A **pass statement** is an empty/null statement that is considered as a placeholder for future code. When a user doesn’t want to write a code, or is not able to write a code under a particular class or function, the user can apply a pass statement.

Empty code shouldn't be included in loops, function definitions, class definitions, or if statements because there is a possibility that it will cause an error. To avoid errors, the user can simply apply a pass statement.



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In the code snippet below, our code is in the `else` block, but because of the `pass` statement, no operation is performed. 

> **Remember:** The `pass` statement is a placeholder for future code; so, we can replace it whenever we have to do an operation in this `else` block. 

lst = [1, 2, 3]
value = 5

if value in lst:
  print('Its in the list')
else:
  pass

print('Execution completed')

What is a pass statement in Python?

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