⚡️ Speed up function reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table by 1,587%

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📄 1,587% (15.87x) speedup for reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table in wandb/integration/cohere/resolver.py

⏱️ Runtime : 38.9 milliseconds → 2.30 milliseconds (best of 71 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 16x speedup by eliminating the most expensive operations in the original implementation:

Key optimizations:

1. Eliminated expensive dict.get() calls: The original code called d.get(key, None) over 1 million times (61% of runtime). The optimized version pre-allocates rows with None values and uses direct index assignment row[idx] = val, avoiding the dictionary lookup overhead entirely.

2. Pre-allocated matrix structure: Instead of building each row incrementally with row.append(), the optimized code creates the entire values matrix upfront as [[None] * len(final_columns) for _ in data]. This eliminates repeated list operations and memory reallocations.

3. Column index mapping: By creating col_indices = {k: i for i, k in enumerate(final_columns)}, the code converts column lookups from O(n) list operations to O(1) dictionary lookups.

4. Reduced inner loop iterations: The original code iterated through all columns for each row (1M+ iterations). The optimized version only iterates through keys that actually exist in each dictionary, significantly reducing work for sparse data.

Performance characteristics by test case:

• Small datasets (< 10 rows): 47-67% slower due to optimization overhead
• Medium datasets (100-500 rows): 15-30% slower, approaching break-even
• Large sparse datasets: Up to 5561% faster (test_large_sparse_dicts) where the reduced iterations provide massive benefits
• Dense large datasets: 23-94% faster, with bigger gains as sparsity increases

The optimizations are most effective for larger datasets, especially when dictionaries don't contain all possible keys, making this ideal for real-world data processing scenarios.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 47 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from wandb.integration.cohere.resolver import \
    reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table

# unit tests

# 1. BASIC TEST CASES

def test_empty_data_and_empty_order():
    # Both data and order are empty
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table([], []) # 802ns -> 2.47μs (67.6% slower)

def test_empty_data_nonempty_order():
    # Data is empty, order has some keys
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table([], ['a', 'b']) # 1.47μs -> 3.06μs (51.9% slower)

def test_single_dict_no_order():
    # Single dictionary, no order specified
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, []) # 1.93μs -> 4.55μs (57.5% slower)

def test_single_dict_with_order():
    # Single dictionary, order specified
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['b', 'a']) # 2.11μs -> 4.65μs (54.7% slower)

def test_multiple_dicts_with_partial_order():
    # Multiple dicts, some keys in order, some not
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'b': 3, 'c': 4}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['b']) # 2.68μs -> 5.15μs (47.9% slower)

def test_multiple_dicts_with_full_order():
    # All keys are in order
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 4}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['b', 'a']) # 2.36μs -> 5.17μs (54.3% slower)

def test_order_with_duplicates():
    # Order has duplicate keys
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a', 'a', 'b']) # 2.01μs -> 4.60μs (56.4% slower)

def test_dicts_with_extra_keys_not_in_order():
    # Some keys in dicts not in order
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'c': 3}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a']) # 2.62μs -> 5.02μs (47.8% slower)

def test_dicts_with_missing_keys():
    # Some dicts missing keys
    data = [{'a': 1}, {'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 4}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a', 'b']) # 2.48μs -> 5.28μs (53.1% slower)

def test_order_with_keys_not_in_any_dict():
    # Order contains keys not present in any dict
    data = [{'a': 1}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['x', 'a']) # 2.00μs -> 4.32μs (53.7% slower)

# 2. EDGE TEST CASES

def test_dicts_with_empty_dicts():
    # Data contains empty dicts
    data = [{}, {'a': 1}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a']) # 2.06μs -> 4.72μs (56.4% slower)

def test_order_is_empty_but_dicts_have_keys():
    # Order is empty, dicts have keys
    data = [{'x': 1, 'y': 2}, {'z': 3}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, []) # 2.34μs -> 5.21μs (55.1% slower)

def test_dicts_with_nested_dicts_as_values():
    # Dicts have nested dicts as values
    data = [{'a': {'x': 1}, 'b': 2}, {'a': {'x': 2}, 'b': 3}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['b', 'a']) # 2.25μs -> 5.08μs (55.7% slower)

def test_dicts_with_none_values():
    # Dicts have None as values
    data = [{'a': None, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': None}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a', 'b']) # 2.35μs -> 5.06μs (53.5% slower)

def test_dicts_with_non_string_keys():
    # Dicts have non-string keys
    data = [{1: 'a', 2: 'b'}, {2: 'c', 3: 'd'}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, [2]) # 2.69μs -> 5.35μs (49.7% slower)

def test_order_with_non_string_keys():
    # Order has non-string keys
    data = [{1: 'a', 2: 'b'}, {2: 'c', 3: 'd'}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, [3, 1]) # 2.63μs -> 5.33μs (50.7% slower)

def test_dicts_with_large_number_of_keys():
    # Dicts with many keys, but only a few in order
    data = [{f'k{i}': i for i in range(10)}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['k5', 'k0']) # 3.72μs -> 6.14μs (39.4% slower)
    # 'k5', 'k0' first, then the rest in order of appearance
    expected_columns = ['k5', 'k0'] + [f'k{i}' for i in range(10) if f'k{i}' not in ('k5', 'k0')]

def test_dicts_with_unhashable_values():
    # Dicts with lists as values (unhashable, but allowed as values)
    data = [{'a': [1, 2], 'b': [3]}, {'a': [4], 'b': [5, 6]}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a', 'b']) # 2.33μs -> 5.04μs (53.7% slower)

def test_order_is_superset_of_all_keys():
    # Order contains all possible keys and more
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']) # 2.35μs -> 4.87μs (51.7% slower)

def test_all_dicts_empty_and_order_nonempty():
    # All dicts empty but order is not
    data = [{} for _ in range(3)]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ['x', 'y']) # 2.42μs -> 4.54μs (46.7% slower)

# 3. LARGE SCALE TEST CASES

def test_large_number_of_dicts_and_keys():
    # 500 dicts, each with 10 keys, order has 5 keys
    N = 500
    K = 10
    ORDER = [f'k{i}' for i in range(5)]
    data = [{f'k{j}': i * K + j for j in range(K)} for i in range(N)]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, ORDER) # 343μs -> 408μs (15.9% slower)
    expected_columns = ORDER + [f'k{i}' for i in range(5, K)]
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        for j, k in enumerate(columns):
            if k in data[i]:
                pass
            else:
                pass

def test_large_sparse_dicts():
    # 1000 dicts, each with only 1 key, keys are unique
    N = 1000
    data = [{f'k{i}': i} for i in range(N)]
    order = [f'k{i}' for i in range(0, N, 100)]  # order only every 100th key
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 37.2ms -> 656μs (5561% faster)
    # All order keys first, then the rest in order of appearance
    expected_columns = order + [f'k{i}' for i in range(N) if f'k{i}' not in order]
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        # Only one column should be non-None in each row
        non_none_indices = [j for j, v in enumerate(row) if v is not None]
        idx = non_none_indices[0]

def test_large_order_with_some_missing_keys():
    # Order is large, contains keys not present in any dict
    N = 100
    data = [{'a': i, 'b': i + 1} for i in range(N)]
    order = ['x', 'y', 'a']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 26.3μs -> 29.8μs (11.8% slower)
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        pass

def test_large_dicts_with_missing_keys():
    # 200 dicts, keys are from a small set, but not all keys in every dict
    N = 200
    KEYS = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
    data = []
    for i in range(N):
        d = {}
        for j, k in enumerate(KEYS):
            if (i + j) % 2 == 0:
                d[k] = i + j
        data.append(d)
    order = ['c', 'a']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 61.7μs -> 60.8μs (1.53% faster)
    # Each row should have values or None depending on dict
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        for j, k in enumerate(columns):
            if k in data[i]:
                pass
            else:
                pass

def test_large_number_of_dicts_all_empty():
    # 1000 empty dicts, order empty
    data = [{} for _ in range(1000)]
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, []) # 62.4μs -> 131μs (52.7% slower)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from wandb.integration.cohere.resolver import \
    reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table

# unit tests

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

def test_empty_data_and_order():
    # Both data and order are empty: should return empty columns and values
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table([], []) # 801ns -> 2.40μs (66.7% slower)

def test_empty_data_nonempty_order():
    # Data is empty, order is not: columns should be order, values empty
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table([], ['a', 'b']) # 1.36μs -> 3.02μs (54.7% slower)

def test_single_dict_all_keys_in_order():
    # One dict, all keys in order
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    order = ['a', 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 1.97μs -> 4.62μs (57.5% slower)

def test_single_dict_partial_order():
    # One dict, only some keys in order
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}]
    order = ['b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.17μs -> 4.70μs (53.9% slower)

def test_multiple_dicts_all_keys_in_order():
    # Multiple dicts, all keys in order
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 4}]
    order = ['b', 'a']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.28μs -> 5.10μs (55.3% slower)

def test_multiple_dicts_partial_overlap():
    # Dicts with overlapping and unique keys
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'b': 3, 'c': 4}]
    order = ['b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.59μs -> 5.12μs (49.5% slower)

def test_order_with_extra_keys():
    # Order contains keys not present in any dict
    data = [{'x': 1}]
    order = ['a', 'b', 'x']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.12μs -> 4.46μs (52.4% slower)

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

def test_dicts_with_missing_keys():
    # Dicts missing some keys; should fill with None
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3}]
    order = ['a', 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.29μs -> 5.05μs (54.7% slower)

def test_dicts_with_extra_keys_not_in_order():
    # Dicts have keys not in order; those should be appended
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'c': 4}]
    order = ['a']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.64μs -> 5.00μs (47.1% slower)

def test_order_with_duplicates():
    # Order contains duplicate keys; should only appear once
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    order = ['a', 'a', 'b', 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.02μs -> 4.62μs (56.3% slower)

def test_dicts_with_non_string_keys():
    # Dicts with non-string keys should work (since keys can be any hashable)
    data = [{1: 'one', 'b': 2}]
    order = [1, 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.13μs -> 4.88μs (56.4% slower)

def test_order_is_empty():
    # Order is empty; columns should be in dict key discovery order
    data = [{'x': 1, 'y': 2}, {'y': 3, 'z': 4}]
    order = []
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.48μs -> 5.28μs (53.0% slower)

def test_dicts_with_empty_dicts():
    # Some dicts are empty; should fill with None
    data = [{'a': 1}, {}, {'a': 2, 'b': 3}]
    order = ['a', 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.70μs -> 5.26μs (48.6% slower)

def test_order_superset_of_data_keys():
    # Order contains all data keys plus extras
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 2}]
    order = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.42μs -> 4.94μs (51.1% slower)

def test_data_with_no_overlap_with_order():
    # Order and data keys are completely disjoint
    data = [{'x': 1, 'y': 2}]
    order = ['a', 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.17μs -> 4.62μs (52.9% slower)

def test_data_with_varied_types():
    # Data values are of varied types
    data = [{'a': 1, 'b': 'foo'}, {'a': 2.5, 'b': [1,2]}]
    order = ['b', 'a']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.29μs -> 5.14μs (55.5% slower)

def test_data_with_nested_dicts():
    # Data contains nested dicts as values
    data = [{'a': {'x': 1}, 'b': 2}, {'a': {'y': 2}, 'b': 3}]
    order = ['a', 'b']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 2.31μs -> 5.07μs (54.6% slower)

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

def test_large_number_of_rows():
    # Test with 1000 rows, 3 columns
    data = [{'a': i, 'b': i*2, 'c': i*3} for i in range(1000)]
    order = ['c', 'a']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 215μs -> 306μs (29.8% slower)

def test_large_number_of_columns():
    # Test with 1 row, 1000 columns
    data = [{str(i): i for i in range(1000)}]
    order = [str(i) for i in range(999, -1, -1)]  # reverse order
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 144μs -> 183μs (21.2% slower)

def test_large_sparse_data():
    # 100 dicts, each with a unique key
    data = [{f'col_{i}': i} for i in range(100)]
    order = []
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 407μs -> 39.1μs (942% faster)
    # Each row has value at its column, rest None
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        for j, val in enumerate(row):
            if i == j:
                pass
            else:
                pass

def test_large_mixed_keys_and_order():
    # 500 dicts, each with 5 keys, some overlap, order includes some and not others
    data = []
    for i in range(500):
        d = {f'k{j}': i*j for j in range(i % 5, i % 5 + 5)}
        data.append(d)
    order = [f'k{j}' for j in range(10)]  # more than any dict has
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 280μs -> 228μs (22.7% faster)
    # All order keys, then any discovered in data not in order
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        # All columns present, but only some filled per row
        for j, col in enumerate(columns):
            if col in data[i]:
                pass
            else:
                pass

def test_large_data_order_with_duplicates_and_extra():
    # 100 dicts, 10 keys each, order has duplicates and extras
    data = [{f'k{j}': i*j for j in range(10)} for i in range(100)]
    order = ['k1', 'k2', 'k1', 'k3', 'k20', 'k4', 'k5', 'k5']
    columns, values = reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table(data, order) # 72.0μs -> 84.7μs (15.0% slower)
    # k20 is not present in data, should be None in all rows
    for row in values:
        pass
    # k0-k9 should be present in every row
    for i, row in enumerate(values):
        for j, col in enumerate(columns):
            if col in data[i]:
                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.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-reorder_and_convert_dict_list_to_table-mhdfe3s1 and push.