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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: quill-sort
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+ Version: 3.0.0
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+ Summary: Adaptive ultra-sort: the fastest general-purpose sorting library for Python
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+ Author: Invariant Games
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+ License: MIT
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/invariant-games/quill
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+ Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/invariant-games/quill
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+ Keywords: sorting,sort,algorithm,radix sort,fast sort,high performance,numpy
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
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+ Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.8
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ Provides-Extra: fast
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+ Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.21; extra == "fast"
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+ Provides-Extra: pandas
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+ Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.21; extra == "pandas"
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+ Requires-Dist: pandas>=1.3; extra == "pandas"
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+ Provides-Extra: all
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+ Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.21; extra == "all"
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+ Requires-Dist: pandas>=1.3; extra == "all"
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+
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+ # quill-sort
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+
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+ **Adaptive Ultra-Sort** — the fastest general-purpose sorting library for Python.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from quill import quill_sort, quill_sorted
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+
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+ quill_sort([3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9]) # → [1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 9]
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+ quill_sort(records, key=lambda r: r['age']) # sort objects
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+ quill_sort(big_data, parallel=True) # use all CPU cores
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+ result = quill_sorted(iterable, reverse=True) # mirrors built-in sorted()
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install quill-sort # core (no dependencies)
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+ pip install quill-sort[fast] # + numpy for max speed
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+ pip install quill-sort[all] # + numpy + pandas support
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## How it works
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+
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+ Quill profiles your data at intake and picks the optimal path automatically:
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+
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+ | Data type | Strategy | Complexity |
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+ |-----------|----------|------------|
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+ | Dense integer range | Counting sort | O(n + k) |
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+ | Integers (numpy) | Narrowest-dtype radix | O(n) |
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+ | Integers (no numpy) | Base-256 radix, precomputed histograms | O(n) |
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+ | Floats | NumPy optimised introsort | O(n log n) |
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+ | Strings / bytes | Python Timsort | O(n log n) |
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+ | Objects with key | Rank-encode → numpy argsort | O(n log n) |
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+ | Pre-sorted | Early exit after O(sample) probe | O(sample) |
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+ | Reverse-sorted | Single `.reverse()` call | O(n/2) |
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+
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+ **Dtype-width optimisation** — Quill selects the narrowest safe numpy integer
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+ type for each dataset. `uint16` uses 4× less memory bandwidth than `int64`,
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+ making it ~6× faster on large arrays. This is the same technique used by
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+ `ska_sort` and `spread_sort`.
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+
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+ **Single-pass histogram precomputation** — the pure-Python fallback scans the
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+ array exactly once to build all digit histograms simultaneously, then skips any
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+ radix pass where all values share the same digit.
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+
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+ ## Supported types
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+
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+ - `int`, `float`, `str`, `bytes` — native fast paths
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+ - Negative integers — automatically shifted to non-negative before sorting
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+ - `None` values — filtered out, sorted data returned, Nones reinserted at end
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+ - `pandas.Series` — sorted and returned as a new Series
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+ - `pandas.DataFrame` — sorted by column(s) via `key='column_name'`
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+ - `numpy.ndarray` — sorted in-place via numpy directly
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+ - Any generator or iterator — materialised to list, sorted, returned
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+
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+ ## Plugin system
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+
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+ Add support for any custom type:
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from quill import register_plugin
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+ from quill._plugins import QuillPlugin
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+
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+ class MyPlugin(QuillPlugin):
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+ handles = (MyCustomClass,)
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+ name = "my_custom_class"
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+
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+ @staticmethod
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+ def prepare(data, key, reverse):
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+ items = [x.value for x in data]
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+ postprocess = lambda sorted_list: [MyCustomClass(v) for v in sorted_list]
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+ return items, key, postprocess
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+
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+ register_plugin(MyPlugin)
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+
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+ # Now quill_sort works on your type automatically:
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+ quill_sort(list_of_my_objects)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## CLI / Demo
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ python -m quill # run the benchmark demo
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+ quill # same, if installed via pip
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Performance
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+
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+ Approximate timings on modern hardware (Apple M2, numpy installed):
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+
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+ | n | Time |
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+ |---|------|
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+ | 1,000 | 0.00008s |
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+ | 100,000 | 0.002s |
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+ | 1,000,000 | 0.015s |
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+ | 10,000,000 | 0.15s |
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+ | 100,000,000 | 1.5s |
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+
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+ ## Requirements
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+
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+ - Python 3.8+
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+ - `numpy` optional (strongly recommended — `pip install numpy`)
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+ - `pandas` optional (for DataFrame support)
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT — by Invariant Games
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+ # quill-sort
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+
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+ **Adaptive Ultra-Sort** — the fastest general-purpose sorting library for Python.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from quill import quill_sort, quill_sorted
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+
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+ quill_sort([3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9]) # → [1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 9]
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+ quill_sort(records, key=lambda r: r['age']) # sort objects
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+ quill_sort(big_data, parallel=True) # use all CPU cores
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+ result = quill_sorted(iterable, reverse=True) # mirrors built-in sorted()
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install quill-sort # core (no dependencies)
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+ pip install quill-sort[fast] # + numpy for max speed
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+ pip install quill-sort[all] # + numpy + pandas support
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## How it works
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+
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+ Quill profiles your data at intake and picks the optimal path automatically:
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+
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+ | Data type | Strategy | Complexity |
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+ |-----------|----------|------------|
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+ | Dense integer range | Counting sort | O(n + k) |
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+ | Integers (numpy) | Narrowest-dtype radix | O(n) |
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+ | Integers (no numpy) | Base-256 radix, precomputed histograms | O(n) |
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+ | Floats | NumPy optimised introsort | O(n log n) |
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+ | Strings / bytes | Python Timsort | O(n log n) |
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+ | Objects with key | Rank-encode → numpy argsort | O(n log n) |
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+ | Pre-sorted | Early exit after O(sample) probe | O(sample) |
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+ | Reverse-sorted | Single `.reverse()` call | O(n/2) |
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+
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+ **Dtype-width optimisation** — Quill selects the narrowest safe numpy integer
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+ type for each dataset. `uint16` uses 4× less memory bandwidth than `int64`,
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+ making it ~6× faster on large arrays. This is the same technique used by
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+ `ska_sort` and `spread_sort`.
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+
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+ **Single-pass histogram precomputation** — the pure-Python fallback scans the
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+ array exactly once to build all digit histograms simultaneously, then skips any
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+ radix pass where all values share the same digit.
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+
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+ ## Supported types
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+
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+ - `int`, `float`, `str`, `bytes` — native fast paths
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+ - Negative integers — automatically shifted to non-negative before sorting
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+ - `None` values — filtered out, sorted data returned, Nones reinserted at end
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+ - `pandas.Series` — sorted and returned as a new Series
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+ - `pandas.DataFrame` — sorted by column(s) via `key='column_name'`
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+ - `numpy.ndarray` — sorted in-place via numpy directly
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+ - Any generator or iterator — materialised to list, sorted, returned
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+
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+ ## Plugin system
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+
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+ Add support for any custom type:
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from quill import register_plugin
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+ from quill._plugins import QuillPlugin
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+
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+ class MyPlugin(QuillPlugin):
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+ handles = (MyCustomClass,)
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+ name = "my_custom_class"
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+
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+ @staticmethod
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+ def prepare(data, key, reverse):
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+ items = [x.value for x in data]
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+ postprocess = lambda sorted_list: [MyCustomClass(v) for v in sorted_list]
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+ return items, key, postprocess
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+
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+ register_plugin(MyPlugin)
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+
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+ # Now quill_sort works on your type automatically:
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+ quill_sort(list_of_my_objects)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## CLI / Demo
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ python -m quill # run the benchmark demo
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+ quill # same, if installed via pip
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Performance
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+
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+ Approximate timings on modern hardware (Apple M2, numpy installed):
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+
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+ | n | Time |
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+ |---|------|
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+ | 1,000 | 0.00008s |
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+ | 100,000 | 0.002s |
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+ | 1,000,000 | 0.015s |
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+ | 10,000,000 | 0.15s |
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+ | 100,000,000 | 1.5s |
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+
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+ ## Requirements
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+
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+ - Python 3.8+
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+ - `numpy` optional (strongly recommended — `pip install numpy`)
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+ - `pandas` optional (for DataFrame support)
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ MIT — by Invariant Games
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+ [build-system]
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+ requires = ["setuptools>=68", "wheel"]
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+ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
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+
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+ [project]
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+ name = "quill-sort"
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+ version = "3.0.0"
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+ description = "Adaptive ultra-sort: the fastest general-purpose sorting library for Python"
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+ readme = "README.md"
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+ license = { text = "MIT" }
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+ authors = [{ name = "Invariant Games" }]
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+ requires-python = ">=3.8"
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+
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+ keywords = [
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+ "sorting", "sort", "algorithm", "radix sort",
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+ "fast sort", "high performance", "numpy"
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+ ]
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+
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+ classifiers = [
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+ "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
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+ "Intended Audience :: Developers",
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+ "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
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+ "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
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+ "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
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+ "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
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+ "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
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+ "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
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+ "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
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+ "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
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+ "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
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+ "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
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+ ]
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+
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+ # numpy is optional but strongly recommended
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+ dependencies = []
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+
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+ [project.optional-dependencies]
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+ fast = ["numpy>=1.21"]
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+ pandas = ["numpy>=1.21", "pandas>=1.3"]
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+ all = ["numpy>=1.21", "pandas>=1.3"]
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+
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+ [project.scripts]
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+ quill = "quill.__main__:main"
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+
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+ [project.urls]
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+ Homepage = "https://github.com/invariant-games/quill"
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+ Repository = "https://github.com/invariant-games/quill"
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+
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+ [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
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+ where = ["."]
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+
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+ [tool.setuptools.package-data]
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+ quill = ["py.typed"]
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+ """
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+ quill — Adaptive Ultra-Sort
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+ ============================
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+ High-performance, general-purpose sorting for Python.
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+
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+ from quill import quill_sort, quill_sorted, register_plugin
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+
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+ QUICK REFERENCE
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+ ---------------
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+ quill_sort(data) # in-place, integers/floats/strings
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+ quill_sort(data, key=lambda x: x['score']) # sort objects by key
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+ quill_sort(data, reverse=True) # descending
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+ quill_sort(data, inplace=False) # returns new list
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+ quill_sort(data, parallel=True) # use all CPU cores
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+
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+ result = quill_sorted(iterable) # mirrors built-in sorted()
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+ result = quill_sorted(iterable, key=str.lower, reverse=True)
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+
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+ register_plugin(MyPlugin) # add support for custom types
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+ """
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+
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+ from __future__ import annotations
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+ from typing import Callable, Iterable, Optional
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+
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+ from ._core import quill_sort_impl
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+ from ._plugins import QuillPlugin, register_plugin, probe_plugins
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+
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+ __version__ = "3.0.0"
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+ __author__ = "Invariant Games"
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+ __all__ = ["quill_sort", "quill_sorted", "QuillPlugin", "register_plugin"]
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+
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+
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+ def quill_sort(
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+ data : list,
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+ key : Optional[Callable] = None,
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+ reverse : bool = False,
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+ inplace : bool = True,
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+ parallel : bool = False,
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+ ) -> list:
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+ """
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+ Sort `data` using Quill's adaptive ultra-sort engine.
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+
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+ Quill automatically selects the fastest strategy for your data:
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+ - Non-negative integers → narrowest-dtype numpy radix (O(n), cache-optimal)
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+ - Negative integers → shift to non-negative, radix, shift back
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+ - Dense int ranges → counting sort O(n+k)
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+ - Floats → numpy optimised introsort
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+ - Strings / bytes → Python Timsort (fastest for comparisons)
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+ - Objects with key → rank-encode keys → numpy argsort
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+ - Pre-sorted data → O(n) detection, immediate return
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+ - Reverse-sorted → O(n) detection, single .reverse() call
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+ - None values → filtered, sorted, reinserted at end
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+
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+ Exotic types (pandas Series/DataFrame, numpy arrays, generators) are
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+ handled automatically via the plugin system — no extra code needed.
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+
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+ Parameters
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+ ----------
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+ data : list
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+ The list to sort. Also accepts lists of pandas objects, numpy arrays,
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+ generators, or any registered plugin type.
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+ key : callable, optional
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+ Function applied to each element to produce a sort key.
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+ For pandas DataFrames, pass a column name or list of column names.
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+ reverse : bool, default False
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+ If True, sort in descending order.
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+ inplace : bool, default True
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+ If True (default), sort the list in-place and return it.
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+ If False, return a new sorted list without modifying the original.
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+ parallel : bool, default False
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+ Use all CPU cores. Recommended for n > 500,000 on 4+ core machines.
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+ Uses shared memory (zero-copy) for integer data.
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+
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+ Returns
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+ -------
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+ list
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+ The sorted list (same object if inplace=True).
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+
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+ Examples
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+ --------
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+ >>> quill_sort([3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9])
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+ [1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 9]
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+
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+ >>> records = [{'name': 'Bob', 'age': 25}, {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30}]
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+ >>> quill_sort(records, key=lambda r: r['age'])
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+ [{'name': 'Bob', 'age': 25}, {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30}]
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+
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+ >>> quill_sort([3.14, -2.71, 0.0, 1.41])
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+ [-2.71, 0.0, 1.41, 3.14]
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+
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+ >>> quill_sort(['banana', 'apple', 'cherry'])
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+ ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
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+
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+ >>> quill_sort([3, None, 1, None, 2])
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+ [1, 2, 3, None, None]
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+
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+ >>> import pandas as pd
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+ >>> s = pd.Series([3, 1, 4, 1, 5])
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+ >>> quill_sort(s) # returns sorted Series
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+ """
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+ if not isinstance(data, list):
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+ # Non-list input: try plugin system first, then wrap
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+ from ._plugins import probe_plugins
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+ result = probe_plugins(data, key, reverse)
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+ if result is not None:
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+ items, pk, postprocess = result
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+ if postprocess and not items:
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+ return postprocess([])
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+ sorted_items = quill_sort(items, key=pk, reverse=reverse, inplace=True)
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+ return postprocess(sorted_items) if postprocess else sorted_items
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+ # Fall back: materialise to list
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+ data = list(data)
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+
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+ return quill_sort_impl(data, key, reverse, inplace, parallel)
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+
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+
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+ def quill_sorted(
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+ iterable : Iterable,
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+ key : Optional[Callable] = None,
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+ reverse : bool = False,
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+ parallel : bool = False,
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+ ) -> list:
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+ """
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+ Non-mutating Quill sort — mirrors Python's built-in ``sorted()``.
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+
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+ Parameters
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+ ----------
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+ iterable : any iterable
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+ key : callable, optional
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+ reverse : bool, default False
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+ parallel : bool, default False
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+
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+ Returns
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+ -------
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+ list — a new sorted list.
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+
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+ Examples
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+ --------
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+ >>> quill_sorted(range(10, 0, -1))
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+ [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
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+
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+ >>> quill_sorted(['fig', 'apple', 'kiwi'], key=len)
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+ ['fig', 'kiwi', 'apple']
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+ """
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+ return quill_sort(list(iterable), key=key, reverse=reverse,
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+ inplace=True, parallel=parallel)
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+ """
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+ quill/__main__.py
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+ -----------------
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+ Entry point for `python -m quill` and the `quill` CLI command.
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+ Runs the demo.
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+ """
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+
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+ import random, time, sys
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+ from . import quill_sort, __version__
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+
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+ try:
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+ import numpy as np
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+ _NUMPY = True
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+ except ImportError:
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+ _NUMPY = False
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+
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+
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+ def main():
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+ def typewrite(text, delay=0.015):
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+ for ch in text:
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+ sys.stdout.write(ch); sys.stdout.flush(); time.sleep(delay)
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+ print()
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+
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+ def bar(filled, total, width=38):
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+ n = int(width * min(filled, total) / total)
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+ return f"[{'█' * n}{'░' * (width - n)}]"
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+
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+ print()
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+ typewrite(" ▄▀▄ █ █ █ █ █ ")
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+ typewrite(f" ▀▄▀ ▀▄█ █ █▄▄ █▄▄ v{__version__}")
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+ print()
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+ typewrite(" Adaptive Ultra-Sort — by Invariant Games", 0.01)
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+ np_tag = "numpy ✓ vectorised C path active" if _NUMPY \
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+ else "numpy ✗ install for max speed: pip install numpy"
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+ typewrite(f" [{np_tag}]", 0.008)
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+ print()
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+ time.sleep(0.3)
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+
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+ SIZES = [100, 1_000, 10_000, 100_000, 500_000,
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+ 1_000_000, 5_000_000, 10_000_000]
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+
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+ typewrite(" Benchmarking across dataset sizes...", 0.012)
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+ print()
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+ time.sleep(0.2)
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+
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+ results = []
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+ for size in SIZES:
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+ if size >= 1_000_000:
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+ sys.stdout.write(f" {size:>12,} elements [allocating...]")
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+ sys.stdout.flush()
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+
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+ try:
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+ data = [random.randint(0, size * 10) for _ in range(size)]
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+ except MemoryError:
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+ sys.stdout.write(f"\r {size:>12,} elements [skipped — not enough RAM]\n")
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+ continue
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+
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+ t0 = time.perf_counter()
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+ quill_sort(data)
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+ t1 = time.perf_counter()
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+ elapsed = t1 - t0
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+
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+ correct = all(data[i] <= data[i+1] for i in range(min(len(data)-1, 50_000)))
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+ results.append((size, elapsed, correct))
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+ del data
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+
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+ label = f" {size:>12,} elements"
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+ timing = f"{elapsed:>8.4f}s"
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+ status = "✓" if correct else "✗"
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+ b = bar(elapsed, 3.0)
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+ line = f"{label} {b} {timing} {status}"
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+ if size >= 1_000_000:
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+ sys.stdout.write(f"\r{line}\n")
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+ else:
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+ print(line)
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+ sys.stdout.flush()
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+ time.sleep(0.04)
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+
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+ print()
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+ time.sleep(0.3)
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+
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+ if len(results) >= 2:
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+ s2, t2, _ = results[-1]
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+ est_1b = t2 * (1_000_000_000 / s2)
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+ est_str = f"{est_1b/60:.1f} minutes" if est_1b >= 60 else f"{est_1b:.1f}s"
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+ typewrite(f" Quill can sort 1 billion integers in an estimated ~{est_str}.", 0.012)
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+ typewrite(f" This demo is capped at 10 million due to sandbox memory constraints.", 0.012)
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+ print()
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+ time.sleep(0.3)
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+
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+ typewrite(" Watching Quill sort 20 numbers in real time...", 0.012)
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+ print()
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+ time.sleep(0.2)
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+
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+ sample = random.sample(range(1, 999), 20)
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+ print(f" Before: {sample}")
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+ time.sleep(0.6)
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+ quill_sort(sample)
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+ sys.stdout.write(" After: ")
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+ sys.stdout.flush()
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+ for i, v in enumerate(sample):
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+ sys.stdout.write(("" if i == 0 else ", ") + str(v))
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+ sys.stdout.flush()
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+ time.sleep(0.055)
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+ print(); print()
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+ time.sleep(0.4)
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+
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+ big = results[-1]
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+ typewrite(f" {big[0]:,} integers sorted in {big[1]:.4f}s.", 0.012)
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+ typewrite( " Narrowest-dtype numpy path. Zero comparisons. Cache-optimal.", 0.012)
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+ print()
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+ typewrite( " pip install quill-sort", 0.022)
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+ print()
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+
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+
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+ if __name__ == "__main__":
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+ main()