Why is "else" redundant here in recursion?

Learning python, I got a question why "else" here is redundant and not needed

def print_n(s, n):
    if n <= 0:
        return
**else:**
    print(s)
    print_n(s, n-1)
print_n("spam", 5)

You can remove the else because the if terminates with a return.

def print_n(s, n):
    if n <= 0:
        return
    print(s)
    print_n(s, n-1)
print_n("spam", 5)

I'm not sure that qualifies as redundant because some would like the else to be explicit, not implied. In this case its straightforward, but in the case of a more complicated if clause where the return isn't obvious (maybe there is a loop inside the if), one would like the else to be there.