Python string startswith() method “returns True if a string starts with the specified prefix(string). If not, it returns False.”
Syntax
str.startswith(prefix, beg=0,end=len(string));
Parameters
- prefix − This is the string to be checked.
- beg − This is the optional parameter to set a start index of the matching boundary.
- end − This is the optional parameter to the end start index of the matching limit.
Return value
The startswith() method returns a boolean.
- It returns True if the string starts with the specified prefix.
- It returns False if the string doesn’t start with the specified prefix.
Example 1: How to Use startswith() Method
strA = 'Hello AppDividend'
print(strA.startswith('App', 6))
Output
Example 2: startswith() With start and end Parameters
strA = 'Hello AppDividend'
print(strA.startswith('app', 6, 10))
Output
Example 3: startswith() With Tuple Prefix
text = "Homer Simpson is funniest characters"
result = text.startswith(('Homer', 'characters'))
print(result)
result_2 = text.startswith(('Bart', 'is', 'funny', 'too'))
print(result_2)
result_3 = text.startswith(('homer', 'characters'), 10, 19)
print(result_3)
Output
True
False
False
That’s it.
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