[issue35897] Support list as argument to .startswith()

[Fred .Flintstone]

New submission from Fred .Flintstone <eldmannen at gmail.com>:

The "".startswith() method accepts a string or a tuple as a parameter.

Consider adding support for list as parameter.

Example:
"foo".startswith(["food", "for", "fast"])

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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 334856
nosy: Fred .Flintstone
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Support list as argument to .startswith()
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.6

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