How to use the pass statement?

Question

I am in the process of learning Python and I have reached the section about the pass statement. The guide I\'m using defines it as being a Null sta

Answer 1

You can say that pass means NOP (No Operation) operation. You will get a clear picture after this example :-

C Program

#include

void main()
{
    int age = 12;

    if( age < 18 )
    {
         printf("You are not adult, so you can't do that task ");
    }
    else if( age >= 18 && age < 60)
    {
        // I will add more code later inside it 
    }
    else
    {
         printf("You are too old to do anything , sorry ");
    }
}

Now how you will write that in Python :-

age = 12

if age < 18:

    print "You are not adult, so you can't do that task"

elif age >= 18 and age < 60:

else:

    print "You are too old to do anything , sorry "

But your code will give error because it required an indented block after elif . Here is the role of pass keyword.

age = 12

if age < 18:

    print "You are not adult, so you can't do that task"

elif age >= 18 and age < 60:

    pass

else:

    print "You are too old to do anything , sorry "

Now I think its clear to you.