class_docstr: The base class for nodes and leaves.
docstr: Returns the starting position of the prefix as a tuple, e.g. `(3, 4)`.
  
  :return tuple of int: (line, column)
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code: def start_pos(self):
      """
      Returns the starting position of the prefix as a tuple, e.g. `(3, 4)`.
  
      :return tuple of int: (line, column)
      """
  
imports: import sys
  from abc import abstractmethod, abstractproperty
  from parso._compatibility import utf8_repr, encoding
  from parso.utils import split_lines
label_desc: Use image node_id 6 for calling the NodeOrLeaf obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.start_pos() without return types