My code is below: def encrypt(text,shift): alphabet='abcdefghijklmnopqrstuwxyz' output='' text=text.lower() for char in text: if char not in alphabet: output=output+char else: pos=alphabet.find(char) output=output+alphabet[(pos+shift)%26] return output If shift is 5 and there is a "u" inside the text, it gives me the error "string index out of range" in line "output=output+alphabet[(pos+shift)%26]". Why can't I write "(pos+shift)%26" instead of calling a function that does the same? Thank you

Hey Alessandro, Thank you for your question! Your code is, in fact, absolutely correct. The error comes from the fact that the letter 'v' is missing in the definition of your alphabet string :) Kind regards, 365 Hristina

Ops... thank you for the answer!

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