Python 3 reference · String Methods

Python String endswith() Method

Return True if the string ends with the given suffix. Pass a tuple to check several suffixes at once.

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Syntax

str.endswith(suffix, start=0, end=len(s))

Parameter	Description
`suffix`	A string, or a tuple of strings to try.
`start, end` optional	Only check this slice.

True or False.

Check file extensionsTry it yourself

print("report.pdf".endswith(".pdf"))
print("photo.JPG".lower().endswith((".jpg", ".png")))

Output

True
True

Trailing charactersTry it yourself

url = "https://example.com/"
print(url.endswith("/"), url.endswith(".com"))

Output

True False

Version	Change
Python 3.0	Added

str.startswith() · Return True if the string starts with the given prefix. Pass a tuple to check several prefixes at once.
str.removesuffix() · Return the string without the given suffix if it ends with it; otherwise return it unchanged.
str.rfind() · Return the highest index where a substring is found, searching from the right, or -1 if it isn't found.
Python Strings · tutorial