Pointless self replicating Python script

pointless.py

contents = '''contents = {0}{0}{0}{1}{0}{0}{0}

contents = contents.format('\{0}',contents)

with open("pointless.py", "w") as f:
  f.write(contents)
'''

contents = contents.format('\'',contents)

with open("pointless.py", "w") as f:
  f.write(contents)