Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How do you add agent skills to your data science workflow? How can a coding agent assist with data wrangling and research? This week on the show, Trevor Manz from marimo joins us to discuss marimo pair.
👉 Links from the show: realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/293
Trevor is a founding engineer at marimo, where he's been working on integrating LLM tools with marimo. We discuss the balancing act of building a skill and determining how to give an agent access to all the variables in a notebook. He shares how they built a specialized reactive REPL that eliminates hidden state and allows the agent to continue constructing a reproducible Python program.
We dig into installing and getting started with marimo pair. Trevor also covers several of the tasks an agent can tackle in a data science workflow.
Topics:
- 00:00:00 -- Introduction
- 00:02:26 -- Trevor's role at marimo
- 00:03:08 -- Current AI tools in marimo
- 00:06:26 -- Describing marimo notebooks
- 00:10:11 -- What is marimo pair?
- 00:18:49 -- Building an agent skill
- 00:27:34 -- Setup & installation
- 00:31:16 -- Video Course Spotlight
- 00:32:42 -- Examples of EDA and data wrangling
- 00:45:46 -- Experimenting inside of a notebook
- 00:50:40 -- Managing context
- 00:53:25 -- Accessing additional libraries
- 00:57:16 -- Recent tools and updates from the marimo community
- 00:59:31 -- What are you excited about in the world of Python?
- 01:01:10 -- What do you want to learn next?
- 01:02:26 -- How can people follow your work online?
- 01:03:13 -- Thanks and goodbye
👉 Links from the show: realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/293
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How do you add agent skills to your data science workflow? How can a coding agent assist with data wrangling and research? This week on the show, Trevor Manz from marimo joins us to discuss marimo pair.
👉 Links from the show: realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/293
Trevor is a founding engineer at marimo, where he's been working on integrating LLM tools with marimo. We discuss the balancing act of building a skill and determining how to give an agent access to all the variables in a notebook. He shares how they built a specialized reactive REPL that eliminates hidden state and allows the agent to continue constructing a reproducible Python program.
We dig into installing and getting started with marimo pair. Trevor also covers several of the tasks an agent can tackle in a data science workflow.
Topics:
- 00:00:00 -- Introduction
- 00:02:26 -- Trevor's role at marimo
- 00:03:08 -- Current AI tools in marimo
- 00:06:26 -- Describing marimo notebooks
- 00:10:11 -- What is marimo pair?
- 00:18:49 -- Building an agent skill
- 00:27:34 -- Setup & installation
- 00:31:16 -- Video Course Spotlight
- 00:32:42 -- Examples of EDA and data wrangling
- 00:45:46 -- Experimenting inside of a notebook
- 00:50:40 -- Managing context
- 00:53:25 -- Accessing additional libraries
- 00:57:16 -- Recent tools and updates from the marimo community
- 00:59:31 -- What are you excited about in the world of Python?
- 01:01:10 -- What do you want to learn next?
- 01:02:26 -- How can people follow your work online?
- 01:03:13 -- Thanks and goodbye
👉 Links from the show: realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/293
Download your free Python Cheat Sheet here: realpython.com/cheatsheet
Free Python Skill Test with instant level + learning plan: realpython.com/skill-test
Want to learn faster? Become a Python Expert with unlimited access to 5,000+ tutorials, videos, and exercises: realpython.com/start
🐍 Become a Python expert with real-world tutorials, on-demand courses, interactive quizzes, and 24/7 access to a community of experts at realpython.com
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🐍 Start Here → realpython.com/start
🗺️ Guided Learning Paths → realpython.com/learning-paths
🎧 Real Python Podcast → realpython.com/podcast
📚 Python Books → realpython.com/books
📖 Python Reference → realpython.com/ref
🧑💻 Quizzes & Exercises → realpython.com/quizzes
🎓 Live Courses: realpython.com/live
⭐️ Reviews & Learner Stories: realpython.com/learner-stories
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