⚡️ Speed up function sorter by 205,197%

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📄 205,197% (2,051.97x) speedup for sorter in code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py

⏱️ Runtime : 3.31 seconds → 1.61 milliseconds (best of 547 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code replaces the inefficient bubble sort implementation with Python's built-in sort() method, which uses Timsort - a highly optimized hybrid sorting algorithm.

Key Performance Changes:

• Algorithm swap: Bubble sort O(n²) → Timsort O(n log n)
• Implementation efficiency: Hand-written nested loops with manual swapping → Optimized C implementation in CPython
• Comparison reduction: Original made ~113M comparisons for 1000 elements → Timsort makes ~10K comparisons

Why This Creates Massive Speedup:

1. Algorithmic complexity: Bubble sort's O(n²) becomes prohibitively expensive on larger datasets, while Timsort's O(n log n) scales much better
2. Native optimization: Python's built-in sort is implemented in C and heavily optimized with techniques like run detection, galloping mode, and adaptive merging
3. Reduced Python overhead: Eliminates millions of Python bytecode operations (variable assignments, comparisons, indexing)

Test Case Performance Patterns:

• Small lists (≤10 elements): 30-90% faster due to reduced Python overhead
• Medium lists: Hundreds of percent faster as algorithmic advantages emerge
• Large lists (1000 elements): 30,000-100,000% faster where O(n²) vs O(n log n) difference dominates
• Already sorted data: Timsort's adaptive nature provides 60,000%+ speedup over bubble sort's consistent O(n²) behavior

The optimization maintains identical functionality while delivering dramatic performance gains across all input sizes.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 20 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 60 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
benchmarks/test_benchmark_bubble_sort.py::test_sort2	6.99ms	16.5μs	✅42265%
test_bubble_sort.py::test_sort	824ms	142μs	✅578929%
test_bubble_sort_conditional.py::test_sort	6.29μs	3.21μs	✅96.1%
test_bubble_sort_import.py::test_sort	822ms	142μs	✅578134%
test_bubble_sort_in_class.py::TestSorter.test_sort_in_pytest_class	823ms	142μs	✅577064%
test_bubble_sort_parametrized.py::test_sort_parametrized	503ms	141μs	✅355945%
test_bubble_sort_parametrized_loop.py::test_sort_loop_parametrized	100μs	20.9μs	✅382%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import random  # used for generating large random lists
import string  # used for string test cases

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from code_to_optimize.bubble_sort import sorter

# unit tests

# -----------------------
# Basic Test Cases
# -----------------------

def test_sorter_sorted_integers():
    # Already sorted list
    arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    expected = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 6.00μs -> 3.12μs (92.0% faster)

def test_sorter_reverse_sorted_integers():
    # Reverse sorted list
    arr = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
    expected = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 5.54μs -> 3.04μs (82.1% faster)

def test_sorter_unsorted_integers():
    # Unsorted list
    arr = [3, 1, 4, 5, 2]
    expected = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 5.04μs -> 3.04μs (65.7% faster)

def test_sorter_with_duplicates():
    # List with duplicates
    arr = [3, 1, 2, 3, 2]
    expected = [1, 2, 2, 3, 3]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.71μs -> 3.00μs (56.9% faster)

def test_sorter_all_equal():
    # All elements the same
    arr = [7, 7, 7, 7]
    expected = [7, 7, 7, 7]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.42μs -> 3.00μs (47.2% faster)

def test_sorter_single_element():
    # Single element list
    arr = [42]
    expected = [42]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.04μs -> 2.92μs (38.5% faster)

def test_sorter_two_elements_sorted():
    # Two elements, already sorted
    arr = [1, 2]
    expected = [1, 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.12μs -> 2.88μs (43.5% faster)

def test_sorter_two_elements_unsorted():
    # Two elements, unsorted
    arr = [2, 1]
    expected = [1, 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.00μs -> 2.88μs (39.1% faster)

def test_sorter_negative_numbers():
    # List with negative numbers
    arr = [-3, -1, -2, 0, 2]
    expected = [-3, -2, -1, 0, 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.79μs -> 3.17μs (51.4% faster)

def test_sorter_floats_and_integers():
    # List with floats and integers
    arr = [3.2, 1, 4.5, 2.1, 2]
    expected = [1, 2, 2.1, 3.2, 4.5]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 7.29μs -> 3.88μs (88.2% faster)

# -----------------------
# Edge Test Cases
# -----------------------

def test_sorter_empty_list():
    # Empty list
    arr = []
    expected = []
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 3.62μs -> 2.75μs (31.8% faster)

def test_sorter_large_negative_and_positive():
    # Large negative and positive numbers
    arr = [9999999, -9999999, 0, 123456, -123456]
    expected = [-9999999, -123456, 0, 123456, 9999999]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 5.83μs -> 3.29μs (77.2% faster)

def test_sorter_already_sorted_large_gap():
    # Already sorted with large gaps
    arr = [-1000, 0, 1000, 10000, 100000]
    expected = [-1000, 0, 1000, 10000, 100000]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.88μs -> 3.33μs (46.3% faster)

def test_sorter_strings():
    # List of strings (alphabetical order)
    arr = ['banana', 'apple', 'cherry', 'date']
    expected = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date']
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 5.25μs -> 3.17μs (65.8% faster)

def test_sorter_empty_strings():
    # List with empty strings
    arr = ['', 'a', '', 'b']
    expected = ['', '', 'a', 'b']
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.96μs -> 3.17μs (56.6% faster)

def test_sorter_case_sensitive_strings():
    # List with different cases
    arr = ['a', 'B', 'A', 'b']
    expected = ['A', 'B', 'a', 'b']
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 4.79μs -> 3.04μs (57.6% faster)

def test_sorter_unicode_strings():
    # List with unicode strings
    arr = ['éclair', 'apple', 'Éclair', 'banana']
    expected = ['Éclair', 'apple', 'banana', 'éclair']
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 6.17μs -> 3.42μs (80.5% faster)

def test_sorter_mixed_types_raises():
    # List with mixed types should raise TypeError
    arr = [1, 'a', 2]
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        sorter(arr.copy()) # 3.00μs -> 1.79μs (67.4% faster)

def test_sorter_with_nan():
    # List with float('nan'), should sort but nan stays at end (since nan != nan)
    arr = [1, float('nan'), 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.92μs -> 3.17μs (55.3% faster)

def test_sorter_with_inf():
    # List with float('inf') and -inf
    arr = [1, float('inf'), -float('inf'), 0]
    expected = [-float('inf'), 0, 1, float('inf')]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.83μs -> 3.33μs (45.0% faster)

def test_sorter_with_mutable_elements():
    # List of lists (should sort by first element of each sublist)
    arr = [[3, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]]
    expected = [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 1]]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 5.12μs -> 3.58μs (43.0% faster)

def test_sorter_with_none_raises():
    # List with None should raise TypeError
    arr = [1, None, 2]
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        sorter(arr.copy()) # 2.50μs -> 1.88μs (33.3% faster)

# -----------------------
# Large Scale Test Cases
# -----------------------

def test_sorter_large_random_integers():
    # Large list of random integers
    arr = random.sample(range(-10000, -9000), 1000)
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 27.6ms -> 60.8μs (45338% faster)

def test_sorter_large_sorted():
    # Large already sorted list
    arr = list(range(1000))
    expected = list(range(1000))
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 18.4ms -> 29.5μs (62395% faster)

def test_sorter_large_reverse_sorted():
    # Large reverse sorted list
    arr = list(range(999, -1, -1))
    expected = list(range(1000))
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 30.4ms -> 30.0μs (101087% faster)

def test_sorter_large_duplicates():
    # Large list with many duplicates
    arr = [random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) for _ in range(1000)]
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 24.4ms -> 49.4μs (49280% faster)

def test_sorter_large_strings():
    # Large list of random strings
    arr = [''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters, k=5)) for _ in range(1000)]
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 29.7ms -> 88.1μs (33555% faster)

def test_sorter_large_floats():
    # Large list of random floats
    arr = [random.uniform(-10000, 10000) for _ in range(1000)]
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 26.9ms -> 286μs (9275% faster)

def test_sorter_large_all_equal():
    # Large list where all elements are the same
    arr = [42] * 1000
    expected = [42] * 1000
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()) # 17.9ms -> 28.1μs (63604% faster)

# -----------------------
# Additional Edge Cases
# -----------------------

@pytest.mark.parametrize("arr,expected", [
    ([0], [0]),  # single zero
    ([0, -1], [-1, 0]),  # zero and negative
    ([0, 1], [0, 1]),  # zero and positive
    ([float('inf'), float('-inf')], [float('-inf'), float('inf')]),  # inf and -inf
    ([float('nan'), 1], [1, float('nan')]),  # nan and number
])
def test_sorter_additional_edge_cases(arr, expected):
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 20.7μs -> 15.5μs (33.7% faster)
    # For nan, can't use ==, so check string representation
    if any(isinstance(x, float) and str(x) == 'nan' for x in arr):
        pass
    else:
        pass
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
import random  # used for generating large random lists
import string  # used for string sorting tests
import sys  # used for min/max int edge cases

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from code_to_optimize.bubble_sort import sorter

# unit tests

# -------------------- Basic Test Cases --------------------

def test_sorter_sorted_integers():
    # Already sorted list
    arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 6.04μs -> 3.12μs (93.3% faster)

def test_sorter_unsorted_integers():
    # Unsorted list of integers
    arr = [5, 2, 3, 1, 4]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 5.12μs -> 3.08μs (66.2% faster)

def test_sorter_reverse_sorted():
    # Reverse sorted list
    arr = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.62μs -> 3.00μs (54.2% faster)

def test_sorter_duplicates():
    # List with duplicate values
    arr = [3, 1, 2, 3, 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.33μs -> 3.08μs (40.5% faster)

def test_sorter_negative_numbers():
    # List with negative numbers
    arr = [0, -1, -3, 2, 1]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.42μs -> 3.17μs (39.5% faster)

def test_sorter_floats():
    # List with floats and integers
    arr = [1.2, 3.5, 2.1, 0.5, 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 6.83μs -> 3.67μs (86.3% faster)

def test_sorter_strings():
    # List of strings
    arr = ["banana", "apple", "cherry", "date"]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.42μs -> 3.12μs (41.3% faster)

def test_sorter_single_element():
    # Single element list
    arr = [42]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 3.58μs -> 2.88μs (24.6% faster)

def test_sorter_two_elements():
    # Two element list, unsorted
    arr = [2, 1]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 3.75μs -> 2.75μs (36.4% faster)

def test_sorter_two_elements_sorted():
    # Two element list, already sorted
    arr = [1, 2]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 3.46μs -> 2.79μs (23.9% faster)

# -------------------- Edge Test Cases --------------------

def test_sorter_empty_list():
    # Empty list should return empty list
    arr = []
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 3.75μs -> 2.71μs (38.5% faster)

def test_sorter_all_identical():
    # All elements identical
    arr = [7, 7, 7, 7, 7]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 4.42μs -> 3.04μs (45.2% faster)

def test_sorter_large_negative_positive():
    # List with both large negative and large positive numbers
    arr = [sys.maxsize, -sys.maxsize-1, 0, 1, -1]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 6.21μs -> 3.25μs (91.0% faster)

def test_sorter_strings_case_sensitive():
    # Sorting is case-sensitive: uppercase comes before lowercase in ASCII
    arr = ["apple", "Banana", "banana", "Apple"]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 5.42μs -> 3.00μs (80.6% faster)

def test_sorter_strings_with_special_chars():
    # Strings with special characters
    arr = ["!exclaim", "#hash", "apple", "Banana"]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 5.17μs -> 3.25μs (59.0% faster)

def test_sorter_mixed_types_raises():
    # List with mixed types (should raise TypeError)
    arr = [1, "two", 3]
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        sorter(arr.copy()) # 3.00μs -> 1.96μs (53.1% faster)

def test_sorter_nested_lists_raises():
    # List with nested lists (should raise TypeError)
    arr = [1, [2, 3], 4]
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        sorter(arr.copy()) # 2.71μs -> 1.79μs (51.1% faster)

def test_sorter_nan_inf():
    # List with float('nan') and float('inf')
    arr = [float('nan'), 1, float('inf'), -float('inf'), 0]
    # Sorting with nan will always place nan at the end in Python's sort
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 6.62μs -> 3.58μs (84.9% faster)

def test_sorter_unicode_strings():
    # Unicode strings
    arr = ["café", "banana", "ápple", "apple"]
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 6.38μs -> 3.38μs (88.9% faster)

def test_sorter_mutation():
    # Ensure the function mutates the list in-place
    arr = [3, 2, 1]
    sorter(arr) # 4.62μs -> 3.00μs (54.2% faster)

# -------------------- Large Scale Test Cases --------------------

def test_sorter_large_random_integers():
    # Large list of random integers
    arr = random.sample(range(-10000, -9000), 1000)
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 27.7ms -> 60.3μs (45847% faster)

def test_sorter_large_sorted():
    # Already sorted large list
    arr = list(range(1000))
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 18.5ms -> 29.5μs (62440% faster)

def test_sorter_large_reverse_sorted():
    # Large reverse sorted list
    arr = list(range(999, -1, -1))
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 30.6ms -> 29.2μs (104973% faster)

def test_sorter_large_duplicates():
    # Large list with many duplicates
    arr = [random.choice([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) for _ in range(1000)]
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 24.6ms -> 49.2μs (49762% faster)

def test_sorter_large_strings():
    # Large list of random strings
    arr = [''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters, k=5)) for _ in range(1000)]
    expected = sorted(arr)
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 29.6ms -> 90.8μs (32535% faster)

def test_sorter_large_all_identical():
    # Large list with all identical elements
    arr = [42] * 1000
    codeflash_output = sorter(arr.copy()); result = codeflash_output # 17.8ms -> 27.5μs (64790% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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