# 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`