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Optimize show_text_non_python
This optimization achieves a **17% runtime improvement** (327ms → 277ms) by fundamentally restructuring the type detection logic in the hot path.
## Key Optimization: Early-Exit Type Detection
The original `_column_type()` function used `reduce()` to process every element in a column, calling `_type()` and `_more_generic()` repeatedly. The optimized version implements **early-exit logic** that stops processing as soon as a string type is detected:
```python
# Original: processes all elements regardless
types = [_type(s, has_invisible, numparse) for s in strings]
return reduce(_more_generic, types, bool)
# Optimized: exits early when string type found
for s in strings:
# ... type checking ...
if detected_string:
return str # immediate return - no more processing needed
```
## Why This Works
1. **String is the most generic type**: In Python's type hierarchy for tabular data, string can represent anything. Once we know a column contains strings, we don't need to check remaining values.
2. **Reduces function call overhead**: The original implementation called `_type()` for every element, plus `_more_generic()` for N-1 reductions. The optimized version eliminates these function calls by inlining the type checking logic.
3. **Profiler evidence**: The line `coltypes = [_column_type(col, numparse=np) for col, np in zip(cols, numparses)]` drops from **53% of runtime** (523ms) to **48.2%** (434ms) - an 89ms improvement that accounts for most of the overall speedup.
## Performance by Test Case
The optimization excels on tests with **mixed-type columns** or **large datasets**:
- `test_large_scale_many_rows_and_sorting_stability`: 20% faster (34.8ms → 29.0ms) - 1000 rows benefit from early exits
- `test_large_scale_many_lines_per_function`: 19% faster (38.0ms → 31.9ms) - columns with strings exit early
- `test_large_scale_complex_timings`: 18.1% faster (203ms → 172ms) - 5000 data points across 50 functions
For smaller datasets, the improvement is more modest (5-12%) but still measurable.
## Implementation Details
The optimized `_column_type()` also:
- Passes `has_invisible` parameter directly instead of via `_type()` calls
- Uses in-place type checking rather than intermediate list construction
- Maintains the same type priority (bool → int → float → str) while enabling early termination
This optimization is particularly valuable since `tabulate()` is called repeatedly when formatting profiling output, making the cumulative savings significant for typical workloads.1 parent 5b212ab commit 6170616
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