# String starts with a list of strings

> str.startswith allows you to pass a tuple of strings to check if the string starts with any of them.

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`str.startswith` allows you to pass a tuple of strings to check if the string starts with any of them.

```py
if mystr.startswith((']', ')', '}')):
    return False
```