In [3]:
import numpy as np


Out[3]:
array([ 0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11])

In [13]:
matrix = np.reshape(np.arange(12),(3,4))
type(matrix)


Out[13]:
numpy.ndarray

In [12]:
matrix[matrix[:,0]>1]


Out[12]:
array([[ 4,  5,  6,  7],
       [ 8,  9, 10, 11]])