Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 41

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

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

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Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 41

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Welcome to the forum @malykahmad1122

At the beginning of your loop body, print the result of comparing char with a space (' '). Use the equality operator == for that.

  1. You need to print the comparison.
  2. The comparison is with a space, not an empty string.

Happy coding

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