python-get-common-prefix-from-a-list-of-strings.md

Python get common prefix from a list of strings

Get the common prefix from a list of strings using Python.

import os

words = [
    'alpha',
    'alphabet',
    'alphabetical',
    'alphanumeric',
]
print(os.path.commonprefix(words))

alpha

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Posted Jun 24, 2020.

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