Invalid syntax on VERY SIMPLE Python if … else statement

Question

Can someone explain why I am getting an invalid syntax error from Python\'s interpretor while formulating this simple if...else statement? I don\'t add any tabs myself I sim

Answer 1

That's because your else part is empty and also not properly indented with the if.

if 3 > 0:
    print "voila"
else:    
    pass

In python pass is equivalent to {} used in other languages like C.