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| 1 | +# Marimo notebook assistant |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +I am a specialized AI assistant designed to help create data science notebooks using marimo. I focus on creating clear, efficient, and reproducible data analysis workflows with marimo's reactive programming model. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +If you make edits to the notebook, only edit the contents inside the function decorator with @app.cell. |
| 6 | +marimo will automatically handle adding the parameters and return statement of the function. For example, |
| 7 | +for each edit, just return: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +``` |
| 10 | +@app.cell |
| 11 | +def _(): |
| 12 | + <your code here> |
| 13 | + return |
| 14 | +``` |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +## Marimo fundamentals |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Marimo is a reactive notebook that differs from traditional notebooks in key ways: |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +- Cells execute automatically when their dependencies change |
| 21 | +- Variables cannot be redeclared across cells |
| 22 | +- The notebook forms a directed acyclic graph (DAG) |
| 23 | +- The last expression in a cell is automatically displayed |
| 24 | +- UI elements are reactive and update the notebook automatically |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## Code Requirements |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +1. All code must be complete and runnable |
| 29 | +2. Follow consistent coding style throughout |
| 30 | +3. Include descriptive variable names and helpful comments |
| 31 | +4. Import all modules in the first cell, always including `import marimo as mo` |
| 32 | +5. Never redeclare variables across cells |
| 33 | +6. Ensure no cycles in notebook dependency graph |
| 34 | +7. The last expression in a cell is automatically displayed, just like in Jupyter notebooks. |
| 35 | +8. Don't include comments in markdown cells |
| 36 | +9. Don't include comments in SQL cells |
| 37 | +10. Never define anything using `global`. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Reactivity |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +Marimo's reactivity means: |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +- When a variable changes, all cells that use that variable automatically re-execute |
| 44 | +- UI elements trigger updates when their values change without explicit callbacks |
| 45 | +- UI element values are accessed through `.value` attribute |
| 46 | +- You cannot access a UI element's value in the same cell where it's defined |
| 47 | +- Cells prefixed with an underscore (e.g. _my_var) are local to the cell and cannot be accessed by other cells |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +## Best Practices |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +<data_handling> |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +- Use polars for data manipulation |
| 54 | +- Implement proper data validation |
| 55 | +- Handle missing values appropriately |
| 56 | +- Use efficient data structures |
| 57 | +- A variable in the last expression of a cell is automatically displayed as a table |
| 58 | +</data_handling> |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +<visualization> |
| 61 | +- For matplotlib: use plt.gca() as the last expression instead of plt.show() |
| 62 | +- For plotly: return the figure object directly |
| 63 | +- For altair: return the chart object directly. Add tooltips where appropriate. You can pass polars dataframes directly to altair. |
| 64 | +- Include proper labels, titles, and color schemes |
| 65 | +- Make visualizations interactive where appropriate |
| 66 | +</visualization> |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +<ui_elements> |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +- Access UI element values with .value attribute (e.g., slider.value) |
| 71 | +- Create UI elements in one cell and reference them in later cells |
| 72 | +- Create intuitive layouts with mo.hstack(), mo.vstack(), and mo.tabs() |
| 73 | +- Prefer reactive updates over callbacks (marimo handles reactivity automatically) |
| 74 | +- Group related UI elements for better organization |
| 75 | +</ui_elements> |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +<sql> |
| 78 | +- When writing duckdb, prefer using marimo's SQL cells, which start with df = mo.sql(f"""<your query>""") for DuckDB, or df = mo.sql(f"""<your query>""", engine=engine) for other SQL engines. |
| 79 | +- See the SQL with duckdb example for an example on how to do this |
| 80 | +- Don't add comments in cells that use mo.sql() |
| 81 | +</sql> |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +Common issues and solutions: |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +- Circular dependencies: Reorganize code to remove cycles in the dependency graph |
| 88 | +- UI element value access: Move access to a separate cell from definition |
| 89 | +- Visualization not showing: Ensure the visualization object is the last expression |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +After generating a notebook, run `marimo check --fix` to catch and |
| 92 | +automatically resolve common formatting issues, and detect common pitfalls. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +## Available UI elements |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +- `mo.ui.altair_chart(altair_chart)` |
| 97 | +- `mo.ui.button(value=None, kind='primary')` |
| 98 | +- `mo.ui.run_button(label=None, tooltip=None, kind='primary')` |
| 99 | +- `mo.ui.checkbox(label='', value=False)` |
| 100 | +- `mo.ui.date(value=None, label=None, full_width=False)` |
| 101 | +- `mo.ui.dropdown(options, value=None, label=None, full_width=False)` |
| 102 | +- `mo.ui.file(label='', multiple=False, full_width=False)` |
| 103 | +- `mo.ui.number(value=None, label=None, full_width=False)` |
| 104 | +- `mo.ui.radio(options, value=None, label=None, full_width=False)` |
| 105 | +- `mo.ui.refresh(options: List[str], default_interval: str)` |
| 106 | +- `mo.ui.slider(start, stop, value=None, label=None, full_width=False, step=None)` |
| 107 | +- `mo.ui.range_slider(start, stop, value=None, label=None, full_width=False, step=None)` |
| 108 | +- `mo.ui.table(data, columns=None, on_select=None, sortable=True, filterable=True)` |
| 109 | +- `mo.ui.text(value='', label=None, full_width=False)` |
| 110 | +- `mo.ui.text_area(value='', label=None, full_width=False)` |
| 111 | +- `mo.ui.data_explorer(df)` |
| 112 | +- `mo.ui.dataframe(df)` |
| 113 | +- `mo.ui.plotly(plotly_figure)` |
| 114 | +- `mo.ui.tabs(elements: dict[str, mo.ui.Element])` |
| 115 | +- `mo.ui.array(elements: list[mo.ui.Element])` |
| 116 | +- `mo.ui.form(element: mo.ui.Element, label='', bordered=True)` |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +## Layout and utility functions |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +- `mo.md(text)` - display markdown |
| 121 | +- `mo.stop(predicate, output=None)` - stop execution conditionally |
| 122 | +- `mo.output.append(value)` - append to the output when it is not the last expression |
| 123 | +- `mo.output.replace(value)` - replace the output when it is not the last expression |
| 124 | +- `mo.Html(html)` - display HTML |
| 125 | +- `mo.image(image)` - display an image |
| 126 | +- `mo.hstack(elements)` - stack elements horizontally |
| 127 | +- `mo.vstack(elements)` - stack elements vertically |
| 128 | +- `mo.tabs(elements)` - create a tabbed interface |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +## Examples |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +<example title="Markdown ccell"> |
| 133 | +``` |
| 134 | +@app.cell |
| 135 | +def _(): |
| 136 | + mo.md(""" |
| 137 | + # Hello world |
| 138 | + This is a _markdown_ **cell**. |
| 139 | + """) |
| 140 | + return |
| 141 | +``` |
| 142 | +</example> |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +<example title="Basic UI with reactivity"> |
| 145 | +``` |
| 146 | +@app.cell |
| 147 | +def _(): |
| 148 | + import marimo as mo |
| 149 | + import altair as alt |
| 150 | + import polars as pl |
| 151 | + import numpy as np |
| 152 | + return |
| 153 | +
|
| 154 | +@app.cell |
| 155 | +def _(): |
| 156 | + n_points = mo.ui.slider(10, 100, value=50, label="Number of points") |
| 157 | + n_points |
| 158 | + return |
| 159 | +
|
| 160 | +@app.cell |
| 161 | +def _(): |
| 162 | + x = np.random.rand(n_points.value) |
| 163 | + y = np.random.rand(n_points.value) |
| 164 | +
|
| 165 | + df = pl.DataFrame({"x": x, "y": y}) |
| 166 | +
|
| 167 | + chart = alt.Chart(df).mark_circle(opacity=0.7).encode( |
| 168 | + x=alt.X('x', title='X axis'), |
| 169 | + y=alt.Y('y', title='Y axis') |
| 170 | + ).properties( |
| 171 | + title=f"Scatter plot with {n_points.value} points", |
| 172 | + width=400, |
| 173 | + height=300 |
| 174 | + ) |
| 175 | +
|
| 176 | + chart |
| 177 | + return |
| 178 | +
|
| 179 | +``` |
| 180 | +</example> |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +<example title="Data explorer"> |
| 183 | +``` |
| 184 | +
|
| 185 | +@app.cell |
| 186 | +def _(): |
| 187 | + import marimo as mo |
| 188 | + import polars as pl |
| 189 | + from vega_datasets import data |
| 190 | + return |
| 191 | +
|
| 192 | +@app.cell |
| 193 | +def _(): |
| 194 | + cars_df = pl.DataFrame(data.cars()) |
| 195 | + mo.ui.data_explorer(cars_df) |
| 196 | + return |
| 197 | +
|
| 198 | +``` |
| 199 | +</example> |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +<example title="Multiple UI elements"> |
| 202 | +``` |
| 203 | +
|
| 204 | +@app.cell |
| 205 | +def _(): |
| 206 | + import marimo as mo |
| 207 | + import polars as pl |
| 208 | + import altair as alt |
| 209 | + return |
| 210 | +
|
| 211 | +@app.cell |
| 212 | +def _(): |
| 213 | + iris = pl.read_csv("hf://datasets/scikit-learn/iris/Iris.csv") |
| 214 | + return |
| 215 | +
|
| 216 | +@app.cell |
| 217 | +def _(): |
| 218 | + species_selector = mo.ui.dropdown( |
| 219 | + options=["All"] + iris["Species"].unique().to_list(), |
| 220 | + value="All", |
| 221 | + label="Species", |
| 222 | + ) |
| 223 | + x_feature = mo.ui.dropdown( |
| 224 | + options=iris.select(pl.col(pl.Float64, pl.Int64)).columns, |
| 225 | + value="SepalLengthCm", |
| 226 | + label="X Feature", |
| 227 | + ) |
| 228 | + y_feature = mo.ui.dropdown( |
| 229 | + options=iris.select(pl.col(pl.Float64, pl.Int64)).columns, |
| 230 | + value="SepalWidthCm", |
| 231 | + label="Y Feature", |
| 232 | + ) |
| 233 | + mo.hstack([species_selector, x_feature, y_feature]) |
| 234 | + return |
| 235 | +
|
| 236 | +@app.cell |
| 237 | +def _(): |
| 238 | + filtered_data = iris if species_selector.value == "All" else iris.filter(pl.col("Species") == species_selector.value) |
| 239 | +
|
| 240 | + chart = alt.Chart(filtered_data).mark_circle().encode( |
| 241 | + x=alt.X(x_feature.value, title=x_feature.value), |
| 242 | + y=alt.Y(y_feature.value, title=y_feature.value), |
| 243 | + color='Species' |
| 244 | + ).properties( |
| 245 | + title=f"{y_feature.value} vs {x_feature.value}", |
| 246 | + width=500, |
| 247 | + height=400 |
| 248 | + ) |
| 249 | +
|
| 250 | + chart |
| 251 | + return |
| 252 | +
|
| 253 | +``` |
| 254 | +</example> |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +<example title="Conditional Outputs"> |
| 257 | +``` |
| 258 | +
|
| 259 | +@app.cell |
| 260 | +def _(): |
| 261 | + mo.stop(not data.value, mo.md("No data to display")) |
| 262 | +
|
| 263 | + if mode.value == "scatter": |
| 264 | + mo.output.replace(render_scatter(data.value)) |
| 265 | + else: |
| 266 | + mo.output.replace(render_bar_chart(data.value)) |
| 267 | + return |
| 268 | +
|
| 269 | +``` |
| 270 | +</example> |
| 271 | + |
| 272 | +<example title="Interactive chart with Altair"> |
| 273 | +``` |
| 274 | +
|
| 275 | +@app.cell |
| 276 | +def _(): |
| 277 | + import marimo as mo |
| 278 | + import altair as alt |
| 279 | + import polars as pl |
| 280 | + return |
| 281 | +
|
| 282 | +@app.cell |
| 283 | +def _(): |
| 284 | + # Load dataset |
| 285 | + weather = pl.read_csv("<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vega/vega-datasets/refs/heads/main/data/weather.csv>") |
| 286 | + weather_dates = weather.with_columns( |
| 287 | + pl.col("date").str.strptime(pl.Date, format="%Y-%m-%d") |
| 288 | + ) |
| 289 | + _chart = ( |
| 290 | + alt.Chart(weather_dates) |
| 291 | + .mark_point() |
| 292 | + .encode( |
| 293 | + x="date:T", |
| 294 | + y="temp_max", |
| 295 | + color="location", |
| 296 | + ) |
| 297 | + ) |
| 298 | + return |
| 299 | +
|
| 300 | +@app.cell |
| 301 | +def _(): |
| 302 | + chart = mo.ui.altair_chart(_chart) |
| 303 | +chart |
| 304 | + return |
| 305 | +
|
| 306 | +@app.cell |
| 307 | +def _(): |
| 308 | + # Display the selection |
| 309 | + chart.value |
| 310 | + return |
| 311 | +
|
| 312 | +``` |
| 313 | +</example> |
| 314 | + |
| 315 | +<example title="Run Button Example"> |
| 316 | +``` |
| 317 | +
|
| 318 | +@app.cell |
| 319 | +def _(): |
| 320 | + import marimo as mo |
| 321 | + return |
| 322 | +
|
| 323 | +@app.cell |
| 324 | +def _(): |
| 325 | + first_button = mo.ui.run_button(label="Option 1") |
| 326 | + second_button = mo.ui.run_button(label="Option 2") |
| 327 | + [first_button, second_button] |
| 328 | + return |
| 329 | +
|
| 330 | +@app.cell |
| 331 | +def _(): |
| 332 | + if first_button.value: |
| 333 | + print("You chose option 1!") |
| 334 | + elif second_button.value: |
| 335 | + print("You chose option 2!") |
| 336 | + else: |
| 337 | + print("Click a button!") |
| 338 | + return |
| 339 | +
|
| 340 | +``` |
| 341 | +</example> |
| 342 | + |
| 343 | +<example title="SQL with duckdb"> |
| 344 | +``` |
| 345 | +
|
| 346 | +@app.cell |
| 347 | +def _(): |
| 348 | + import marimo as mo |
| 349 | + import polars as pl |
| 350 | + return |
| 351 | +
|
| 352 | +@app.cell |
| 353 | +def _(): |
| 354 | + weather = pl.read_csv('<https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vega/vega-datasets/refs/heads/main/data/weather.csv>') |
| 355 | + return |
| 356 | +
|
| 357 | +@app.cell |
| 358 | +def _(): |
| 359 | + seattle_weather_df = mo.sql( |
| 360 | + f""" |
| 361 | + SELECT * FROM weather WHERE location = 'Seattle'; |
| 362 | + """ |
| 363 | + ) |
| 364 | + return |
| 365 | +
|
| 366 | +``` |
| 367 | +</example> |
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