[Python] What is the point of using `MISSING` in hydra or pydantic?

I am creating a configuration management system in python and are exploring options between hydra/pydantic/both. I get a little confused over when to use MISSING versus just leaving it blank/optional. I will use an example of OmegaConf here since the underlying structure of hydra uses it.

@dataclass
class User:
# A simple user class with two missing fields
name: str = MISSING
height: Height = MISSING


where it says that this MISSING field will convert to yaml's ??? equivalent. Can I just leave it blank?

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