diff --git a/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python2/Python2.stg b/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python2/Python2.stg
index c4ab7cccd..8be3403f4 100644
--- a/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python2/Python2.stg
+++ b/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python2/Python2.stg
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ self.state = <choice.stateNumber>
 token = self._input.LA(1)
 <choice.altLook,alts:{look,alt| <cases(ttypes=look)>
     <alt>
-	}; separator="\nel">
+    pass}; separator="\nel">
 else:
     <error>
 
diff --git a/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python3/Python3.stg b/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python3/Python3.stg
index c3410795b..b498a736d 100644
--- a/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python3/Python3.stg
+++ b/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Python3/Python3.stg
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ self.state = <choice.stateNumber>
 token = self._input.LA(1)
 <choice.altLook,alts:{look,alt| <cases(ttypes=look)>
     <alt>
-	}; separator="\nel">
+    pass}; separator="\nel">
 else:
     <error>