import numpy as np
 
# create a 3 by 5 array of integer zeroes
z = np.zeros([3, 5], int)
print( z )
"""
[[0 0 0 0 0]
 [0 0 0 0 0]
 [0 0 0 0 0]]
"""
 
# check the shape
print( "shape --> %d rows x %d columns" % z.shape )
"""
[[0 0 0 0 0]
 [0 0 0 0 0]
 [0 0 0 0 0]]
shape --> 3 rows x 5 columns
"""

x = array.shape[0] # sets x as the number of rows
y = array.shape[1] # sets y as the number of columns