str.startswith
Check whether the string starts with the given prefix.
Python 3.13
str.startswith(prefix[, start[, end]])Parameters
- prefixstr | tuple
- The expected beginning of the string; with a tuple, any of the options matches.
- startintoptional
- The index where the check starts.
- endintoptional
- The index before which the check stops.
Return value
True or False.
Examples
Checking the start of a string
Python 3.13
print('hello'.startswith('he'))True
Checking several options
Python 3.13
print('https://example.com'.startswith(('http://', 'https://')))True
Details
Pass several options as a tuple: a list raises TypeError. The check is case-sensitive; to ignore case, convert the string to lowercase first. An empty prefix matches any string.