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From: "codeflash-ai[bot]"
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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 19:04:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize sorter
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The optimized code implements three key improvements to the bubble sort algorithm:

**1. Reduced comparisons per pass**: Changed `range(len(arr) - 1)` to `range(n - 1 - i)`. This eliminates redundant comparisons since bubble sort guarantees the largest `i` elements are already in their final positions after `i` passes. This reduces the inner loop iterations from ~116M to ~56M hits.

**2. Early termination with swap detection**: Added a `swapped` flag that tracks whether any swaps occurred during a pass. If no swaps happen, the array is already sorted and the algorithm can exit early. This is particularly effective for already-sorted or nearly-sorted data, where the algorithm can terminate in O(n) time instead of O(n²).

**3. Optimized swap operation**: 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 implemented at the bytecode level.

**Performance gains by test case type**:
- **Already sorted lists**: Massive improvements (17,000%+ faster) due to early termination after one pass
- **Lists with identical elements**: Significant speedup (18,000%+ faster) as no swaps are needed
- **Random/unsorted lists**: Moderate improvements (50-75% faster) from reduced comparisons
- **Small lists**: Minor improvements (5-15% faster) as optimizations have less impact

The optimized version maintains the same O(n²) worst-case complexity but achieves O(n) best-case performance for sorted inputs, explaining the dramatic speedup in many test scenarios.
---
 code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py | 13 ++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py b/code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py
index 9e97f63a0..041e9df62 100644
--- a/code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py
+++ b/code_to_optimize/bubble_sort.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 def sorter(arr):
     print("codeflash stdout: Sorting list")
-    for i in range(len(arr)):
-        for j in range(len(arr) - 1):
+    n = len(arr)
+    for i in range(n):
+        swapped = False
+        for j in range(n - 1 - i):
             if arr[j] > arr[j + 1]:
-                temp = arr[j]
-                arr[j] = arr[j + 1]
-                arr[j + 1] = temp
+                arr[j], arr[j + 1] = arr[j + 1], arr[j]
+                swapped = True
+        if not swapped:
+            break
     print(f"result: {arr}")
     return arr