larray.Axis.startingwith

Axis.startingwith(self, prefix)[source]

Returns a group with the labels starting with the specified string.

Parameters:
prefix : str or Group

The prefix to search for.

Returns:
LGroup

Group containing all the labels starting with the given string.

Examples

>>> people = Axis(['Bruce Wayne', 'Bruce Willis', 'Waldo', 'Arthur Dent', 'Harvey Dent'], 'people')
>>> people.startingwith('Bru')
people['Bruce Wayne', 'Bruce Willis']