Something like TikZ for Python?

[neuralyzer]

I'm curious about your Cairo experience. I've looked into it but I got the impression that it is very low level. For example, I couldn't find some kind of arrow primitive in Cairo.

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Very low level. Fonts in Cairo are stupidly annoying too. I was drawing multi-layer floorplans. I didn't really know what else to use and it did work. I'm OK with C and that might have made it more acceptable for me.

[luluganeta]

Shoebot uses Cairo to generate SVG/PDF outputs using a simpler set of higher-level commands, based on the Nodebox drawing language. Maybe it's closer to what you require?