DIY DictReader

dictreader.py

def csv_as_dict(filename, limit=None):
    with open(filename) as f:
        reader = csv.reader(f, delimiter=';')
        header = [k.lower() for k in reader.__next__()]
        for c,row in enumerate(reader):
            if limit and c >= limit:
                break
            yield {key:row[i] for i,key in enumerate(header)}

#now I know about csv.DictReader! Thanks pydanny!