Python - getting values from 2d arrays

Question

I have a 2d array:

[[], ['shotgun', 'weapon'], ['pistol', 'weapon'], ['cheesecake', 'food'], []]

How do I call a value from it? For example I want to print (name + " " + type) and get

shotgun weapon

I can't find a way to do so. Somehow print list[2][1] outputs nothing, not even errors.

Answer 1

>>> mylist = [[], ['shotgun', 'weapon'], ['pistol', 'weapon'], ['cheesecake', 'f
ood'], []]
>>> print mylist[2][1]
weapon

Remember a couple of things,

1. don't name your list, list... it's a python reserved word
2. lists start at index 0. so mylist[0] would give []
   similarly, mylist[1][0] would give 'shotgun'
3. consider alternate data structures like dictionaries.