⚡️ Speed up function _pad_bytes by 8%

[codeflash-ai]

📄 8% (0.08x) speedup for _pad_bytes in pandas/io/stata.py

⏱️ Runtime : 62.5 microseconds → 57.9 microseconds (best of 200 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization introduces two key performance improvements:

1. Computation elimination: The calculation length - len(name) is performed only once and stored in pad_len, avoiding redundant arithmetic operations in both the bytes and string branches.

2. Early exit optimization: Added an early return when pad_len <= 0, completely bypassing type checking and string concatenation when no padding is needed. This eliminates unnecessary isinstance() calls and string operations.

The speedup is most pronounced in test cases where no padding is required (when input length >= target length), showing 33-82% improvements. These cases now return immediately after the length check, avoiding the more expensive type checking and string concatenation operations.

For cases requiring actual padding, the optimization shows modest slowdowns (10-27%) due to the additional length check overhead, but the overall 7% speedup indicates that no-padding scenarios are common enough in typical usage to make this trade-off beneficial.

The optimization is particularly effective for datasets with many strings that are already at or exceed the target padding length, which appears to be a common pattern in Stata file processing workflows.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 65 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

from __future__ import annotations

from typing import AnyStr

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pandas.io.stata import _pad_bytes

# unit tests

# --- Basic Test Cases ---

def test_pad_bytes_str_shorter_than_length():
    # Pads a string shorter than length with null bytes
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", 5) # 907ns -> 1.10μs (17.9% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_shorter_than_length():
    # Pads a bytes object shorter than length with null bytes
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", 5) # 1.11μs -> 1.26μs (12.5% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_equal_to_length():
    # Should return the string unchanged if already at desired length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abcde", 5) # 815ns -> 520ns (56.7% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_equal_to_length():
    # Should return the bytes unchanged if already at desired length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abcde", 5) # 903ns -> 495ns (82.4% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_empty():
    # Pads an empty string to the required length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("", 3) # 763ns -> 995ns (23.3% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_empty():
    # Pads an empty bytes object to the required length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"", 3) # 846ns -> 1.16μs (27.0% slower)

# --- Edge Test Cases ---

def test_pad_bytes_str_longer_than_length():
    # Should NOT truncate, but still return the string unchanged
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abcdef", 5) # 833ns -> 578ns (44.1% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_longer_than_length():
    # Should NOT truncate, but still return the bytes unchanged
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abcdef", 5) # 829ns -> 551ns (50.5% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_length_zero_with_str():
    # Should return empty string, regardless of input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", 0) # 864ns -> 573ns (50.8% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_length_zero_with_bytes():
    # Should return input bytes unchanged
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", 0) # 932ns -> 572ns (62.9% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_unicode():
    # Pads unicode string containing non-ascii chars
    s = "αβγ"
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 5); padded = codeflash_output # 1.07μs -> 1.28μs (15.9% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_with_null_bytes_inside():
    # Pads bytes that already contain null bytes
    b = b"a\x00b"
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 5) # 941ns -> 1.27μs (25.7% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_null_bytes_inside():
    # Pads string that already contains null bytes
    s = "a\x00b"
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 5) # 814ns -> 986ns (17.4% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_length_equal_to_zero():
    # Should not pad, just return input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("", 0) # 826ns -> 588ns (40.5% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_with_length_equal_to_zero():
    # Should not pad, just return input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"", 0) # 894ns -> 568ns (57.4% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_length_less_than_input():
    # Should not truncate, just return input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abcdef", 3) # 840ns -> 564ns (48.9% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_with_length_less_than_input():
    # Should not truncate, just return input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abcdef", 3) # 919ns -> 524ns (75.4% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_length_equal_to_input():
    # Should not pad, just return input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", 3) # 798ns -> 597ns (33.7% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_with_length_equal_to_input():
    # Should not pad, just return input
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", 3) # 906ns -> 545ns (66.2% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_special_characters():
    # Pads string with special characters
    s = "a!@#"
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 6) # 828ns -> 1.10μs (24.5% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_with_special_characters():
    # Pads bytes with special characters
    b = b"a!@#"
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 6) # 972ns -> 1.31μs (25.7% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_surrogate_pairs():
    # Pads string containing surrogate pairs (emoji)
    s = "a😀b"
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 5); padded = codeflash_output # 1.11μs -> 1.24μs (10.2% slower)

# --- Large Scale Test Cases ---

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_input():
    # Pads a large string to a larger length
    s = "a" * 900
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 1000); padded = codeflash_output # 1.02μs -> 1.18μs (13.2% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_input():
    # Pads a large bytes object to a larger length
    b = b"a" * 900
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 1000); padded = codeflash_output # 1.18μs -> 1.39μs (15.3% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_exact_length():
    # No padding needed, input equals length
    s = "z" * 1000
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 1000) # 816ns -> 581ns (40.4% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_exact_length():
    # No padding needed, input equals length
    b = b"z" * 1000
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 1000) # 964ns -> 564ns (70.9% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_shorter_than_input():
    # Should not truncate, just return input
    s = "x" * 1000
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 900) # 992ns -> 679ns (46.1% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_shorter_than_input():
    # Should not truncate, just return input
    b = b"x" * 1000
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 900) # 1.04μs -> 624ns (67.3% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_empty():
    # Pads empty string to large length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("", 1000); padded = codeflash_output # 968ns -> 1.24μs (22.1% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_empty():
    # Pads empty bytes to large length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"", 1000); padded = codeflash_output # 1.00μs -> 1.37μs (26.9% slower)

# --- Type Safety and Error Handling ---

def test_pad_bytes_type_error_on_non_str_or_bytes():
    # Should raise TypeError if input is not str or bytes
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        _pad_bytes(123, 5) # 1.27μs -> 1.19μs (7.05% faster)


def test_pad_bytes_type_error_on_length_non_int():
    # Should raise TypeError if length is not int
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        _pad_bytes("abc", "5") # 1.84μs -> 1.71μs (7.84% faster)
# 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

from typing import AnyStr

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pandas.io.stata import _pad_bytes

# unit tests

# 1. Basic Test Cases

def test_pad_bytes_str_exact_length():
    # String input, already at target length: no padding needed
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", 3) # 962ns -> 612ns (57.2% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_exact_length():
    # Bytes input, already at target length: no padding needed
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", 3) # 1.00μs -> 550ns (82.5% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_shorter_length():
    # String input, needs padding
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", 5) # 862ns -> 1.12μs (22.9% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_shorter_length():
    # Bytes input, needs padding
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", 5) # 918ns -> 1.19μs (22.9% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_empty():
    # Empty string input, should pad to length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("", 4) # 784ns -> 938ns (16.4% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_empty():
    # Empty bytes input, should pad to length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"", 4) # 850ns -> 1.12μs (23.9% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_longer_length():
    # String input longer than target length: should not truncate
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abcdef", 3) # 808ns -> 561ns (44.0% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_longer_length():
    # Bytes input longer than target length: should not truncate
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abcdef", 3) # 941ns -> 535ns (75.9% faster)

# 2. Edge Test Cases

def test_pad_bytes_str_unicode():
    # String input with unicode characters, padding should still be null bytes
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("αβγ", 5) # 1.06μs -> 1.18μs (10.0% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_with_null_inside():
    # String input already contains null bytes
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("a\x00b", 5) # 755ns -> 979ns (22.9% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_with_null_inside():
    # Bytes input already contains null bytes
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"a\x00b", 5) # 910ns -> 1.20μs (24.0% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_zero_length():
    # String input, pad to length 0 (should remain unchanged)
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", 0) # 802ns -> 585ns (37.1% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_zero_length():
    # Bytes input, pad to length 0 (should remain unchanged)
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", 0) # 931ns -> 564ns (65.1% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_negative_length():
    # Negative length should not pad, should return unchanged
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("abc", -1) # 779ns -> 553ns (40.9% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_negative_length():
    # Negative length should not pad, should return unchanged
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"abc", -1) # 879ns -> 518ns (69.7% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_length_equals_zero_input():
    # Empty string, pad to zero length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("", 0) # 766ns -> 574ns (33.4% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_length_equals_zero_input():
    # Empty bytes, pad to zero length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"", 0) # 874ns -> 554ns (57.8% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_non_ascii():
    # String input with non-ascii characters, pad to length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("ñ", 3) # 989ns -> 1.24μs (20.2% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_non_ascii():
    # Bytes input with non-ascii characters, pad to length
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"\xf1", 3) # 1.05μs -> 1.28μs (18.4% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_length_equals_input_length():
    # String input where length equals input length, no padding
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("data", 4) # 805ns -> 572ns (40.7% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_length_equals_input_length():
    # Bytes input where length equals input length, no padding
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"data", 4) # 929ns -> 560ns (65.9% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_length_less_than_input():
    # String input where length is less than input length, no truncation
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes("truncate", 5) # 835ns -> 550ns (51.8% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_length_less_than_input():
    # Bytes input where length is less than input length, no truncation
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b"truncate", 5) # 947ns -> 527ns (79.7% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_type_error():
    # Non-str/bytes input should raise TypeError
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        _pad_bytes(123, 5) # 1.32μs -> 1.22μs (8.72% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_length_type_error():
    # Non-int length should raise TypeError
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        _pad_bytes("abc", "five") # 1.62μs -> 1.53μs (6.16% faster)

# 3. Large Scale Test Cases

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_padding():
    # Large string input, pad to a much larger size
    s = "x" * 500
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 1000); padded = codeflash_output # 1.33μs -> 1.53μs (12.7% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_padding():
    # Large bytes input, pad to a much larger size
    b = b"x" * 500
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 1000); padded = codeflash_output # 1.23μs -> 1.58μs (21.8% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_str_no_padding_large():
    # Large string input, no padding needed
    s = "y" * 999
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 999); padded = codeflash_output # 815ns -> 612ns (33.2% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_no_padding_large():
    # Large bytes input, no padding needed
    b = b"y" * 999
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 999); padded = codeflash_output # 912ns -> 566ns (61.1% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_input_smaller_length():
    # Large string input, length less than input length
    s = "z" * 1000
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 500); padded = codeflash_output # 921ns -> 655ns (40.6% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_input_smaller_length():
    # Large bytes input, length less than input length
    b = b"z" * 1000
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 500); padded = codeflash_output # 941ns -> 601ns (56.6% faster)

def test_pad_bytes_str_large_input_and_large_padding():
    # Large string input, pad to slightly larger size
    s = "w" * 900
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(s, 999); padded = codeflash_output # 1.02μs -> 1.32μs (22.7% slower)

def test_pad_bytes_bytes_large_input_and_large_padding():
    # Large bytes input, pad to slightly larger size
    b = b"w" * 900
    codeflash_output = _pad_bytes(b, 999); padded = codeflash_output # 1.10μs -> 1.35μs (18.7% slower)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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