Python string startswith() Method

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1 startswith() Method
2 Syntax of Python string startswith() method
3 Example of the Python string startswith() method

In this tutorial, We will see the python string startswith() method with examples.

startswith() Method

The startswith() method is one of the methods in a python string. Python string startswith() method checks whether the string is starting with a particular string(prefix) or not.

  • Return True, if the string starts with a particular value.
  • Return False, If the string does not start with a particular value.
Syntax of Python string startswith() method

This is the syntax of the python string startswith() method.

string.startswith(value)
Example of the Python string startswith() method
#Example 1 

text = "python is a programming language"
#check the text starts with py or not.  
print(text.startswith("py"))
#output : True
#Example 2

text = "python3"
#check the text starts with po or not. 
print(text.startswith("po"))

#output: False

#Exmaple 3

message = "cyber fauz"
msg = message.startswith("cyber")
print(msg)


#output: True

Program: Take a sentence from the user and take a word from the user. Check whether the sentence is starting from the given word of the user or not.

message = input("Enter sentence")
word = input("Enter Word")
msg = message.startswith(word)
print(msg)

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