# What is the pass statement in Python?

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**Created:** [March 16, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/what-is-the-pass-statement-in-python/7705 "2021-03-16T04:59:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![richards12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@richards12](https://discuss.python.org/u/richards12)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/what-is-the-pass-statement-in-python/7705/1 "2021-03-16T04:59:00Z")

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Hi, I want to know What is the pass statement in Python

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**Author:** ![aivarpaalberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/aivarpaalberg/32/9457_2.png) [@aivarpaalberg](https://discuss.python.org/u/aivarpaalberg)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/what-is-the-pass-statement-in-python/7705/2 "2021-03-17T07:52:56Z")

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I believe that Python documentation has it well covered: [pass statements](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#pass-statements).

> The pass statement does nothing. It can be used when a statement is required syntactically but the program requires no action.

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**Author:** ![Blackward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@Blackward](https://discuss.python.org/u/Blackward)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/what-is-the-pass-statement-in-python/7705/3 "2021-04-25T07:40:59Z")

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You normally just use it as a temporary placeholder (e.g. for a code block you want to fill with senseful code later) during development.