Ruby do have equivalents to Python magic methods... disguised as normal methods. For example Python `__hash__` is Ruby `hash` and both are used by built-in dict/hash values and you should be aware of that fact in both. There are some philosophical differences as well, Python likes to have standalone functions that are customized via magic methods (e.g. `str` vs. `__str__`, you don't normally call the latter) and in Ruby everything is method (e.g. `to_s`). It really seems like a matter of taste.