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Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith()

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Carl Banks <pavlovevidence@gmail.com> wrote:

> The end parameter looks pretty useless for
> .startswith() and is probably only present for consistency with other
> string search methods like .index().

No, the end parameter could be useful if the slice ends up shorter than the 
prefix string:

>>> 'abcd'.startswith('abc', 0, 2)
False

Likewise the start parameter for endswith.

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Duncan Booth http://kupuguy.blogspot.com

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Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Carl Banks <pavlovevidence@gmail.com> - 2011-05-26 17:59 -0700
  Re: bug in str.startswith() and str.endswith() Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-27 10:31 +0000

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