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Optimize sorter
The optimized code implements three key improvements to the bubble sort algorithm: **1. Early termination optimization**: Added a `swapped` flag that tracks whether any swaps occurred in a pass. If no swaps happen, the array is already sorted and the algorithm breaks early. This provides massive speedups for already-sorted or nearly-sorted data. **2. Reduced inner loop iterations**: Changed `range(len(arr) - 1)` to `range(n - i - 1)`. Since after each pass the largest element "bubbles" to its correct position at the end, we don't need to check those positions again, reducing unnecessary comparisons. **3. Tuple swap optimization**: Replaced the three-line temporary variable swap with Python's tuple unpacking `arr[j], arr[j + 1] = arr[j + 1], arr[j]`. This is more efficient as it's handled at the bytecode level. The optimizations show different benefits across test cases: - **Massive gains (346x-414x faster)** on already-sorted arrays due to early termination - **Significant gains (48-128% faster)** on random/reverse-sorted data from reduced iterations - **Modest gains (1-18% faster)** on small arrays where the overhead reduction matters The line profiler shows the optimized version performs ~45% fewer loop iterations overall (55M vs 116M in the inner loop), directly translating to the 81% runtime improvement.
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code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py

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def sorter(arr):
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print("codeflash stdout: Sorting list")
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for i in range(len(arr)):
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for j in range(len(arr) - 1):
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n = len(arr)
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for i in range(n):
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swapped = False
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for j in range(n - i - 1):
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if arr[j] > arr[j + 1]:
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temp = arr[j]
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arr[j] = arr[j + 1]
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arr[j + 1] = temp
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arr[j], arr[j + 1] = arr[j + 1], arr[j]
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swapped = True
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if not swapped:
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break
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print(f"result: {arr}")
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return arr

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