Both lists and NumPy arrays are inter-convertible. Since NumPy is a fast (High-performance) Python library for performing mathematical operations so it is preferred to work on NumPy arrays rather than nested lists.
Example: From the second element, slice elements from index 1 to index 4 (not included):
import numpy as np
arr = np.array([[1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]])
print(arr[1, 1:4])