AI engineering glossary · Python core
What is pass?
pass: A statement that does nothing. It fills a place where Python's syntax requires a statement, such as an empty function or if block that you plan to write later. It is a placeholder, similar to an empty statement.
pass: an example
def load_data(): pass defines a function whose body is not yet written but is still valid syntax.
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Where you learn it
pass is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.