Write a script that inputs a line of encrypted text and a distance value and outputs plaintext using a Caesar cipher. The script should work for any printable characters. An example of the program input and output is shown below: Enter the coded text: Lipps${svph% Enter the distance value: 4 Hello world!

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Write a script that inputs a line of encrypted text and a distance value and outputs plaintext using a Caesar cipher.

The script should work for any printable characters.

An example of the program input and output is shown below:

Enter the coded text: Lipps${svph%

Enter the distance value: 4

Hello world!

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code = input("Enter the coded text: ")
distance = int(input("Enter the distance value: "))
plainText = ""
for ch in code:
    ordvalue = ord(ch)
    cipherValue = ordvalue - distance
    if cipherValue < ord("a"):
        cipherValue = ord("z") - \
        (distance - (ord("a") - ordvalue - 1))
    plainText += chr(cipherValue)
print(plainText)

 

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