df = pd.DataFrame(np.arange(0, 20, 0.5).reshape(8, 5), columns=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'])


df.loc[df['a'] >= 15]

      a     b     c     d     e
6  15.0  15.5  16.0  16.5  17.0
7  17.5  18.0  18.5  19.0  19.5

df[df['a'] >= 15]

      a     b     c     d     e
6  15.0  15.5  16.0  16.5  17.0
7  17.5  18.0  18.5  19.0  19.5