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text = 'Hello World'
shift = 3
alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
encrypted_text = ''
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for char in text.lower():
index = alphabet.find(char)
new_index = index + shift
encrypted_text = encrypted_text + alphabet[new_index]
print('char:', char, 'encrypted text:', encrypted_text)
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Challenge Information:
Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 36
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Have you tried to do what the instructions ask?
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i have the same code and it still isnt working
this is the outcome of the code:
char: h encrypted text: k
char: e encrypted text: hk
char: l encrypted text: ohk
char: l encrypted text: oohk
char: o encrypted text: roohk
char: encrypted text: croohk
char: w encrypted text: zcroohk
char: o encrypted text: rzcroohk
char: r encrypted text: urzcroohk
char: l encrypted text: ourzcroohk
char: d encrypted text: gourzcroohk
Hi, can you open a new topic please?
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The Ask for Help button will create a new topic with all code you have written and include a link to the challenge also. You will still be able to ask any questions in the post before submitting it to the forum.
Thank you.
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