def METHOD_NAME(v):
    """Returns True if no fast forwarding is required (False if otherwise)."""
    comparison = version_compare(v, deeplake.__version__)
    if comparison > 0:
        warnings.warn(
            f"Loading a dataset that was created or updated with a newer version of deeplake. This could lead to corruption or unexpected errors! Dataset version: {v}, current deeplake version: {deeplake.__version__}. It's recommended that you update to a version of deeplake >= {v}."
        )
    return comparison >= 0