Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 15

Python
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Tell us what’s happening:

Value Error: the first two maketrans arguments must have equal length

Your code so far

def caesar(text, shift):
    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    alphabet += alphabet.upper()
    shifted_alphabet = alphabet[shift:] + alphabet[:shift]
    shifted_alphabet += shifted_alphabet.upper()

# User Editable Region

    translation_table = str.maketrans(alphabet, shifted_alphabet)

# User Editable Region

    return text.translate(translation_table)

encrypted_text = caesar('freeCodeCamp', 3)
print(encrypted_text)

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Challenge Information:

Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 15

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do not do this

follow the instructions and change the arguments themselves

change only the highlighted line

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hi @michelleworkspace123 , please create your own topic

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