Shu-Hsien Sheu wrote:
>
> I have a question about the comparison of efficiency of string slicing
> and using string.startswith.
> For example, which one of the following would be more efficient, or ,
> moreover, more pythonic?
>
> if aa[:3] == 'abc':
>
> vs
>
> if aa.startswith('abc'):
The latter is clearly more readable.