title: What is the Python version of a MATLAB structure array
body: <p>I am new to Python. I want to put the result of a SQL query in a sort of matrix variable like the <a href="http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/ref/struct.html" rel="nofollow">structure array of MATLAB</a>. Basically a matrix that holds numbers and strings.</p>
  
  <p>The variable then holds the rows and columns of the query.<br>
  How can I do this?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>