In article <mailman.84.1273630878.32709.python-l...@python.org>, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote: > >.startswith and .endswith are methods that wrap the special cases of >slice at an end and compare to one value. There are not necessary, and >save no keystrokes, but Guido obviously thought they added enough to >more than balance the slight expansion of the language. They were added >after I learned Python and I thought the tradeoff to be a toss-up, but I >will consider using the methods when writing didactic code meant to be >read by others.
They were also added after I learned Python, and I think they're great! Using them signals that you're doing simple string checking rather than some more arcane slicing. -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ f u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n nx prgrmmng. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
