>>> x = np.array([[[0,0.314], [1,0.5],[2,17]],[[0,2],[1,0.67], [42,4]]], float)
>>> x[1,1,0]
1.0
>>> x[1,1,1]
0.67000000000000004
>>> x[1,2,1]
4.0
>>> x[1,2,0]
42.0
>>> y = x.flatten()
>>> y
array([ 0. , 0.314, 1. , 0.5 , 2. , 17. , 0. , 2. , 1. , 0.67, 42. , 4. ])