title: Pandas vs JSON library to read a JSON file in Python
body: <p>It seems that I can use both pandas and/or json to read a json file, i.e.</p>
  
  <pre><code>import pandas as pd
  pd_example = pd.read_json('some_json_file.json')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or, equivalently,</p>
  
  <pre><code>import json
  json_example = json.load(open('some_json_file.json'))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So my question is, what's the difference and which one should I use? Is one way recommended over another, are there certain situations where one is better than the other, etc. ? Thanks.</p>