Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 49

Python
1

Tell us what’s happening:

I don’t understand what is wrong. The directions are not clear enough, IMO. I have read all of the other forum posts on this step, but I can’t figure out what is wrong with my code.

Your code so far


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message = 'Hello Zaira'
offset = 3

def caesar(message, offset):
    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    encrypted_message = ''

    for char in message.lower():
        if char == ' ':
            encrypted_message += char
        else:
            index = alphabet.find(char)
            new_index = (index + offset) % len(alphabet)
            encrypted_message += alphabet[new_index]
    print('plain message:', message)
    print('encrypted message:', encrypted_message)

caesar()

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Challenge Information:

Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 49

2

It needs to be changed only in the function, and only variables - text in literal strings should remain as it was.

3

Are you saying that the first two lines of my code should not be changed?

4

Yes, and string text also doesn’t need to be changed. Only the relevant variable names inside of the function.

5

This is my code:

text = 'Hello Zaira'
shift = 3

def caesar(message, offset):
    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    encrypted_message = ''

    for char in message.lower():
        if char == ' ':
            encrypted_message += char
        else:
            index = alphabet.find(char)
            new_index = (index + offset) % len(alphabet)
            encrypted_message += alphabet[new_index]
    print('plain message:', message)
    print('encrypted message:', encrypted_message)

caesar()

I can’t undestrand the error:
Sorry, your code does not pass. Keep trying.
You should rename text to message.

6

@bertullipaola Please for convenience start your own thread.

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