import time import gradio as gr def init_choices(): t = time.gmtime(time.time()) return ["a", "b", f"{t.tm_min}:{t.tm_sec}"] with gr.Blocks() as demo: dropdown = gr.Dropdown(label="Select", multiselect=True, choices=["a0", "b0"]) state = gr.State() demo.load( fn=init_choices, outputs=state, ).then( fn=lambda x: gr.Dropdown(choices=x), inputs=state, outputs=dropdown, ) demo.launch()