How to use str.startswith with multiple strings?

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I've tried using the or function to input multiple words for the same output, but it only takes the first word as the input and not the rest. How do I solve this? Thanks! For instance:

message.content.startswith("hi" or "hey")

only takes in "hi" as an input and not "hey".

I've tried adding the words in to a list and it doesn't work as well. I'm relatively new to coding so i'm sorry in advance if it's a stupid question

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You can code like this:

message.content.startswith(("hi", "hey"))

From the Python documentation for str.startswith(prefix[, start[, end]]), I've added emphasis:

Return True if string starts with the prefix, otherwise return False. prefix can also be a tuple of prefixes to look for. With optional start, test string beginning at that position. With optional end, stop comparing string at that position.

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