With all due respect to the author you can create your own Python libs/classes/methods to mimic the BASIC simplicity. I would say that even the Applesoft HGR is

With all due respect to the author you can create your own Python libs/classes/methods to mimic the BASIC simplicity. I would say that even the Applesoft HGR is unnatural and just drawing a line could be enough. Many times it is about the implicit vs. The explicit balance in code.