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## Autocomplete
Discord's autocomplete allows developers to determine option choices that are used in a slash command option. By defining a function, you can do this.
Discord's autocomplete allows developers to determine option choices that are used in a slash command option. You can do this by defining a function:

```py
async def get_animal_types(ctx: discord.AutocompleteContext):
"""
Here we will check if 'ctx.options['animal_type']' is and check if it's a marine or land animal and return specific option choices
Here we will check if 'ctx.options['animal_type']' is a marine or land animal and return respective option choices
"""
animal_type = ctx.options['animal_type']
if animal_type == 'Marine':
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return ['Snake', 'Wolf', 'Lizard', 'Lion', 'Bird']

@bot.slash_command(name="animal")
async def animal_command(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, animal_type: discord.Option(str, choices=['Marine', 'Land']), animal: discord.Option(str, autocomplete=discord.utils.basic_autocomplete(get_animals)):
async def animal_command(
ctx: discord.ApplicationContext,
animal_type: discord.Option(str, choices=['Marine', 'Land']),
animal: discord.Option(str, autocomplete=discord.utils.basic_autocomplete(get_animal_types))
):
await ctx.respond(f'You picked an animal type of `{animal_type}` that led you to pick `{animal}`!')
```

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