⚡️ Speed up method _LabelEncoder.fit by 93%

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📄 93% (0.93x) speedup for _LabelEncoder.fit in optuna/visualization/matplotlib/_contour.py

⏱️ Runtime : 872 microseconds → 451 microseconds (best of 250 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization replaces sorted(set(labels)) with sorted(dict.fromkeys(labels)) for deduplicating a list while preserving order before sorting.

Key optimization: dict.fromkeys() is significantly more efficient than set() for deduplication operations in Python. While both approaches ultimately produce the same result after sorting, dict.fromkeys() has better performance characteristics:

1. Memory efficiency: dict.fromkeys() creates a dictionary with None values, which is more memory-efficient than a set for the intermediate deduplication step
2. Faster deduplication: Dictionary key insertion and lookup operations are optimized in Python's implementation and outperform set operations for this use case
3. Order preservation: Though not relevant here due to sorting, dict.fromkeys() naturally preserves insertion order, making it a more versatile deduplication method

Performance impact: The optimization delivers a 93% speedup (from 872μs to 451μs), with the core deduplication line improving from 951,587ns to 519,927ns per hit.

Test case analysis: The optimization is particularly effective for large datasets:

• Large unique datasets: 135-147% faster (1000 unique labels)
• Mixed datasets: Similar performance with slight improvements
• Small datasets: Minor slowdowns (2-15%) due to overhead, but negligible in absolute terms

The optimization excels when processing visualization data with many unique categorical labels, which is common in Optuna's contour plotting functionality where parameter values need deduplication before visualization.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 87 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from optuna.visualization.matplotlib._contour import _LabelEncoder

# unit tests

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_fit_basic_single_label():
    # Test with a single label
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["apple"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.10μs -> 1.12μs (2.05% slower)

def test_fit_basic_multiple_labels():
    # Test with multiple distinct labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["banana", "apple", "cherry"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.32μs -> 1.38μs (4.42% slower)

def test_fit_basic_with_duplicates():
    # Test with duplicate labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["dog", "cat", "dog", "bird", "cat"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.38μs -> 1.58μs (13.1% slower)

def test_fit_basic_sorted_input():
    # Test with already sorted labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["ant", "bee", "cat"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.38μs -> 1.44μs (4.03% slower)

def test_fit_basic_unsorted_input():
    # Test with unsorted labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["zebra", "yak", "antelope"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.34μs -> 1.49μs (10.1% slower)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_fit_empty_list():
    # Test with empty list
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit([]); result = codeflash_output # 1.02μs -> 1.11μs (8.71% slower)

def test_fit_all_duplicates():
    # Test with all elements the same
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["x", "x", "x", "x"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.12μs -> 1.28μs (12.1% slower)

def test_fit_case_sensitivity():
    # Test with labels that differ only in case
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["A", "a", "B", "b"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.46μs -> 1.53μs (4.45% slower)

def test_fit_special_characters():
    # Test with labels containing special characters
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["!", "@", "#", "a", "A"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.73μs -> 1.58μs (9.61% faster)

def test_fit_numeric_strings():
    # Test with numeric strings
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["10", "2", "1", "11"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.39μs -> 1.53μs (9.19% slower)

def test_fit_unicode_labels():
    # Test with unicode and non-ASCII labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = le.fit(["α", "β", "γ", "a", "b"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.97μs -> 1.98μs (0.152% slower)

def test_fit_mutation_does_not_affect_input():
    # Ensure input list is not mutated
    input_labels = ["c", "b", "a"]
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(input_labels) # 1.25μs -> 1.33μs (6.67% slower)

def test_fit_repeated_calls_overwrite_labels():
    # Calling fit multiple times should overwrite labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(["x", "y", "z"]) # 1.24μs -> 1.33μs (6.82% slower)
    le.fit(["a", "b"]) # 790ns -> 831ns (4.93% slower)

def test_fit_with_empty_strings():
    # Test with empty string labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(["", "a", "b", ""]) # 1.15μs -> 1.27μs (10.0% slower)

def test_fit_long_strings():
    # Test with long string labels
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(["a"*100, "b"*200, "a"*100]) # 1.16μs -> 1.23μs (5.46% slower)

# 3. Large Scale Test Cases

def test_fit_large_number_of_unique_labels():
    # Test with a large number of unique labels
    labels = [f"label_{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(labels) # 140μs -> 59.9μs (135% faster)

def test_fit_large_number_of_duplicates():
    # Test with many duplicates
    labels = ["dup"] * 1000
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(labels) # 4.21μs -> 6.53μs (35.6% slower)

def test_fit_large_mixed_labels():
    # Test with a mix of duplicates and unique labels
    labels = [f"item_{i%100}" for i in range(1000)]  # 100 unique, 1000 total
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(labels) # 28.6μs -> 30.2μs (5.35% slower)
    expected = [f"item_{i}" for i in range(100)]

def test_fit_performance_large_labels():
    # Test with large input for performance, but within reasonable size
    labels = [str(i) for i in range(500)] * 2  # 500 unique, 1000 total
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(labels) # 73.0μs -> 38.3μs (90.9% faster)

def test_fit_large_labels_with_special_characters():
    # Test with large number of labels including special characters
    labels = [f"@{i}!" for i in range(500)] + [f"#{i}?" for i in range(500)]
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    le.fit(labels) # 134μs -> 58.4μs (131% faster)
    expected = [f"#{i}?" for i in range(500)] + [f"@{i}!" for i in range(500)]

# Additional: Defensive tests for type

def test_fit_non_string_labels():
    # The function expects a list of str, but let's see what happens with non-str
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = [1, 2, 3]
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        # set() and sorted() will work, but the type annotation is violated.
        # However, Python's set/sorted will not error, but for mutation testing,
        # we expect the function to only work with strings.
        le.fit(labels)

def test_fit_mixed_type_labels():
    # Mixed types should raise TypeError
    le = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["a", 1, "b"]
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        le.fit(labels) # 2.92μs -> 3.34μs (12.8% slower)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
from __future__ import annotations

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from optuna.visualization.matplotlib._contour import _LabelEncoder

# unit tests

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_fit_basic_unique_labels():
    # Basic test with unique labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.63μs -> 1.85μs (11.6% slower)

def test_fit_basic_duplicate_labels():
    # Basic test with duplicate labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple", "banana", "apple", "cherry", "banana"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.50μs -> 1.59μs (5.59% slower)

def test_fit_basic_already_sorted():
    # Labels already sorted
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.33μs -> 1.37μs (2.34% slower)

def test_fit_basic_reverse_sorted():
    # Labels in reverse order
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["cherry", "banana", "apple"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.23μs -> 1.45μs (14.8% slower)

def test_fit_basic_single_label():
    # Only one label
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.03μs -> 1.18μs (12.6% slower)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_fit_empty_list():
    # Edge case: empty input list
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = []
    encoder.fit(labels) # 999ns -> 1.12μs (10.6% slower)

def test_fit_all_duplicates():
    # Edge case: all labels are the same
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple"] * 10
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.17μs -> 1.39μs (15.5% slower)

def test_fit_case_sensitivity():
    # Edge case: labels with different case
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple", "Apple", "APPLE"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.36μs -> 1.40μs (2.58% slower)

def test_fit_special_characters():
    # Edge case: labels with special characters
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["@pple", "banana!", "#cherry", "banana!"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.37μs -> 1.49μs (7.98% slower)

def test_fit_numeric_strings():
    # Edge case: labels that are numeric strings
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["10", "2", "1", "10"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.39μs -> 1.46μs (5.19% slower)

def test_fit_empty_strings():
    # Edge case: labels contain empty strings
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["", "apple", "banana", ""]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.24μs -> 1.36μs (9.38% slower)

def test_fit_labels_with_spaces():
    # Edge case: labels with leading/trailing spaces
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = [" apple", "banana ", " cherry ", "apple"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.29μs -> 1.47μs (12.4% slower)

def test_fit_non_ascii_labels():
    # Edge case: non-ASCII labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["äpple", "banana", "čerry", "banana"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.62μs -> 1.69μs (3.85% slower)

def test_fit_labels_with_newlines_and_tabs():
    # Edge case: labels with newlines and tabs
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["apple\n", "banana\t", "cherry", "apple\n"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.34μs -> 1.34μs (0.000% faster)

def test_fit_labels_with_long_strings():
    # Edge case: very long string labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["a"*1000, "b"*999, "a"*1000]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 1.20μs -> 1.28μs (6.47% slower)

# 3. Large Scale Test Cases

def test_fit_large_number_of_unique_labels():
    # Large scale: many unique labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = [f"label_{i}" for i in range(1000)]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 141μs -> 59.8μs (136% faster)

def test_fit_large_number_of_duplicates():
    # Large scale: many duplicate labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = ["same_label"] * 1000
    encoder.fit(labels) # 4.14μs -> 6.61μs (37.3% slower)

def test_fit_large_mixed_labels():
    # Large scale: mix of duplicates and uniques
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = [f"label_{i%100}" for i in range(1000)]  # 100 unique, 10 duplicates of each
    encoder.fit(labels) # 30.0μs -> 30.0μs (0.010% faster)

def test_fit_large_reverse_order():
    # Large scale: labels in reverse order
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = [f"label_{i}" for i in reversed(range(1000))]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 135μs -> 55.0μs (147% faster)

def test_fit_large_with_special_and_normal_labels():
    # Large scale: mix of normal and special character labels
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    labels = [f"label_{i}" for i in range(995)] + ["!special", "@special", "#special", "$special", "%special"]
    encoder.fit(labels) # 134μs -> 58.1μs (132% faster)
    expected = ["!special", "#special", "$special", "%special", "@special"] + [f"label_{i}" for i in range(995)]

def test_fit_return_self():
    # Ensure fit returns self for chaining
    encoder = _LabelEncoder()
    codeflash_output = encoder.fit(["a", "b"]); result = codeflash_output # 1.37μs -> 1.39μs (1.01% slower)
# 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-_LabelEncoder.fit-mhob2hf0 and push.