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df.compare

Compares two identically labeled DataFrames cell by cell and returns their differences. You can control whether equal values and unchanged rows or columns appear.

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Syntax

DataFrame.compare(other, align_axis=1, keep_shape=False, keep_equal=False, result_names=('self', 'other'))

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Source: pandas.DataFrame.compare — pandas 3.1.0 documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.