input: from typing import List
  
  def list_directory_contents() -> List[str]:
      """
      Lists the contents of the current directory and returns them as a list of strings.
      
      >>> list_directory_contents()
      ['file1.txt', 'file2.txt', 'directory1', 'directory2']
      """
      import os
      return os.listdir()
output:     import os
      return os.listdir()