pass

KeywordPython 2.0+Beginner

A no-op placeholder; does nothing, used where syntax requires a statement

Quick Info

Documentation
Official Docs
Python Version
2.0+

Learn by Difficulty

Easy1 example
Examples|Playground
Intermediate2 examples
Examples|Playground
Advanced1 example
Examples|Playground
Expert1 example
Examples|Playground

Quick Example

python
# Empty class
class NotImplementedYet:
    pass

# Empty function
def todo():
    pass

# Empty conditional branch
x = 10
if x > 0:
    pass  # will handle later
else:
    print("negative")

print(type(NotImplementedYet()))
print(todo())

pass is a no-op statement. Python requires at least one statement in every block, so pass acts as a placeholder.

Try in Playground

Tags

languagesyntaxcoreplaceholderno-op

Related Items

def
Keyword
Defines a new function or method
class
Keyword
Defines a new class (blueprint for creating objects)
if
Keyword
Starts a conditional statement; executes block only if condition is true