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# Use operators to compare values, not functions

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `python-pandas/comp-operator-not-function`

**Language:** Python

**Severity:** Info

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

User should use comparison operators (`<`, `>`, etc) instead of function (`.ld`) to make the code more clear.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```python
foo.le(bar)
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```python
foo < bar
```
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