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⚡️ Speed up function mysorter by 100,565%
The optimized code replaces a naive bubble sort implementation with Python's built-in `list.sort()` method, achieving a **100,564% speedup**. **Key optimization:** - **Algorithm change**: Replaced O(n²) bubble sort with Python's Timsort algorithm (O(n log n)) - **Implementation efficiency**: Python's `list.sort()` is implemented in C and highly optimized **Why this leads to massive speedup:** - **Asymptotic improvement**: Bubble sort requires ~n²/2 comparisons and swaps, while Timsort needs only ~n log n operations - **Native implementation**: `list.sort()` uses optimized C code vs. interpreted Python loops - **Eliminated redundant operations**: The original code performed unnecessary passes even when the list was already sorted **Performance characteristics from test results:** - **Small lists (5-10 elements)**: 30-50% faster due to reduced overhead - **Large lists (1000 elements)**: 30,000-98,000% faster due to algorithmic superiority - **Already sorted data**: Timsort's adaptive nature provides exceptional performance (60,000%+ speedup) - **Worst-case scenarios** (reverse sorted): Still maintains excellent performance vs. bubble sort's quadratic degradation The optimization maintains identical behavior including in-place sorting, error handling for incomparable types, and function signature, while dramatically improving performance across all input sizes.
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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() # Use Python's highly optimized Timsort
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print(f"result: {arr}")
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return arr
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mysorter([5, 4, 3, 2, 1])

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