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I used pass a lot as a placeholder when writing code, particularly in classes, when I want something runnable before everything is complete. It is really python's equivalent of {}, which python can't do as it doesn't use braces. In that sense, all languages that I am aware of allow this, it is just that only a couple like python require a keyword. Even back in the assembly days we had NOP.
– user53141
Commented Jan 13, 2015 at 23:55
@StevenBurnap, usually when I do something like that, I include the local equivalent of printf(">>> routine XXX called\n");
– John R. Strohm
Commented Jan 14, 2015 at 4:19

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