ant_search.py

d = [
    [9, 4, 0, 0],
    [0, 6, 0, 0],
    [0, 0, 3, 0],
    [0, 0, 0, 4]
]  # List matrix

f = 0  # initilizing for the matrix columns
g = 3  # The starting point
h = []  # Final Sentence List

for e in d:  # Here is where I am splitting the list inside the matrix
    while f < len(d):  # Looping through the list itself

        if g < len(d[f]):  # We are looping through each list
            if d[f][g] > 0:  # We are looking for values that are greater than 1 here
                print(d[f][g]) #Just for you to see if it is working
                h.append(d[f][g]) #Appening new value to the list

            elif d[f][g] <= 0: #it is to handle the starting point logic
                while d[f][g] <= 0: # Will check the value
                    fl = f + 1 # Will initilize the skipping point in the loop
                    if d[fl][g] > 0: # Will do the skipping till it gets to the place where we can get a value greater than 0
                        break  #Breaks if the value is found
                    f = fl #Reassigns the new value of f
                print(d[f + 1][g])  # Just for you to see if it is working
                h.append(d[f + 1][g])  # Appening new value to the list
            g = g + 1 #Counter for g
        f = f + 1 #Counter for f
print(h) #Prints the final list of it all