Simple text encryption of the three detectives (Die drei Fragezeichen) - kids game

die drei fragezeichen geheimschrift.py

table = [
	[ "N", "!", "X", "?", "D", "K"],
	[ "A", "@", "E", "Y", "J", "Y"],
	[ "S", "C", "F", "V", "E", "I"],
	[ "M", "B", "G", "U", "H", "X"],
	[ "N", "O", "P", "W", "Z", "L"],
	[ "R", "Q", "T", "Ä", "Ö", "Ü"]
]

# reverse the table and store the x,y coordinates of each letter
table_dict = {}

for y, row in enumerate(table):
	for x, letter in enumerate(row):
		table_dict[letter] = (x, y)

cleartext = "Ich mache mich auf den Weg zur Übergabe!"

# encrypt the cleartext
encrypted = ""
for c in cleartext:
	c = c.upper()

	if c in table_dict:
		x, y = table_dict[c]
		encrypted += f"{x}{y}"
	else:
		encrypted += c

print(encrypted)