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Function not returning correct value
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So I am an absolute beginner.
And I can't unserstand why a=letter_value(message) makes a a zero.
def letter_value(letter):
letter=str(letter)
l_value=0
if letter == "A" or letter=="a":
l_value=0
elif letter=="B" or letter=="b":
l_value=1
elif letter=="C" or letter=="c":
l_value=2
elif letter=="D" or letter=="d":
l_value=3
elif letter=="E" or letter=="e":
l_value=4
elif letter=="F" or letter=="f":
l_value=5
elif letter=="G" or letter=="g":
l_value=6
elif letter=="H" or letter=="h":
l_value=7
elif letter=="I" or letter=="i":
l_value=8
elif letter=="J" or letter=="j":
l_value=9
elif letter=="K" or letter=="k":
l_value=10

return l_value

while 0!=1:
message=input("Enter message")
a=0
a = letter_value(message)
print(letter_value(message))
print(a)
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Function not returning correct value - by ActualNoob - Jan-10-2019, 10:00 PM

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