If the electrodes placed in an electrolyte are short circuited will electrolysis still take place?

Electrolysis takes place when two electrodes are immersed
in an electrolyte as the constituents of the electrolyte are split into oppositely
charged ions when a current is passed through it. Each of the ions is then attracted to
the electrode which has an opposite charge.

As an example,
let the electrolyte be AB which is formed by A+ and B- ions. When current is passed
through AB it splits into A+ and B- ions. The A+ ions are attracted to the negative
electrode, where they accept an electron and are converted to A. Similarly the B- ions
are attracted to the positive electrode and give up their electron to the electrode,
which converts them to B.

If the two electrodes are short
circuited, there is no flow of electricity through the electrolyte. Also, the electrodes
will not be able to attract any oppositely charged particles. This results in no
electrolysis taking place.