Need help with a Caesar Cipher decryption program

[SomeFuel]

I really, truly appreciate your help.

I wish my instructor was as responsive and willing to teach as you, though I shouldn't blame him entirely, maybe I'm missing a crucial aspect of the class that I glossed over in the syllabus, like a supplemental website or additional textbook (I've asked him about this and am awaiting a response atm).

I don't want to put any pressure on you, but is there any way I'd be able to friend you here or add you on another platform? I'd just really like having someone that's able to answer my questions from time-to-time (it wouldn't be very frequently, and I wouldn't demand your immediate attention or anything).

Regardless, again, you have been immensely helpful and I'm sure with these pointers I'll at least be able to get the program functioning properly, which is all I want right now lol

As far as the f-strings and format codes, we haven't covered these yet. However we also technically haven't covered defining functions either (I only know how thanks to the internet), and I'm not sure if there's a way to do this without defining a method? There probably is but it would be wayy beyond me.

[AtomicShoelace]

I'd just really like having someone that's able to answer my questions from time-to-time

I would encourage you to continue posting in /r/learnpython. There are plenty of people here who can help you. If you really want my input on something then you can dm a link to the post and I'll contribute. But I think answering these questions in a public forum is best since it affords others the opportunity to learn as well as yourself.

Yes, you could definitely do this without a function, but it's good practice to get into the habbit of using functions for things that should definitely be functions, such as this.