Skipping rows and columns when reading csv with Pandas - python

I need help about read csv file with pandas.
I have a .csv file that recorded machine parameters and want to read this excel with pandas and analyze. But problem is this excel file not in a proper table format. That means there are a lot of empty rows and columns. Also parameter values are starting from 301st line (example).
How can I read as properly this csv file?

You can use skiprows:
pd.read_csv(csv_file, skiprows=301)
https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.read_csv.html

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