x = [ [1.3, 5.6, 7.8], [2.4, 1.8, 6.9], [3.5, 1.7, 6.3] ] y = [ [0.2, 3.4, -9.4], [1.6, 7.8, 8.4], [3.5, 6.8, 7.9] ] s = [] row_size = len(x) for i in range(0, row_size): row = [] col_size = len(x[i]) for j in range(0, col_size): row.append( x[i][j] + y[i][j] ) s.append(row) print(s) h = [] col_idx = 1 for i in range(0, row_size): row = [ y[i][col_idx] ] h.append(row) print(h)