Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 12

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I cannot seem to pass this test.
Can someone give their insights.

Your code so far


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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)
    
    return encrypted_text 
    encrypted_text = caesar('freecodecamp', 3)

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Challenge Information:

Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 12

this line is inside the function after the return statement. should it be there?

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Thank you. Appreciate your time.