Python arrays and sting formatting options

[Ivan Reborin]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has a moment of time to help me with 2
things that have been bugging me.

1. Multi dimensional arrays - how do you load them in python
For example, if I had:
-------
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
-------
with "i" being the row number, "j" the column number, and "k" the ..
uhmm, well, the "group" number, how would you load this ?

If fortran90 you would just do:

do 10 k=1,2
do 20 i=1,3

read(*,*)(a(i,j,k),j=1,3)

20 continue
10 continue

How would the python equivalent go ?

2. I've read the help on the next one but I just find it difficult
understanding it.
I have;
a=2.000001
b=123456.789
c=1234.0001

How do you print them with the same number of decimals ?
(eg. 2.000, 123456.789, 1234.000)
and how do you print them with the same number of significant
decimals?
(eg. 2.000001, 123456.7, 1234.000 - always 8 decimals) ?


Is something like this possible (built-in) in python ?

Really grateful for all the help and time you can spare.

--
Ivan