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Title: Py Lib Ref, 3.6.1 String Methods startswith() typo
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Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
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Assigned To: Nosy List: arxaaron, georg.brandl
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Created on 2007-08-13 07:10 by arxaaron, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg32634 - (view) Author: arxaaron (arxaaron) Date: 2007-08-13 07:10 
Python Library Reference
Section 3.6.1 "String Methods"

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startswith(prefix[, start[, end]])
    Return True if string starts with the prefix, otherwise return False. prefix can also be a tuple of __suffixes__ to look for. With optional start, test string beginning at that position. With optional end, stop comparing string at that position.
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...Believe "suffixes" should be corrected to "prefixes"

(Likely a copy and paste oversight from the description for mirror method " endswith(suffix[, start[, end]])")

Typo report of Jan. 2007 noted as closed, but error is still present.
msg32635 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-08-13 09:39 
It is fixed, but in the development docs. The 2.5 docs will get updated with 2.5.2.
msg32636 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-08-13 09:39 
It is fixed, but in the development docs. The 2.5 docs will get updated with 2.5.2.
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