dropwhile question

[Rajanikanth Jammalamadaka]

>>> list(itertools.dropwhile(lambda x: x<5,range(10)))
[5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Why doesn't this work?
>>> list(itertools.dropwhile(lambda x: 2<x<5,range(10)))
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Thanks,

Raj

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