diff --git a/python/string-2/xyz_there.py b/python/string-2/xyz_there.py
index 6b47103..238951f 100644
--- a/python/string-2/xyz_there.py
+++ b/python/string-2/xyz_there.py
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-# Return True if the given string contains an appearance of "xyz" where the 
-# xyz is not directly preceeded by a period (.). So "xxyz" counts but "x.xyz" 
-# does not.
 def xyz_there(str):
-    if str[:3] == "xyz":
-        return True
-                    
-    for i in range(1, len(str) - 2):
-        if str[i-1] != "." and str[i:i+3] == "xyz":
-            return True
-                                      
-    return False
+  return str.count('.xyz') != str.count('xyz') #duh, it's so easy! why make it complicated?