import pandas as pd
# Create an example dataframe
data = {'name': ['Jason', 'Molly'],
'country': [['Syria', 'Lebanon'],['Spain', 'Morocco']]}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
df
country | name | |
---|---|---|
0 | [Syria, Lebanon] | Jason |
1 | [Spain, Morocco] | Molly |
df[df['country'].map(lambda country: 'Syria' in country)]
country | name | |
---|---|---|
0 | [Syria, Lebanon] | Jason |