hello again, this was my code that allowed me to pass all requirements.. although i technically did not pass the "requirement" of creating a convert function. can you help me out with the reasoning behind this / why i am so stuck on not being able to create a convert function? it seems to me that the only reason we would create a convert function for this is if we were planning on using the parameters of replacing the :) for emoji in multiple settings throughout the program. Thanks & concise video as well!! def main(): print(input().replace(":)", "🙂").replace(":(", "🙁")) main()