Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 10

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

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Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 10

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Do you see an error message in the terminal?

I also see a lot of duplicate code.

Put all your existing code within the function body.

Maybe “Move” all your existing code would be more clear?