def alphabet_position(text):
    alphabet_dict = {'a':1,'b':2,'c':3,'d':4,'e':5,'f':6,'g':7,'h':8,'i':9,'j':10,
    'k':11,'l':12,'m':13,'n':14,'o':15,'p':16,'q':17,'r':18,'s':19,'t':20,'u':21,
    'v':22,'w':23,'x':24,'y':25,'z':26}
    # makes text into list
    text_list = [letter for letter in text]
    new_list = []

    # looks for the letter in the dict
    for letter in text.lower():
        if letter in alphabet_dict:
            new_list.append(alphabet_dict.get(letter))
            #text.replace(letter, str(alphabet_dict.get(letter)))
        elif letter not in alphabet_dict:
            continue


    return ' '.join([str(x) for x in new_list])