def filter_transition_coefs(transition_coef, indices):
    """
    >>> coef = np.array([[0, 1, 2], [3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8]])
    >>> filter_transition_coefs(coef, [0])
    array([[0]])
    >>> filter_transition_coefs(coef, [1, 2])
    array([[4, 5],
           [7, 8]])
    >>> filter_transition_coefs(coef, [2, 0])
    array([[8, 6],
           [2, 0]])
    >>> filter_transition_coefs(coef, [0, 1, 2])
    array([[0, 1, 2],
           [3, 4, 5],
           [6, 7, 8]])
    """
    indices = np.array(indices)
    rows = transition_coef[indices]
    return rows[:,indices]