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⚡️ Speed up function
The optimization reduces **I/O overhead** by consolidating two separate `print()` calls into a single print statement. Instead of making two system calls to output text, the optimized version combines both messages using a newline character (`\n`) in a single formatted string.
**Key changes:**
- Eliminated one `print()` call by merging the messages: `"codeflash stdout: Sorting list"` and `f"result: {arr}"` into one f-string
- Moved the print statement to after sorting to maintain the same output order
**Why this creates a speedup:**
Each `print()` call involves system-level I/O operations including buffer flushing and potential context switches. By reducing from two I/O operations to one, the optimization eliminates this overhead. The line profiler confirms this - the original version spent 16.3% + 60.4% = 76.7% of total time on printing, while the optimized version spends only 74.1% on a single print operation.
**Performance characteristics:**
The optimization shows consistent **60-80% speedup** on smaller test cases (basic sorting scenarios) where I/O overhead dominates the runtime. For larger datasets (1000+ elements), the speedup is more modest (2-10%) since the sorting operation becomes the dominant factor. The optimization is particularly effective for small to medium lists where print overhead is significant relative to the actual sorting time.mysorter by 12%1 parent 143f18d commit ccd28cd
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