str.startswith with a list of strings to test for
str.startswith
allows you to supply a tuple of strings to test for:
if link.lower().startswith(("js", "catalog", "script", "katalog")):
From the docs:
str.startswith(prefix[, start[, end]])
Return
True
if string starts with theprefix
, otherwise returnFalse
.prefix
can also be a tuple of prefixes to look for.
Below is a demonstration:
>>> "abcde".startswith(("xyz", "abc"))
True
>>> prefixes = ["xyz", "abc"]
>>> "abcde".startswith(tuple(prefixes)) # You must use a tuple though
True
>>>
You can also use any()
, map()
like so:
if any(map(l.startswith, x)):
pass # Do something
Or alternatively, using a generator expression:
if any(l.startswith(s) for s in x)
pass # Do something