Select Rows From A DataFrame Based On Multiple Values In A Column In Pandas

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Solution 1:

you may use .isin():

In [28]: df2[df2['id'].isin(['SP.POP.TOTL','NY.GNP.PCAP.CD'])]
Out[28]:
                  id                                        name  \
7478  NY.GNP.PCAP.CD  GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
9568     SP.POP.TOTL                           Population, total

                            source  \
7478  World Development Indicators
9568  World Development Indicators

                                             sourceNote  \
7478  GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is th...
9568  Total population is based on the de facto defi...

                                     sourceOrganization  \
7478  b'World Bank national accounts data, and OECD ...
9568  b'(1) United Nations Population Division. Worl...

                                 topics
7478  Economy & Growth ; Climate Change
9568           Health  ; Climate Change