df1 = df [(df.tag! = 39) & (df.company.str.contains ( 'pot', na = False))]
na = False if you encounter is empty, so that it is equal to False
df1 = df [(df.tag! = 39) & (df.company.str.contains ( 'pot', na = False))]
na = False if you encounter is empty, so that it is equal to False