Thanks for the suggestions. Felt the thread could be of help on consolidating the solution.
*Max Value from a csv column:* import numpy data1 = numpy.genfromtxt("data.csv",dtype='float',delimiter = ',',skiprows=1, skip_header=0, skip_footer=0, usecols=11,usemask=True) #print data1 print data1.max() Plz go through the below link to understand further on the arguments taken by numpy.genfromtxt(): http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy-1.4.x/reference/generated/numpy.genfromtxt.html Thanks
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