b = np.array([[[1,2,3],[2,3,4]],[[3,4,5],[6,7,8]],[[7,8,9],[5,9,0]]])
In[18]: b.shape
Out[18]: (3, 2, 3)
In[19]: b[1:,:,:]
Out[19]:
array([[[3, 4, 5],
[6, 7, 8]],
[[7, 8, 9],
[5, 9, 0]]])
In[20]: b[:,0:1,:]
Out[20]:
array([[[1, 2, 3]],
[[3, 4, 5]],