df = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['drama|Action', 'Drama', 'Action'], 'A_split1': ['Drama', 'Drama', 'Action'],'A_split2': ['Action', 'None', 'None'],'Drama': [0, 0, 0], 'Action': [0, 0, 0], 'Western': [0, 0, 0]},
                  index = ['a1', 'a2', 'a3'])
    df

df = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['Drama|Action', 'Drama', 'Action'], 'B':range(3)},
                  index = ['a1', 'a2', 'a3'])
print (df)
               A  B
a1  Drama|Action  0
a2         Drama  1
a3        Action  2

df = df.join(df.pop('A').str.get_dummies())
print (df)
    B  Action  Drama
a1  0       1      1
a2  1       0      1
a3  2       1      0

df = df.join(df['A'].str.get_dummies())
print (df)
               A  B  Action  Drama
a1  Drama|Action  0       1      1
a2         Drama  1       0      1
a3        Action  2       1      0