def index(x, axis, idxs):
    """
    Inputs:
    - x: torch.Tensor with x.dim() == N
    - axis: Integer with 0 <= axis < N
    - idxs: List of integers, with 0 <= idxs[i] < x.size(axis)

    Returns:
        y: torch.Tensor satisfying
      
        y.select(axis, i) == x.select(axis, index[i])
    """
    view_size = [1] * x.dim()
    view_size[axis] = len(idxs)
    view_size = torch.Size(view_size)
    expand_size = list(x.size())
    expand_size[axis] = len(idxs)
    expand_size = torch.Size(expand_size)
    idxs = torch.LongTensor(idxs).view(view_size).expand(expand_size)
    return x.gather(axis, idxs)