A Hidden Feature of a Popular String Method in Python

Reducing the number of conditions.

Here's something new and cool I recently learned about a string method in Python.

In Python, the startswith and endswith string methods are commonly used to match a substring at the start and end of the string.

However, did you know you can also pass multiple substrings as a tuple to these methods?

This prevents you from writing multiple conditions while preserving the same functionality.

👉 Over to you: What are some other hidden features of some common methods in Python that you are aware of? Let me know :)

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