Storing the output of a for loop through each iteration
def encrypt(key):
 for char in (key):
  val = (ord(char)) - (96)

encrypt("lol")
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12

def encrypt(key):
    return [ (ord(char)-96) for char in key ]

def encrypt(key):
    temp = list()
    for char in(key):
        temp.append((ord(char))-96)
    return temp