Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 49

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text = 'Hello Zaira'
shift = 3

def caesar():
    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    encrypted_text = ' '
    for char in text.lower():
        if char == ' ':
            encrypted_text += char
        else:
            index = alphabet.find(char)
            new_index = (index + shift) % len(alphabet)
            encrypted_text += alphabet[new_index]
    return encrypted_text

print('plain text:', text)
print('encrypted text:', encrypted_text)

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Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 49

Hello there!

Indent these lines as well.

Then I noticed you changed this line.

You added some extra space. Do not interfere with what is the default. You’ll run into more unnecessary problems.