Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 52

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i dont know what to do with step 52 how do i call caesar?

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text = 'Hello Zaira'
shift = 3

def caesar():
    alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    encrypted_text = ''

    for char in text.lower():
        if char == ' ':
            encrypted_text += char
        else:
            index = alphabet.find(char)
            new_index = (index + shift) % len(alphabet)
            encrypted_text += alphabet[new_index]
    print('plain text:', text)
    print('encrypted text:', encrypted_text)


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function_caesar():

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Learn String Manipulation by Building a Cipher - Step 52

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the name of the function is only caesar, not function_caesar, remove the first part. Also remove the colon :

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iam so stupid thank you soo much

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You didn’t know how to do something and now you’ve learned how to do it, that’s the opposite of stupid. You’re learning programming on your own, it’s humbling to us all, go easy on yourself!

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