Python & Renpy = PHP & CSS ?

[CSK]

Hoping what I used in the subject is correct and makes sense, while I haven't managed to find anything on it, which could be due to my lack of knowing what to sensibly search for, I am still assuming no, but could still be that it is actually obvious. So, what I am interested in is whether it would be possible to for example have something like this:

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scene eye_blink
show black with dissolve
pause 0.1
hide black with dissolve
pause 0.2
show black with dissolve
pause 0.1
hide black with dissolve
pause 0.3
show black with dissolve

Instead of like this, which can just be posted into the normal Renpy mode, have that whole thing instead in a Python function. That just being a simple example, but lets say there is a bit more elaborate notify pop up that is needed a lot throughout a story, which requires several lines like the example, it would be much neater if it was possible to reduce the amount of lines by putting them into a function. Or when having several variables in a function, I know that can be done with a function to present it as a simple list, but is it possible to add things like "vbox" and such as well? It's not that I would mind to create the structure in Renpy and then fill in the variables in respectively, or to just copy paste the lines for notify pop ups or blinking, which I already know how to do, but if it is possible I rather do it via Python. I am aware that it is to some degree possible, as even just creating a list and being able to add a {p} in it creates some structure, so my question is whether it is possible to do so to a much bigger degree, and if so if there is a guide or a list of commands specific for it. With the little I found I wasn't able to do much, apart from creating error messages, but that could just be me and not because it's not possible.

Also, apologies that the question is such a mess, I like to think that if I knew more of the relevant vocabulary that it would be at least somewhat more precise.

[Ocelot]

1) you can call specific labels for specific scenes and even pass argument to them
2) you can define sequences of animation controlled by arguments.
3) You can define screens with animations and arguments
something like:

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label scary_scene(times=5):
    scene
    show eye_blink
    show black with dissolve
    while times > 0:
        pause renpy.random.choice((0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.3))
        hide black with dissolve
        pause renpy.random.choice((0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.3))
        show black with dissolve
    return

# . . .
call scary_scene(times=2)

While you can do that mostly in Python, it will be way more verbose (I believe, code snippet ypou posted alone would be more than 100 lines of code to get to behave identically)

[CSK]

Perfect, with that I know what to play around with and what to look into for it. Thanks!