def rm_empty_indices(*args):
    """
    Remove unwanted list indices. First argument is the list
    of indices to remove. Other elements are the lists
    to trim.
    """
    rm_inds = args[0]

    if not rm_inds:
        return args[1:]

    keep_inds = [i for i in range(len(args[1])) if i not in rm_inds]

    return [[a[i] for i in keep_inds] for a in args[1:]]