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Python | pass statement
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Python has the syntactical requirement that code blocks (i.e. after if, except, def, class etc.) cannot be empty. Empty code blocks are however useful in a variety of different contexts, such as when you are designing a new class with some methods that you don't want to implement yet.
class MyClass():
def meth_a(self): pass def meth_b(self): print("I'm meth_b")
If you had left out the pass keyword, the code wouldn't run. You would get the below error:
IndentationError: expected an indented block
To summarize, the pass statement does nothing particular but can act as a placeholder to prevent IndentationError.
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Official Python Documentation
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#pass-statements
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