Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 29

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Step 29
At the end of your loop body, declare a variable called new_index and assign the value index + shift.

text = ‘Hello World’
shift = 3
alphabet = ‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz’

for char in text.lower():
index = alphabet[0]
print(char, index)

    new_index = 'index + shift'

Still say “Sorry, your code does not pass”
What am I doing wrong?

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

for char in text.lower():
        index = alphabet[0]
        print(char, index)

        new_index = 'index + shift'
              

    
    

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Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 29

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Hi there! :blush:

The issue is that the lesson asks you to:

At the end of your loop body, declare a variable called new_index and assign the value of index + shift to this variable.

However, you’ve assigned 'index + shift' as a string instead of performing an actual calculation. You’ll need to remove the quotes so it correctly adds the values.

Additionally, you have accidentally changed the value of index, which was not required.

Please reset your code and only add new_index with its correct value.

Incorrect line:
index = alphabet[0]

Fix these two issues, and your code should work correctly!

Keep up the great work!