Coming from a Python background, where there is always a \"right way to do it\" (a \"Pythonic\" way) when it comes to style, I\'m wondering if the same exists for Ruby. I\'v
No. Good Ruby style would generally only use an explicit returns for an early return. Ruby is big on code minimalism/implicit magic.
That said, if an explicit return would make things clearer, or easier to read, it won't harm anything.