Fix bug with series to cell

pandas/core/indexing.py

@@ -1548,7 +1548,16 @@ def _setitem_with_indexer(self, indexer, value, name="iloc"):
  blk = self.obj._mgr.blocks[0]
  take_split_path = not blk._can_hold_element(val)
  if not take_split_path:
- if is_scalar(value):
+ if (
+ isinstance(indexer, tuple)
+ and is_integer(indexer[0])
+ and is_integer(indexer[1])
+ and not is_scalar(value)
+ ):
+ # GH#37749 this is for listlikes to be treated as scalars, can
+ # not take split path here
+ pass
+ elif is_scalar(value):
  dtype, _ = infer_dtype_from_scalar(value)
  take_split_path = not is_dtype_equal(dtype, blk.dtype)
  elif isinstance(value, ABCSeries):