larray.Axis.startingwith

Axis.startingwith(prefix) → LGroup[source]

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

Parameters

prefixstr 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']