[ python-Bugs-1520176 ] non-uniform behavior in 'startswith' / 'endswith'

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Bugs item #1520176, was opened at 2006-07-10 19:49
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Milind (t-milich)
>Assigned to: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Summary: non-uniform behavior in  'startswith' / 'endswith'

Initial Comment:
compare the two versions of 'endswith'.
Either  both of them should throw TypeErorr or both 
should return boolean value. 


>>> 'abc'.endswith( ('abc',None))

True

>>> 'abc'.endswith( ('abc',None),4,3)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

TypeError: expected a character buffer object



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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2006-07-10 20:15

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The current code shortcuts if it finds a match, so I think
this is not a bug. Raymond?

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