started: 2025.05.25
finished: 2025.05.25
description: What is better return or pass in Godot?
---

I do like `returns` in empty functions and I do not like `pass` becuase its not a `return`.
And since everywhere I look people use `pass` in the empty functions I decided to show them that `return` is million times better because it looks ands sounds way better than `pass`.

Code used:
```gdscript
@tool
extends EditorScript

var time_p: int = 0
var time_r: int = 0

func _run() -> void:
	time_p = Time.get_ticks_msec()
	for i in 1e7: # 10.000.000 times
		return_func()
	time_p = Time.get_ticks_msec() - time_p
	print("pass loop: %d" % time_p)
	
	time_r = Time.get_ticks_msec()
	for i in 1e7:
		pass_func()
	time_r = Time.get_ticks_msec() - time_r
	print("return loop: %d" % time_r)
	
	print("Msecs difference: %d" % abs(time_p - time_r))

func return_func() -> void:
	return
	
func pass_func() -> void:
	pass
```
Output:
```
return loop: 1046 msecs
pass loop: 979 msecs
Difference: 67 msecs
```

`return` is *** not faster*** than `pass`... Damn...