The pass keyword performs no function in Python other than being a legal keyword. The most common use of pass is as a placeholder for code that is not yet present in a program but where something is required to prevent an IndentationError from being reported such as after the definition of a class or function. It can also be used after for, while and if to act as a placeholder for missing code.
Were it not for that indented line of pseudo code, an instance would not be possible. Actually, since this is in the interactive console, we could keep hitting Enter and would never see the, >>>. The definition could not be escaped from without some code, indented per norm.
>>> class Bar(object):
"""
Bar complements Foo
"""
>>> bar = Bar()
>>> isinstance(bar, Bar)
True
>>> print (bar.__doc__)
Bar complements Foo
>>> Bar.__doc__
'\nBar complements Foo\n'
>>>
Clearly, pass is the cheapest, but we can still use this opportunity to document what we wish to accomplish with this class. No time like the starting point to document ideas and objectives. Let the code that results answer to that as it evolves.