# 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
    a array_like of str or unicode
    prefix str
    start, end int, optional

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

  Returns
    out ndarray

      Array of booleans

  See also

  `str.startswith`

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