Python String endswith() Method

Python endswith() method returns true of the string ends with the specified substring, otherwise returns false.

Python String endswith() Method Syntax

It has the following syntax:

endswith(suffix[, start[, end]])  

Parameters

• suffix : a substring
• start : start index of a range
• end : last index of the range

Start and end both parameters are optional.

Return Type

It returns a boolean value either True or False.

Different Examples for Python String endswith() Method

Let’s see some examples to understand the endswith() method.

Python String endswith() Method Example 1

A simple example which returns true because it ends with dot (.).

# Python endswith() function example  

# Variable declaration  

str = "Hello this is pythonapp."  

isends = str.endswith(".")  

# Displaying result  

print(isends)

Output:

True

Python String endswith() Method Example 2

It returns false because string does not end with is.

# Python endswith() function example  

# Variable declaration  

str = "Hello this is pythonapp."  

isends = str.endswith("is")  

# Displaying result  

print(isends)

Output:

False

Python String endswith() Method Example 3

Here, we are providing start index of the range from where method starts searching.

# Python endswith() function example  

# Variable declaration  

str = "Hello this is pythonapp."  

isends = str.endswith("is",10)  

# Displaying result  

print(isends)

Output:

False

Python String endswith() Method Example 4

It returns true because third parameter stopped the method at index 13.

# Python endswith() function example  

# Variable declaration  

str = "Hello this is pythonapp."  

isends = str.endswith("is",0,13)  

# Displaying result  

print(isends)

Output:

True