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Hi, I am stucked on Step 21. I don’t seem to know how to create this code.
Your code so far
# User Editable Region
def caesar(text, shift):
# User Editable Region
if not isinstance(shift, int):
return 'Shift must be an integer value.'
if shift < 1 or shift > 25:
return 'Shift must be an integer between 1 and 25.'
encrypt = True
alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
shifted_alphabet = alphabet[shift:] + alphabet[:shift]
translation_table = str.maketrans(alphabet + alphabet.upper(), shifted_alphabet + shifted_alphabet.upper())
return text.translate(translation_table)
encrypted_text = caesar('freeCodeCamp', 3)
print(encrypted_text)
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Challenge Information:
Build a Caesar Cipher - Step 21