input: from typing import Dict, List
  
  def create_people_dict(people_list: List[str]) -> Dict[str, int]:
      """ Converts a list of strings, where each string represents a person's name and age in the format "Name (age)", 
      into a dictionary with names as keys and ages as values.
      >>> create_people_dict(["John (20)", "Jane (40)", "Alex (18)", "Peter (45)"])
      {'John': 20, 'Jane': 40, 'Alex': 18, 'Peter': 45}
      """
output:     people_dict = {}
      for person in people_list:
          name, age = person.split(' (')
          age = int(age.rstrip(')'))
          people_dict[name] = age
      return people_dict