startswith¶
Description¶
Returns a Boolean stating whether a string starts with the specified prefix.
Syntax¶
str. startswith(prefix[, start[, end]])
- prefix
- Required. The substring looked for. prefix can also be a tuple of prefixes to look for.
- start
- Optional. Specifies beginning position for the search.
- end
- Optional. Specifies ending position for the search.
Return Value¶
bool
Time Complexity¶
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Example¶
>>> "log_A1.csv".startswith("log")
True
>>> "log_A1.csv".startswith(("log", "out"))
True
>>> "in_A1.csv".startswith(("log", "out"))
False
>>> "013232_log_B.csv".startswith("log", 7)
True
See Also¶
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