numpy.strings.startswith#

strings.startswith(a, prefix, start=0, end=None)[source]#

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

Parameters:
aarray-like, with StringDType, bytes_, or str_ dtype
prefixarray-like, with StringDType, bytes_, or str_ dtype
start, endarray_like, with any integer dtype

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

Returns:
outndarray

Output array of bools

See also

str.startswith