Python: Is there an equivalent of mid, right, and left from BASIC?

Question

I want to do something like this:

    >>> mystring = \"foo\"
    >>> print(mid(mystring))

Help!

Answer 1

There are built-in functions in Python for "right" and "left", if you are looking for a boolean result.

str = "this_is_a_test"
left = str.startswith("this")
print(left)
> True

right = str.endswith("test")
print(right)
> True