A comparison of generator methods with boring function-based methods for fizz buzz

fibonacci_efficiency.ipynb

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    "# A little comparison of the speeds of various fibonacci functions"
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    "We often compare Fibonacci implementations. "
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      "1\n",
      "2\n",
      "Fizz\n",
      "4\n",
      "Buzz\n",
      "Fizz\n",
      "7\n",
      "8\n",
      "Fizz\n",
      "Buzz\n",
      "11\n",
      "Fizz\n",
      "13\n",
      "14\n",
      "FizzBuzz\n",
      "16\n",
      "17\n",
      "Fizz\n",
      "19\n",
      "Buzz\n",
      "CPU times: user 36 µs, sys: 0 ns, total: 36 µs\n",
      "Wall time: 39.1 µs\n"
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    "def fizzbuzz(n):\n",
    "\tif n % 3 == 0 and n % 5 == 0:\n",
    "\t\treturn 'FizzBuzz'\n",
    "\telif n % 5 == 0:\n",
    "\t\treturn 'Buzz'\n",
    "\telif n % 3 == 0 :\n",
    "\t\treturn 'Fizz'\n",
    "\telse:\n",
    "\t\treturn str(n)\n",
    "\n",
    "%time print(\"\\n\".join(fizzbuzz(n) for n in range(1, 21)))"
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    "def fizzbuzz_boring(n):\n",
    "\tfor x in range(1,n):\n",
    "\t\tif not x % 15:\n",
    "\t\t\tyield 'fizzbuzz'\n",
    "\t\telif not x % 5:\n",
    "\t\t\tyield 'buzz'\n",
    "\t\telif not x % 3:\n",
    "\t\t\tyield 'fizz'\n",
    "\t\telse:\n",
    "\t\t\tyield str(x)"
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      "CPU times: user 17 µs, sys: 1 µs, total: 18 µs\n",
      "Wall time: 20 µs\n"
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       "['1',\n",
       " '2',\n",
       " 'fizz',\n",
       " '4',\n",
       " 'buzz',\n",
       " 'fizz',\n",
       " '7',\n",
       " '8',\n",
       " 'fizz',\n",
       " 'buzz',\n",
       " '11',\n",
       " 'fizz',\n",
       " '13',\n",
       " '14',\n",
       " 'fizzbuzz',\n",
       " '16',\n",
       " '17',\n",
       " 'fizz',\n",
       " '19',\n",
       " 'buzz']"
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    "%time list(fizzbuzz_boring(21))"
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   "source": [
    "We can see clearly why exactly generator methods save on computational time. "
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