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Sure, but we do agree that Hello World is MORE¹ readable in Python compared to the equivalent program in say Brainfuck?

  print("Hello World")  
  
vs

  ++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.>>+.>++.  
  
¹: more readable means easier/faster to read for most human beings that know the language


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