why pass statement?

[Pettersen, Bjorn S]

> From: M-a-S [mailto:NO-MAIL at hotmail.com] 
> 
> Why is there the pass statement? I think, the expression 
> statement would be enough:
> 
> class C:
>     None
> 
> while True:
>     None

Sure, but None doesn't seem to be the right value:

 class C:
    42

 while 1:
    42

-- bjorn