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Expand Up @@ -2735,6 +2735,19 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module).
test string beginning at that position. With optional *end*, stop comparing
string at that position.

For example:

.. doctest::

>>> 'Python'.startswith('Py')
True
>>> 'a tuple of prefixes'.startswith(('at', 'a'))
True
>>> 'Python is amazing'.startswith('is', 7)
True

See also :meth:`endswith` and :meth:`removeprefix`.


.. method:: str.strip(chars=None, /)

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