Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 27

[natalie888]

# User Editable Region

text = 'Hello World'
text[0] = E

# User Editable Region

shift = 3
alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'

for char in text.lower():
    index = alphabet.find(char)
    print(char, index)
    new_index = index + shift

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Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 27

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[Dario_DC]

@natalie888

text[0] = E

E written without quotes is not a string.

[natalie888]

@Dario_DC

E written without quotes is not a string.

I wrote this but it doesn’t pass.

text = 'Hello World'
shift = 3
alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
encyrpted_text = ''

for char in text.lower():
    index = alphabet.find(char)
    new_index = index + shift
    new_char = alphabet[new_index]
    print('char:', char, 'new char:', new_char)

[pkdvalis]

I’ve edited your code for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (</>) to add backticks around text.

See this post to find the backtick on your keyboard.
Note: Backticks (`) are not single quotes (').