Read specific columns from a csv file with csv module?

Question

I\'m trying to parse through a csv file and extract the data from only specific columns.

Example csv:

ID | N         


        

Answer 1

Use pandas:

import pandas as pd
my_csv = pd.read_csv(filename)
column = my_csv.column_name
# you can also use my_csv['column_name']

Discard unneeded columns at parse time:

my_filtered_csv = pd.read_csv(filename, usecols=['col1', 'col3', 'col7'])

P.S. I'm just aggregating what other's have said in a simple manner. Actual answers are taken from here and here.