String startswith() Method in Python 3
The startswith() method checks whether the string starts with str, optionally restricting the matching with the given indices start and end.
Syntax
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str.startswith(str,
beg=0,end=len(string));
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Parameters
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str - This is the string to be checked.
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beg - This is the optional parameter to set start
index of the matching boundary.
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end - This is the optional parameter to set start
index of the matching boundary.
Return Value
This method returns true if found matching with the
string otherwise false.
Example
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#!/usr/bin/python3
str =
"this is string example....wow!!!"
print
(str.startswith( 'this' ))
print
(str.startswith( 'string', 8 ))
print
(str.startswith( 'this', 2, 4 ))
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Result
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True
True
False
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