docs: def startswith_field(field, prefix):
      """
      RETURN True IF field PATH STRING STARTS WITH prefix PATH STRING
      """
      if prefix.startswith("."):
          return True
          # f_back = len(field) - len(field.strip("."))
          # p_back = len(prefix) - len(prefix.strip("."))
          # if f_back > p_back:
          #     return False
          # else:
          #     return True
  
      if field.startswith(prefix):
          if len(field) == len(prefix) or field[len(prefix)] == ".":
              return True
      return False