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In Python, the indexing rules for multidimensional arrays are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. The index of a multidimensional array starts from 0. The index of the first element is 0, the index of the second element is 1, and so on.<\/li>\n
  2. The index range for each dimension goes from 0 to the length of that dimension minus 1.<\/li>\n
  3. Access elements in a multi-dimensional array using square brackets ([]). Indexes within the brackets are separated by commas and represent indexes for different dimensions from left to right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For example, for a two-dimensional array arr, you can access the element in the i-th row and j-th column using arr[i][j].<\/p>\n

    Here is an example code:<\/p>\n

    arr = [[1<\/span>, 2<\/span>, 3<\/span>], [4<\/span>, 5<\/span>, 6<\/span>], [7<\/span>, 8<\/span>, 9<\/span>]]\r\nprint<\/span>(arr[0<\/span>][0<\/span>])  # \u8f93\u51fa1\uff0c\u8bbf\u95ee\u7b2c\u4e00\u884c\u7b2c\u4e00\u5217\u7684\u5143\u7d20<\/span>\r\nprint<\/span>(arr[1<\/span>][2<\/span>])  # \u8f93\u51fa6\uff0c\u8bbf\u95ee\u7b2c\u4e8c\u884c\u7b2c\u4e09\u5217\u7684\u5143\u7d20<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Caution: When using multidimensional array indices, ensure that the indices do not exceed the array’s range, or else an IndexError will be raised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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