains(self, word):
        node = self
        for char in word:
            if char not in node.children:
                return False
            node = node.children[char]
        return node.flag