Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 40

Python
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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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Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 40

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As the example says a += b is equivalent to a = a + b. You wrote a = a += b which is syntactically invalid.

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Could you say where my mistake? I want to learn :weary:

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You already have a thread open on this topic try replying there

https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-string-manipulation-by-building-a-cipher-step-40/685828