Fix compatibility with Python 3.8

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/slack/python_compatibility.py b/slack/python_compatibility.py
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+++ b/slack/python_compatibility.py
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+# Copied from https://peps.python.org/pep-0616/ for support for Python < 3.9
+def removeprefix(self: str, prefix: str) -> str:
+    if self.startswith(prefix):
+        return self[len(prefix) :]
+    else:
+        return self[:]
+
+
+# Copied from https://peps.python.org/pep-0616/ for support for Python < 3.9
+def removesuffix(self: str, suffix: str) -> str:
+    if suffix and self.endswith(suffix):
+        return self[: -len(suffix)]
+    else:
+        return self[:]