larray.IGroup.startingwith

IGroup.startingwith(prefix) → LGroup

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

>>> from larray import Axis
>>> people = Axis(['Bruce Wayne', 'Arthur Dent', 'Harvey Dent'], 'people')
>>> group = people.endingwith('Dent')
>>> group
people['Arthur Dent', 'Harvey Dent']
>>> group.startingwith('Art')
people['Arthur Dent']