Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 71

Python
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Tell us what’s happening:

I wish I could send this in with a snapshot of the code because I can’t just understand why my code doesn’t pass anymore.
I’ve done everything correctly, even checked the forum. The problem isn’t the code but this platform, it’s like a glitch or something.
Kindly fix this, it’s infuriating.

Your code so far

text = 'Hello Zaira'
custom_key = 'python'

def vigenere(message, key, direction):
    key_index = 0
    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    encrypted_text = ''

    for char in message.lower():
    
        #Append space to the message
        if char == ' ':
            encrypted_text += char
        else:        
            #Find the right key character to encode
            key_char = key[key_index % len(key)]
            key_index += 1

            #Define the offset and the encrypted letter
            offset = alphabet.index(key_char)

# User Editable Region

            index = alphabet.find(char)
            new_index = offset * direction

# User Editable Region

            encrypted_text += alphabet[new_index]
    
    return encrypted_text
    
#encryption = vigenere(text, custom_key)
#print(encryption)

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Challenge Information:

Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 71

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where is the rest of the line? you need to multiply offset by direction without removing the rest of the calculations
reset the step and try again

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The rest of the code is there, it just doesn’t work

4

Where?
The line was new_index = (index + offset) % len(alphabet), you completely replaced this calculation

5

This is the hint from the help bot:
You should multiply offset by direction in the new_index assignment. Do not add other parentheses.

This was the the initial code:
new_index = (index + offset) % len(alphabet)

The new assignment is:
new_index = offset * direction

Followed by the rest of the code:

encrypted_text += alphabet[new_index]

return encrypted_text

#encryption = vigenere(text, custom_key)
#print(encryption)

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you need to add the multiplication by direction inside this expression without deleting anything

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Yaaaaaaay!!!
It finally worked.
Here is what I did:

**
new_index = (index + offset * direction) % len(alphabet)

**

Thank you for the assistance.