def get_value(lst, row_name, idx):
    """
    :param lst: data list, each entry is another list with whitespace separated data
    :param row_name: name of the row to find data
    :param idx: numeric index of desired value
    :return: value
    """
    val = None
    for l in lst:
        if not l:
            continue

        if l[0] == row_name:
            try:
                val = l[idx]
            except Exception:
                print(row_name, idx)
                print(lst)
                val = None
            break
    return val