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Python: Find whether a given string starts with a given character using Lambda

Python Lambda: Exercise-7 with Solution

Write a Python program to find whether a given string starts with a given character using Lambda.

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

starts_with = lambda x: True if x.startswith('P') else False
print(starts_with('Python'))
starts_with = lambda x: True if x.startswith('P') else False
print(starts_with('Java'))

Sample Output:

True
False

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