# cython: language_level=3 """Module provides a binarysort.""" ifdef(`m4purepy',`@profile') ifdef(`m4pyx',cp)def binarysort(ifdef(`m4pyx',list )list_, ifdef(`m4pyx',unsigned int )initial_left, ifdef(`m4pyx',unsigned int )initial_right): ifdef(`m4pyx',` cdef unsigned int left') ifdef(`m4pyx',` cdef unsigned int left_for_binary_search') ifdef(`m4pyx',` cdef unsigned int right_for_binary_search') """ Sort a (small) list using binary sort. It's much like insertion sort, except we use a binary search on the already-sorted portion to find where things should be placed. We use a temporary list for speed. This appears to be quite a bit faster than sticking to a single list. """ new_list = [] if initial_right > initial_left: new_list.append(list_[initial_left]) for pivot in list_[initial_left + 1:]: new_list_len_minus_1 = `len'(new_list) - 1 left_for_binary_search = 0 right_for_binary_search = new_list_len_minus_1 assert left_for_binary_search <= right_for_binary_search while left_for_binary_search < right_for_binary_search: midpoint = (left_for_binary_search + right_for_binary_search) // 2 if pivot < new_list[midpoint]: right_for_binary_search = midpoint else: left_for_binary_search = midpoint + 1 assert left_for_binary_search == right_for_binary_search if new_list[left_for_binary_search] < pivot: # we are >= new_list.insert(left_for_binary_search + 1, pivot) else: # we are <, insert before new_list.insert(left_for_binary_search, pivot) # now copy to the original list for index, value in enumerate(new_list): list_[initial_left + index] = value