We aim to increase the flexibility at which a data worker can choose the right tool for the job, regardless of whether the tool is a code library or an interactive graphical user interface (GUI). To achieve this flexibility, we extend computational notebooks with a new API mage, which supports tools that can represent themselves as both code and GUI as needed. We discuss the design of mage as well as design opportunities in the space of flexible code/GUI tools for data work. To understand tooling needs, we conduct a study with nine professional practitioners and elicit their feedback on mage and potential areas for flexible code/GUI tooling. We then implement six client tools for mage that illustrate the main themes of our study findings. Finally, we discuss open challenges in providing flexible code/GUI interactions for data workers.

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法师：计算笔记本中代码和图形工作之间的流畅移动

我们的目标是提高数据工作者为工作选择合适工具的灵活性，无论该工具是代码库还是交互式图形用户界面 (GUI)。为了实现这种灵活性，我们使用新的 API 法师扩展了计算笔记本，该法师支持可以根据需要将自身表示为代码和 GUI 的工具。我们讨论了法师的设计以及在用于数据工作的灵活代码/GUI 工具空间中的设计机会。为了了解工具需求，我们与九名专业从业者进行了一项研究，并征求他们对灵活代码/GUI 工具的法师和潜在领域的反馈。然后，我们为法师实施了六个客户端工具，以说明我们研究结果的主要主题。最后，我们讨论了为数据工作者提供灵活的代码/GUI 交互方面的开放挑战。