numpy.char.startswith

char.startswith(a, prefix, start=0, end=None)

Returns a boolean array which is True where the string element in a starts with prefix, otherwise False.

Calls str.startswith element-wise.

Parameters:

aarray_like of str or unicode

prefixstr

start, endint, optional

With optional start, test beginning at that position. With optional end, stop comparing at that position.

Returns:

outndarray

Array of booleans

See also

str.startswith