nesting_lists.ipynb

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     "source": [
      "# Nesting Lists\n",
      "\n",
      "- **Author:** [Chris Albon](http://www.chrisalbon.com/), [@ChrisAlbon](https://twitter.com/chrisalbon)\n",
      "- **Date:** -\n",
      "- **Repo:** [Python 3 code snippets for data science](https://github.com/chrisalbon/code_py)\n",
      "- **Note:**"
     ]
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     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "# Create a list of three nested lists, each with three items"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "state_regions = [['California', 'Oregon', 'Washington'],\n",
      "        ['Texas','Georgia','Alabama'],\n",
      "        ['Maine','Vermont','New York']]"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 8
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
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     "source": [
      "# View the list"
     ]
    },
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     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "state_regions"
     ],
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       "prompt_number": 9,
       "text": [
        "[['California', 'Oregon', 'Washington'],\n",
        " ['Texas', 'Georgia', 'Alabama'],\n",
        " ['Maine', 'Vermont', 'New York']]"
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     ],
     "prompt_number": 9
    },
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     "source": [
      "# Print the second list's third item"
     ]
    },
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     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "state_regions[1][2]"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
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       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 10,
       "text": [
        "'Alabama'"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 10
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