streamlit-autocomplete 0.1.0

Streamlit text_area autocomplete using streamlit-textcomplete

streamlit_autocomplete

A simple Python package for adding autocomplete functionality to a Streamlit app’s st.text_area, using streamlit-textcomplete.

Features

• Fast, case‑insensitive autocomplete as you type
• Works with any list of strings (cities, stock names, etc.)
• Clean, minimal API for Streamlit

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Installation

pip install streamlit-autocomplete

Note: streamlit and streamlit-textcomplete are installed automatically as dependencies.

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Usage

import streamlit as st
from streamlit_autocomplete import st_textcomplete_autocomplete

# Autocomplete options
city_names = [
    "New York", "London", "Paris", "Berlin", "Tokyo", "Mumbai",
    # ...more
]

query = st_textcomplete_autocomplete(
    label="Enter city or metric",
    options=city_names,
    key="city_autocomplete",
    help="Start typing a city name"
)

st.write("You typed:", query)

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API

Parameter	Type	Description
label	str	Label for the text area
options	list	List of strings for autocomplete
key	str	Streamlit key (use different keys for multiple fields)
placeholder	str	Placeholder text (optional)
height	int	Text area height (optional, default 120)
help	str	Help tooltip (optional)
max_count	int	Maximum suggestions to display (default 10)

Returns: str – the current typed/autocompleted string.

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License

MIT License

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Credits

• streamlit-textcomplete