Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 12

Python
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Tell us what’s happening:

I just get an error so I don’t know what to do please explain to me what i am doing wrong

Your code so far

freeCodeCamp = 3
encrypted_text = caesar('freeCodeCamp', 3)
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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Challenge Information:

Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 12

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Do you see any error messages in your console?

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You were not asked to create a freeCodeCamp variable.

You have placed your call to caesar above the function’s definition, meaning it’s not yet defined when you attempt to call it. Where should it be placed?

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