Leetcode 36. Valid Sudoku

How to decide which block the element belongs to: 3*(i//3)+j//3

class Solution:
    def isValidSudoku(self, board):
        """
        :type board: List[List[str]]
        :rtype: bool
        """
        row = [[] for i in range(9)]
        col = [[] for i in range(9)]
        block = [[] for i in range(9)]
        for i in range(len(board)):
            for j in range(len(board)):
                num=board[i][j]
                if(num=='.'):
                    continue
                elif(num in row[i] or num in col[j] or num in block[3*(i//3)+j//3]):
                    return False
                else:
                    row[i].append(num)
                    col[j].append(num)
                    block[3*(i//3)+j//3].append(num)
        return True