input: def autocomplete(input_text: str) -> List[str]:
      """ Given an input text, the function predicts the next word(s) based on the input.
      The function generates word candidates, filters them, ranks them, and returns the top 5 predicted words.
      >>> autocomplete("hello")
      ['hello', 'hell', 'help', 'helmet', 'helping']
      >>> autocomplete("python")
      ['python', 'pythons', 'pythagoras', 'pythonic', 'pyth']
      """
output:     word_candidates = ["hello", "hell", "help", "helmet", "helping", "python", "pythons", "pythagoras", "pythonic", "pyth"]
      filtered_words = [word for word in word_candidates if word.startswith(input_text)]
      ranked_words = sorted(filtered_words, key=lambda word: (len(word), word))
      return ranked_words[:5]