OP mentioned Python, and I agree that it's a cognitive overhead in that particular case, in the sense that it's an abstraction that can be avoided. If you are

OP mentioned Python, and I agree that it's a cognitive overhead in that particular case, in the sense that it's an abstraction that can be avoided. If you are using something like Java or C++ then it's easy to see the benefits (some C++ developers would disagree though, read https://accu.org/journals/overload/25/140/pamudurthy_2403/ https://accu.org/journals/overload/25/140/pamudurthy_2403/).