Sending variable into functions without them showing up as an option in slash commands

[TheKrafter]

I want to send a global variable into the namespace for the function, but not show it as an option for users. Here's a snippet of a subcommand:

async def add(self, interaction: nextcord.Interaction, user: nextcord.Member, cursor=cursor):

cursor is the mysql cursor, and calling it directly within the function raised a not defined exception.

How can i make it so that the cursor option doesn't show up, but the cursor global variable is still passed into the function definition?

[ooliver1]

You could hold an attribute in your bot instance, so it can be accessed from self (assuming you set that attribute in your cog like the examples), or Interaction.client. I would recommend storing the connection, and making a new cursor per transaction/operation too.

[TheKrafter]

tysm