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# Bazeries Cipher
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Encrypts or decrypts a message using the Bazeries cipher.
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Source library: `secretpy`
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## Historical Context
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The Bazeries cipher was developed by Étienne Bazeries, a French military cryptanalyst. It is a polyalphabetic substitution cipher that is similar to the Vigenère cipher.
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## How it Works
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The Bazeries cipher uses a keyword to create a set of mixed alphabets. The plaintext is then encrypted using these alphabets in a periodic manner.
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## Parameters
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- **text**: The message to encrypt or decrypt.
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- **alphabet**: The alphabet to use for the cipher. Can be a string of characters or a predefined alphabet from `secretpy.alphabets`.
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- **key**: The key for the cipher.
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- **mode**: Whether to encrypt or decrypt the message.
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- **keep_formatting**: Whether to keep the original formatting of the message.
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