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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def places_autocomplete(client, input_text, session_token, offset=None, location=None, radius=None, language=None, types=None, components=None, strict_bounds=False):
 """ Returns Place predictions given a textual search string and optional geographic bounds. :param input_text: The text string on which to search. :type input_text: string :param session_token: A random string which identifies an autocomplete session for billing purposes. :type session_token: string :param offset: The position, in the input term, of the last character that the service uses to match predictions. For example, if the input is 'Google' and the offset is 3, the service will match on 'Goo'. :type offset: int :param location: The latitude/longitude value for which you wish to obtain the closest, human-readable address. :type location: string, dict, list, or tuple :param radius: Distance in meters within which to bias results. :type radius: int :param language: The language in which to return results. :type language: string :param types: Restricts the results to places matching the specified type. The full list of supported types is available here: https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/autocomplete#place_types :type types: string :param components: A component filter for which you wish to obtain a geocode. Currently, you can use components to filter by up to 5 countries for example: ``{'country': ['US', 'AU']}`` :type components: dict :param strict_bounds: Returns only those places that are strictly within the region defined by location and radius. :type strict_bounds: bool :rtype: list of predictions """

    return _autocomplete(client, "", input_text, session_token=session_token,
                         offset=offset, location=location, radius=radius,
                         language=language, types=types, components=components,
                         strict_bounds=strict_bounds)