title: Is there a significant difference between CSV and Numpy?
body: <p>It's really just a general question, because I'm used to use csv.reader() for most of my database work. Out of curiosity, I'm wondering if using Numpy's dataframe has any advantages? Be it speed, or any other factor.</p>
  <p>If you were given a database to manipulate, what would you look at to determine if you'd use the csv module or numpy?</p>
  <p>In my case, I do a lot of work with movie/card games database (so a mix of large strings and numbers) and I'm used to use CSV but I'm willing to switch if numpy is better.</p>