f = [[1, 'nan'], [2, 'nan', 'nan'], [1, 3]]
ef = []
for x in f:
found = False
for pos, e in enumerate(x):
if e == 'nan':
x[pos] = 1
found = True
ef.append(1 if found else 0)
print f, ef
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