Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 10

Python
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Tell us what’s happening:

I’m stuck on this step and I don’t see what is wrong with the code please help

Your code so far


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def caesar():
    print("caesar")

    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    shift = 5
    shifted_alphabet = alphabet[shift:] + alphabet[:shift]
    translation_table = str.maketrans(alphabet, shifted_alphabet)
    text = 'hello world'
    encrypted_text = text.translate(translation_table)
    print(encrypted_text)

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Challenge Information:

Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 10

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What is the error message?

What have you tried to fix that error message?

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Welcome to the forum @luyandaevidence.maph

Why are you printing ‘caesar’ in the function? That print call was not part of the starting code.

Happy coding

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Thank you so much I removed it and I was able to proceed.

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