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# Copyright 2010, Eric Burnett. All code released under the LGPL 2.1 except
# where noted.
# Uses matplotlib for charting.
import math
import random
from matplotlib import pyplot
# 'Array' is based on code taken from the demo file sortvisu.py from
# the python source code, and is released under the python 2.6.2 license:
# http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.2/license/
class Array:
def __init__(self, data=None):
self.items = []
self.size = 0
self.ncompares = 0
self.nswaps = 0
if data:
self.setdata(data)
def setdata(self, data):
self.items = data[:]
self.size = len(data)
self.reset()
def getsize(self):
return self.size
def swap(self, i, j):
if i == j: return
self.countswap()
item = self.items[i]
other = self.items[j]
self.items[i], self.items[j] = other, item
def compare(self, i, j):
self.countcompare()
item = self.items[i]
other = self.items[j]
return cmp(item, other)
def reset(self):
self.ncompares = 0
self.nswaps = 0
def countswap(self):
self.nswaps = self.nswaps + 1
def countcompare(self):
self.ncompares = self.ncompares + 1
def printreport(self):
text = "%d cmps, %d swaps" % (self.ncompares, self.nswaps)
print text
def report(self):
return self.ncompares, self.nswaps
# The Marriage Sort algorithm
def marriagesort(array):
array.reset()
# Pick the maximum entry from the array, tracking the number of compares
# performed. Uses entries [start, end)
def pickMax(array, start, end):
if start >= end: return None
bestPos = start
i = start + 1
while i < end:
if array.compare(i, bestPos) > 0:
bestPos = i
i += 1
return bestPos
aEnd = array.getsize()
skip = int(math.sqrt(aEnd) - 1)
# Repeatedly loop over the list, pulling out the expected "biggest" entries
# and placing them at the end.
while skip > 0:
bestPos = pickMax(array, 0, skip)
i = skip
while i < aEnd:
if array.compare(i, bestPos) >= 0:
array.swap(i, aEnd-1)
aEnd -=1
else:
i+= 1
array.swap(bestPos, aEnd-1)
aEnd -= 1
skip = int(math.sqrt(aEnd) - 1)
insertionsort(array, False)
return array.report()
# Sorting algorithms following are taken from the demo file sortvisu.py from
# the python source code, and are released under the python 2.6.2 license:
# http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.2/license/
def insertionsort(array, reset=True):
end = array.getsize()
if reset:
array.reset()
for i in range(1, end):
j = i-1
while j >= 0:
if array.compare(j, j+1) <= 0:
break
array.swap(j, j+1)
j = j-1
return array.report()
def quicksort(array, reset=True):
size = array.getsize()
if reset:
array.reset()
stack = [(0, size)]
while stack:
first, last = stack[-1]
del stack[-1]
if last-first < 5:
for i in range(first+1, last):
j = i-1
while j >= first:
if array.compare(j, j+1) <= 0:
break
array.swap(j, j+1)
j = j-1
continue
j, i, k = first, (first+last)//2, last-1
if array.compare(k, i) < 0:
array.swap(k, i)
if array.compare(k, j) < 0:
array.swap(k, j)
if array.compare(j, i) < 0:
array.swap(j, i)
pivot = j
left = first
right = last
while 1:
right = right-1
while right > first and array.compare(right, pivot) >= 0:
right = right-1
left = left+1
while left < last and array.compare(left, pivot) <= 0:
left = left+1
if left > right:
break
array.swap(left, right)
array.swap(pivot, right)
n1 = right-first
n2 = last-left
if n1 > 1: stack.append((first, right))
if n2 > 1: stack.append((left, last))
return array.report()
# Run both marriage sort and quicksort with a series of powers-of-2 sized
# arrays, returning the number of swaps and compares for each.
def gettimings():
sizes = []
mt = []
qt = []
for i in range(0, 13):
size = 2**i
print("generating size", size)
sizes.append(size)
a = list(range(size))
random.shuffle(a)
ma = Array(a)
mcount = marriagesort(ma)
mt.append(mcount)
qa = Array(a)
qcount = quicksort(qa)
qt.append(qcount)
print("Marriage sort", mcount, "quicksort", qcount)
return sizes, mt, qt
# Takes the number of swaps and compares returned by gettimings, and displays
# them on a couple plots for easy comparison.
def plottimings():
sizes, mt, qt = gettimings()
pyplot.figure(1)
ax = pyplot.subplot(121)
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x[0], mt)), 'g', label="Marriage Sort")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x[0], qt)), 'b', label="Quicksort")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x*math.log(math.log(x)+1, 2), sizes)), 'k', label="nloglogn")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x*x, sizes)), 'k--', label="n^2")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:math.pow(x, 1.5), sizes)), 'k-.', label="n^1.5")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x*math.log(x, 2), sizes)), 'k:', label="nlogn")
pyplot.title("Comparisons")
pyplot.legend()
pyplot.subplot(122)
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x[1], mt)), 'g', label="Marriage Sort")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x[1], qt)), 'b', label="Quicksort")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x*math.log(math.log(x)+1, 2), sizes)), 'k', label="nloglogn")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x*x, sizes)), 'k--', label="n^2")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:math.pow(x, 1.5), sizes)), 'k-.', label="n^1.5")
pyplot.loglog(sizes, list(map(lambda x:x*math.log(x, 2), sizes)), 'k:', label="nlogn")
pyplot.title("Swaps")
pyplot.legend()
pyplot.show()
pyplot.close()
if __name__ == "__main__":
plottimings()
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