autocompletee

$(function() {
            $("#autocomplete").autocomplete({
                source: function (request, response) {
                    $.getJSON("localhost:5000/autocomplete", {
                        q: request.term, // in flask, "q" will be the argument to look for using request.args
                    }, function (data) {
                        response(data.matching_results); // matching_results from jsonify
                    });
                },
                minLength: 2,
                select: function (event, ui) {
                    console.log(ui.item.value); // not in your question, but might help later
                }
            });
        })