[petsc-users] Block sparse matrix

[Diego Magela Lemos via petsc-users]

Is there something similar to SciPy sparse block_array (
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.sparse.block_array.html*scipy.sparse.block_array__;Iw!!G_uCfscf7eWS!YANe4IC4s7Ki7CYmRbt0miQwrrFq7e-6_btfizr9d4vir0dzWIncCQBkH3Cbr94Y_jxGNSAhJh59aSOHAHRESglgg7A$
 )
or bmat (
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.sparse.bmat.html__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!YANe4IC4s7Ki7CYmRbt0miQwrrFq7e-6_btfizr9d4vir0dzWIncCQBkH3Cbr94Y_jxGNSAhJh59aSOHAHREvOCba0s$
 )
in PETSc?