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⚡️ Speed up function mysorter by 35,154%
The optimization replaces the manual O(n²) bubble sort implementation with Python's built-in `arr.sort()` method, which uses Timsort - a highly optimized hybrid stable sorting algorithm with O(n log n) complexity. **Key changes:** - Eliminated nested loops that performed ~14 million iterations for large inputs - Replaced manual element swapping with optimized C-level sorting - Reduced algorithm complexity from O(n²) to O(n log n) **Why this leads to dramatic speedup:** The original bubble sort has quadratic time complexity, making ~n²/2 comparisons and up to n²/2 swaps. For a 1000-element array, this means ~500,000 operations. Python's Timsort leverages existing order in data and uses optimized merge strategies, requiring only ~10,000 operations for the same input. **Performance characteristics by test case:** - **Small lists (≤10 elements)**: 20-75% faster due to reduced overhead - **Large sorted/reverse-sorted lists**: 60,000-100,000% faster as Timsort detects existing runs - **Large random lists**: 45,000-52,000% faster from algorithmic improvement - **Lists with duplicates**: Excellent performance as Timsort handles equal elements efficiently The line profiler shows the original code spent 95% of time in comparison and swapping operations, while the optimized version completes all sorting in a single optimized call.
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codeflash/bubble_sort.py

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def mysorter(arr):
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print("codeflash stdout: Sorting list")
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arr.sort() # built-in Timsort, much faster than bubble sort
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arr.sort() # much faster built-in Timsort
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print(f"result: {arr}")
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return arr
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