Python | startswith() and endswith() functions

Python library provides a number of built in methods, one such being startswith() and endswith() function which used in string related operations.

startswith()

Syntax

str.startswith(search_string, start, end)

Parameters :

search_string : The string to be searched.
start : start index of the str from where the search_string is to be searched.
end : end index of the str, which is to be considered for searching.

Use :

• startswith() function is used to check whether a given Sentence starts with some particular string.
• Start and end parameter are optional.
• We may use them when we want only some particular substring of the original string to be considered for searching.

Returns :
The return value is binary. The functions returns True if the original Sentence starts with the search_string else False.

endswith()

Syntax :

str.endswith( search_string, start, end)

Parameters :

search_string : The string to be searched.
start : Start index of the str from where the search_string is to be searched.
end : End index of the str, which is to be considered for searching.

Use :

• endswith() function is used to check whether a given Sentence ends with some particular string.
• Start and end parameter are optional.
• We may use them when we want only some particular substring of the original string to be considered for searching.

Returns :
The return value is binary. The functions returns True if the original Sentence ends with the search_string else False.

Below is the code explaining startswith() and endswidth() :

# Python code to implement startswith()
# and endswith() function.

str = "GeeksforGeeks"

# startswith()
print(str.startswith("Geeks"))
print(str.startswith("Geeks", 4, 10))
print(str.startswith("Geeks", 8, 14))

print("\n")

# endswith
print(str.endswith("Geeks"))
print(str.endswith("Geeks", 2, 8))
print(str.endswith("for", 5, 8))

Output :

True
False
True


True
False
True

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