Method Name:
startswith
Method Signature:
startswith(prefix[, start[, end]])
Method Overview:
- startswith() method of str class in Python checks whether a string object starts with a specified prefix.
- startswith() returns True when the specified string is the prefix of the string object. It returns False otherwise.
- The match for a prefix is against a string or a tuple of strings specified.
- When a tuple of strings is specified, startswith() returns true if any of the strings in the tuple is found to be a prefix.
Example:
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name = "Dr.Alfred Einstein" prefix = "Dr." found = name.startswith(prefix) print("Prefix found:%s"%(found))
name = "Mr.James Bond" prefixes = ("Dr.","Jr.") found = name.startswith(prefixes) print("Prefix found:%s"%(found)) |
Output:
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Prefix found:True Prefix found:False |