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Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +00001/* Drop in replacement for heapq.py
2
3C implementation derived directly from heapq.py in Py2.3
4which was written by Kevin O'Connor, augmented by Tim Peters,
5annotated by François Pinard, and converted to C by Raymond Hettinger.
6
7*/
8
9#include "Python.h"
10
11static int
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +000012_siftdown(PyListObject *heap, Py_ssize_t startpos, Py_ssize_t pos)
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000013{
14 PyObject *newitem, *parent;
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +000015 int cmp;
16 Py_ssize_t parentpos;
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000017
18 assert(PyList_Check(heap));
19 if (pos >= PyList_GET_SIZE(heap)) {
20 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
21 return -1;
22 }
23
24 newitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos);
25 Py_INCREF(newitem);
26 /* Follow the path to the root, moving parents down until finding
27 a place newitem fits. */
28 while (pos > startpos){
29 parentpos = (pos - 1) >> 1;
30 parent = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, parentpos);
31 cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(parent, newitem, Py_LE);
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +000032 if (cmp == -1) {
33 Py_DECREF(newitem);
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000034 return -1;
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +000035 }
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000036 if (cmp == 1)
37 break;
38 Py_INCREF(parent);
39 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
40 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, parent);
41 pos = parentpos;
42 }
43 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
44 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, newitem);
45 return 0;
46}
47
48static int
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +000049_siftup(PyListObject *heap, Py_ssize_t pos)
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000050{
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +000051 Py_ssize_t startpos, endpos, childpos, rightpos;
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000052 int cmp;
53 PyObject *newitem, *tmp;
54
55 assert(PyList_Check(heap));
56 endpos = PyList_GET_SIZE(heap);
57 startpos = pos;
58 if (pos >= endpos) {
59 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
60 return -1;
61 }
62 newitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos);
63 Py_INCREF(newitem);
64
65 /* Bubble up the smaller child until hitting a leaf. */
66 childpos = 2*pos + 1; /* leftmost child position */
67 while (childpos < endpos) {
68 /* Set childpos to index of smaller child. */
69 rightpos = childpos + 1;
70 if (rightpos < endpos) {
71 cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(
72 PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, rightpos),
73 PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, childpos),
74 Py_LE);
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +000075 if (cmp == -1) {
76 Py_DECREF(newitem);
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000077 return -1;
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +000078 }
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +000079 if (cmp == 1)
80 childpos = rightpos;
81 }
82 /* Move the smaller child up. */
83 tmp = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, childpos);
84 Py_INCREF(tmp);
85 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
86 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, tmp);
87 pos = childpos;
88 childpos = 2*pos + 1;
89 }
90
91 /* The leaf at pos is empty now. Put newitem there, and and bubble
92 it up to its final resting place (by sifting its parents down). */
93 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
94 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, newitem);
95 return _siftdown(heap, startpos, pos);
96}
97
98static PyObject *
99heappush(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
100{
101 PyObject *heap, *item;
102
103 if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, "heappush", 2, 2, &heap, &item))
104 return NULL;
105
106 if (!PyList_Check(heap)) {
107 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "heap argument must be a list");
108 return NULL;
109 }
110
111 if (PyList_Append(heap, item) == -1)
112 return NULL;
113
114 if (_siftdown((PyListObject *)heap, 0, PyList_GET_SIZE(heap)-1) == -1)
115 return NULL;
116 Py_INCREF(Py_None);
117 return Py_None;
118}
119
120PyDoc_STRVAR(heappush_doc,
121"Push item onto heap, maintaining the heap invariant.");
122
123static PyObject *
124heappop(PyObject *self, PyObject *heap)
125{
126 PyObject *lastelt, *returnitem;
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000127 Py_ssize_t n;
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000128
129 if (!PyList_Check(heap)) {
130 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "heap argument must be a list");
131 return NULL;
132 }
133
134 /* # raises appropriate IndexError if heap is empty */
135 n = PyList_GET_SIZE(heap);
136 if (n == 0) {
137 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
138 return NULL;
139 }
140
141 lastelt = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, n-1) ;
142 Py_INCREF(lastelt);
143 PyList_SetSlice(heap, n-1, n, NULL);
144 n--;
145
146 if (!n)
147 return lastelt;
148 returnitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
149 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, 0, lastelt);
150 if (_siftup((PyListObject *)heap, 0) == -1) {
151 Py_DECREF(returnitem);
152 return NULL;
153 }
154 return returnitem;
155}
156
157PyDoc_STRVAR(heappop_doc,
158"Pop the smallest item off the heap, maintaining the heap invariant.");
159
160static PyObject *
161heapreplace(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
162{
163 PyObject *heap, *item, *returnitem;
164
165 if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, "heapreplace", 2, 2, &heap, &item))
166 return NULL;
167
168 if (!PyList_Check(heap)) {
169 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "heap argument must be a list");
170 return NULL;
171 }
172
173 if (PyList_GET_SIZE(heap) < 1) {
174 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
175 return NULL;
176 }
177
178 returnitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
179 Py_INCREF(item);
180 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, 0, item);
181 if (_siftup((PyListObject *)heap, 0) == -1) {
182 Py_DECREF(returnitem);
183 return NULL;
184 }
185 return returnitem;
186}
187
188PyDoc_STRVAR(heapreplace_doc,
189"Pop and return the current smallest value, and add the new item.\n\
190\n\
191This is more efficient than heappop() followed by heappush(), and can be\n\
192more appropriate when using a fixed-size heap. Note that the value\n\
193returned may be larger than item! That constrains reasonable uses of\n\
Raymond Hettinger8158e842004-09-06 07:04:09 +0000194this routine unless written as part of a conditional replacement:\n\n\
195 if item > heap[0]:\n\
196 item = heapreplace(heap, item)\n");
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000197
198static PyObject *
Christian Heimesdd15f6c2008-03-16 00:07:10 +0000199heappushpop(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
200{
201 PyObject *heap, *item, *returnitem;
202 int cmp;
203
204 if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, "heappushpop", 2, 2, &heap, &item))
205 return NULL;
206
207 if (!PyList_Check(heap)) {
208 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "heap argument must be a list");
209 return NULL;
210 }
211
212 if (PyList_GET_SIZE(heap) < 1) {
213 Py_INCREF(item);
214 return item;
215 }
216
217 cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(item, PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0), Py_LE);
218 if (cmp == -1)
219 return NULL;
220 if (cmp == 1) {
221 Py_INCREF(item);
222 return item;
223 }
224
225 returnitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
226 Py_INCREF(item);
227 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, 0, item);
228 if (_siftup((PyListObject *)heap, 0) == -1) {
229 Py_DECREF(returnitem);
230 return NULL;
231 }
232 return returnitem;
233}
234
235PyDoc_STRVAR(heappushpop_doc,
236"Push item on the heap, then pop and return the smallest item\n\
237from the heap. The combined action runs more efficiently than\n\
238heappush() followed by a separate call to heappop().");
239
240static PyObject *
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000241heapify(PyObject *self, PyObject *heap)
242{
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000243 Py_ssize_t i, n;
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000244
245 if (!PyList_Check(heap)) {
246 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "heap argument must be a list");
247 return NULL;
248 }
249
250 n = PyList_GET_SIZE(heap);
251 /* Transform bottom-up. The largest index there's any point to
252 looking at is the largest with a child index in-range, so must
253 have 2*i + 1 < n, or i < (n-1)/2. If n is even = 2*j, this is
254 (2*j-1)/2 = j-1/2 so j-1 is the largest, which is n//2 - 1. If
255 n is odd = 2*j+1, this is (2*j+1-1)/2 = j so j-1 is the largest,
256 and that's again n//2-1.
257 */
258 for (i=n/2-1 ; i>=0 ; i--)
259 if(_siftup((PyListObject *)heap, i) == -1)
260 return NULL;
261 Py_INCREF(Py_None);
262 return Py_None;
263}
264
265PyDoc_STRVAR(heapify_doc,
266"Transform list into a heap, in-place, in O(len(heap)) time.");
267
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000268static PyObject *
269nlargest(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
270{
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000271 PyObject *heap=NULL, *elem, *iterable, *sol, *it, *oldelem;
Thomas Wouters13870b12006-02-16 19:21:53 +0000272 Py_ssize_t i, n;
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000273
Thomas Wouters13870b12006-02-16 19:21:53 +0000274 if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "nO:nlargest", &n, &iterable))
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000275 return NULL;
276
277 it = PyObject_GetIter(iterable);
278 if (it == NULL)
279 return NULL;
280
281 heap = PyList_New(0);
Raymond Hettingerde72edd2004-06-13 15:36:56 +0000282 if (heap == NULL)
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000283 goto fail;
284
285 for (i=0 ; i<n ; i++ ){
286 elem = PyIter_Next(it);
Raymond Hettingerde72edd2004-06-13 15:36:56 +0000287 if (elem == NULL) {
288 if (PyErr_Occurred())
289 goto fail;
290 else
291 goto sortit;
292 }
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000293 if (PyList_Append(heap, elem) == -1) {
294 Py_DECREF(elem);
295 goto fail;
296 }
297 Py_DECREF(elem);
298 }
299 if (PyList_GET_SIZE(heap) == 0)
300 goto sortit;
301
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000302 for (i=n/2-1 ; i>=0 ; i--)
303 if(_siftup((PyListObject *)heap, i) == -1)
304 goto fail;
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000305
306 sol = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
307 while (1) {
308 elem = PyIter_Next(it);
309 if (elem == NULL) {
310 if (PyErr_Occurred())
311 goto fail;
312 else
313 goto sortit;
314 }
315 if (PyObject_RichCompareBool(elem, sol, Py_LE)) {
316 Py_DECREF(elem);
317 continue;
318 }
319 oldelem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
320 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, 0, elem);
321 Py_DECREF(oldelem);
322 if (_siftup((PyListObject *)heap, 0) == -1)
323 goto fail;
324 sol = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
325 }
326sortit:
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000327 if (PyList_Sort(heap) == -1)
328 goto fail;
329 if (PyList_Reverse(heap) == -1)
330 goto fail;
Raymond Hettingerde72edd2004-06-13 15:36:56 +0000331 Py_DECREF(it);
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000332 return heap;
333
334fail:
335 Py_DECREF(it);
336 Py_XDECREF(heap);
337 return NULL;
338}
339
340PyDoc_STRVAR(nlargest_doc,
341"Find the n largest elements in a dataset.\n\
342\n\
343Equivalent to: sorted(iterable, reverse=True)[:n]\n");
344
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000345static int
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000346_siftdownmax(PyListObject *heap, Py_ssize_t startpos, Py_ssize_t pos)
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000347{
348 PyObject *newitem, *parent;
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000349 int cmp;
350 Py_ssize_t parentpos;
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000351
352 assert(PyList_Check(heap));
353 if (pos >= PyList_GET_SIZE(heap)) {
354 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
355 return -1;
356 }
357
358 newitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos);
359 Py_INCREF(newitem);
360 /* Follow the path to the root, moving parents down until finding
361 a place newitem fits. */
362 while (pos > startpos){
363 parentpos = (pos - 1) >> 1;
364 parent = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, parentpos);
365 cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(newitem, parent, Py_LE);
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +0000366 if (cmp == -1) {
367 Py_DECREF(newitem);
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000368 return -1;
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +0000369 }
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000370 if (cmp == 1)
371 break;
372 Py_INCREF(parent);
373 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
374 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, parent);
375 pos = parentpos;
376 }
377 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
378 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, newitem);
379 return 0;
380}
381
382static int
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000383_siftupmax(PyListObject *heap, Py_ssize_t pos)
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000384{
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000385 Py_ssize_t startpos, endpos, childpos, rightpos;
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000386 int cmp;
387 PyObject *newitem, *tmp;
388
389 assert(PyList_Check(heap));
390 endpos = PyList_GET_SIZE(heap);
391 startpos = pos;
392 if (pos >= endpos) {
393 PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "index out of range");
394 return -1;
395 }
396 newitem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos);
397 Py_INCREF(newitem);
398
399 /* Bubble up the smaller child until hitting a leaf. */
400 childpos = 2*pos + 1; /* leftmost child position */
401 while (childpos < endpos) {
402 /* Set childpos to index of smaller child. */
403 rightpos = childpos + 1;
404 if (rightpos < endpos) {
405 cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(
406 PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, childpos),
407 PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, rightpos),
408 Py_LE);
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +0000409 if (cmp == -1) {
410 Py_DECREF(newitem);
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000411 return -1;
Raymond Hettinger855d9a92004-09-28 00:03:54 +0000412 }
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000413 if (cmp == 1)
414 childpos = rightpos;
415 }
416 /* Move the smaller child up. */
417 tmp = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, childpos);
418 Py_INCREF(tmp);
419 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
420 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, tmp);
421 pos = childpos;
422 childpos = 2*pos + 1;
423 }
424
425 /* The leaf at pos is empty now. Put newitem there, and and bubble
426 it up to its final resting place (by sifting its parents down). */
427 Py_DECREF(PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, pos));
428 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, pos, newitem);
429 return _siftdownmax(heap, startpos, pos);
430}
431
432static PyObject *
433nsmallest(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
434{
435 PyObject *heap=NULL, *elem, *iterable, *los, *it, *oldelem;
Martin v. Löwisad0a4622006-02-16 14:30:23 +0000436 Py_ssize_t i, n;
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000437
Thomas Woutersed6254a2006-02-16 17:32:54 +0000438 if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "nO:nsmallest", &n, &iterable))
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000439 return NULL;
440
441 it = PyObject_GetIter(iterable);
442 if (it == NULL)
443 return NULL;
444
445 heap = PyList_New(0);
Raymond Hettingerde72edd2004-06-13 15:36:56 +0000446 if (heap == NULL)
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000447 goto fail;
448
449 for (i=0 ; i<n ; i++ ){
450 elem = PyIter_Next(it);
Raymond Hettingerde72edd2004-06-13 15:36:56 +0000451 if (elem == NULL) {
452 if (PyErr_Occurred())
453 goto fail;
454 else
455 goto sortit;
456 }
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000457 if (PyList_Append(heap, elem) == -1) {
458 Py_DECREF(elem);
459 goto fail;
460 }
461 Py_DECREF(elem);
462 }
463 n = PyList_GET_SIZE(heap);
464 if (n == 0)
465 goto sortit;
466
467 for (i=n/2-1 ; i>=0 ; i--)
468 if(_siftupmax((PyListObject *)heap, i) == -1)
469 goto fail;
470
471 los = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
472 while (1) {
473 elem = PyIter_Next(it);
474 if (elem == NULL) {
475 if (PyErr_Occurred())
476 goto fail;
477 else
478 goto sortit;
479 }
480 if (PyObject_RichCompareBool(los, elem, Py_LE)) {
481 Py_DECREF(elem);
482 continue;
483 }
484
485 oldelem = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
486 PyList_SET_ITEM(heap, 0, elem);
487 Py_DECREF(oldelem);
488 if (_siftupmax((PyListObject *)heap, 0) == -1)
489 goto fail;
490 los = PyList_GET_ITEM(heap, 0);
491 }
492
493sortit:
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000494 if (PyList_Sort(heap) == -1)
495 goto fail;
Raymond Hettingerde72edd2004-06-13 15:36:56 +0000496 Py_DECREF(it);
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000497 return heap;
498
499fail:
500 Py_DECREF(it);
501 Py_XDECREF(heap);
502 return NULL;
503}
504
505PyDoc_STRVAR(nsmallest_doc,
506"Find the n smallest elements in a dataset.\n\
507\n\
508Equivalent to: sorted(iterable)[:n]\n");
509
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000510static PyMethodDef heapq_methods[] = {
511 {"heappush", (PyCFunction)heappush,
512 METH_VARARGS, heappush_doc},
Christian Heimesdd15f6c2008-03-16 00:07:10 +0000513 {"heappushpop", (PyCFunction)heappushpop,
514 METH_VARARGS, heappushpop_doc},
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000515 {"heappop", (PyCFunction)heappop,
516 METH_O, heappop_doc},
517 {"heapreplace", (PyCFunction)heapreplace,
518 METH_VARARGS, heapreplace_doc},
519 {"heapify", (PyCFunction)heapify,
520 METH_O, heapify_doc},
Raymond Hettingerc9297662004-06-12 22:48:46 +0000521 {"nlargest", (PyCFunction)nlargest,
522 METH_VARARGS, nlargest_doc},
Raymond Hettinger2e3dfaf2004-06-13 05:26:33 +0000523 {"nsmallest", (PyCFunction)nsmallest,
524 METH_VARARGS, nsmallest_doc},
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000525 {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
526};
527
528PyDoc_STRVAR(module_doc,
529"Heap queue algorithm (a.k.a. priority queue).\n\
530\n\
531Heaps are arrays for which a[k] <= a[2*k+1] and a[k] <= a[2*k+2] for\n\
532all k, counting elements from 0. For the sake of comparison,\n\
533non-existing elements are considered to be infinite. The interesting\n\
534property of a heap is that a[0] is always its smallest element.\n\
535\n\
536Usage:\n\
537\n\
538heap = [] # creates an empty heap\n\
539heappush(heap, item) # pushes a new item on the heap\n\
540item = heappop(heap) # pops the smallest item from the heap\n\
541item = heap[0] # smallest item on the heap without popping it\n\
542heapify(x) # transforms list into a heap, in-place, in linear time\n\
543item = heapreplace(heap, item) # pops and returns smallest item, and adds\n\
544 # new item; the heap size is unchanged\n\
545\n\
546Our API differs from textbook heap algorithms as follows:\n\
547\n\
548- We use 0-based indexing. This makes the relationship between the\n\
549 index for a node and the indexes for its children slightly less\n\
550 obvious, but is more suitable since Python uses 0-based indexing.\n\
551\n\
552- Our heappop() method returns the smallest item, not the largest.\n\
553\n\
554These two make it possible to view the heap as a regular Python list\n\
555without surprises: heap[0] is the smallest item, and heap.sort()\n\
556maintains the heap invariant!\n");
557
558
559PyDoc_STRVAR(__about__,
560"Heap queues\n\
561\n\
Neal Norwitzc1786ea2007-08-23 23:58:43 +0000562[explanation by Fran\xc3\xa7ois Pinard]\n\
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000563\n\
564Heaps are arrays for which a[k] <= a[2*k+1] and a[k] <= a[2*k+2] for\n\
565all k, counting elements from 0. For the sake of comparison,\n\
566non-existing elements are considered to be infinite. The interesting\n\
567property of a heap is that a[0] is always its smallest element.\n"
568"\n\
569The strange invariant above is meant to be an efficient memory\n\
570representation for a tournament. The numbers below are `k', not a[k]:\n\
571\n\
572 0\n\
573\n\
574 1 2\n\
575\n\
576 3 4 5 6\n\
577\n\
578 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14\n\
579\n\
580 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30\n\
581\n\
582\n\
583In the tree above, each cell `k' is topping `2*k+1' and `2*k+2'. In\n\
584an usual binary tournament we see in sports, each cell is the winner\n\
585over the two cells it tops, and we can trace the winner down the tree\n\
586to see all opponents s/he had. However, in many computer applications\n\
587of such tournaments, we do not need to trace the history of a winner.\n\
588To be more memory efficient, when a winner is promoted, we try to\n\
589replace it by something else at a lower level, and the rule becomes\n\
590that a cell and the two cells it tops contain three different items,\n\
591but the top cell \"wins\" over the two topped cells.\n"
592"\n\
593If this heap invariant is protected at all time, index 0 is clearly\n\
594the overall winner. The simplest algorithmic way to remove it and\n\
595find the \"next\" winner is to move some loser (let's say cell 30 in the\n\
596diagram above) into the 0 position, and then percolate this new 0 down\n\
597the tree, exchanging values, until the invariant is re-established.\n\
598This is clearly logarithmic on the total number of items in the tree.\n\
599By iterating over all items, you get an O(n ln n) sort.\n"
600"\n\
601A nice feature of this sort is that you can efficiently insert new\n\
602items while the sort is going on, provided that the inserted items are\n\
603not \"better\" than the last 0'th element you extracted. This is\n\
604especially useful in simulation contexts, where the tree holds all\n\
605incoming events, and the \"win\" condition means the smallest scheduled\n\
606time. When an event schedule other events for execution, they are\n\
607scheduled into the future, so they can easily go into the heap. So, a\n\
608heap is a good structure for implementing schedulers (this is what I\n\
609used for my MIDI sequencer :-).\n"
610"\n\
611Various structures for implementing schedulers have been extensively\n\
612studied, and heaps are good for this, as they are reasonably speedy,\n\
613the speed is almost constant, and the worst case is not much different\n\
614than the average case. However, there are other representations which\n\
615are more efficient overall, yet the worst cases might be terrible.\n"
616"\n\
617Heaps are also very useful in big disk sorts. You most probably all\n\
618know that a big sort implies producing \"runs\" (which are pre-sorted\n\
619sequences, which size is usually related to the amount of CPU memory),\n\
620followed by a merging passes for these runs, which merging is often\n\
621very cleverly organised[1]. It is very important that the initial\n\
622sort produces the longest runs possible. Tournaments are a good way\n\
623to that. If, using all the memory available to hold a tournament, you\n\
624replace and percolate items that happen to fit the current run, you'll\n\
625produce runs which are twice the size of the memory for random input,\n\
626and much better for input fuzzily ordered.\n"
627"\n\
628Moreover, if you output the 0'th item on disk and get an input which\n\
629may not fit in the current tournament (because the value \"wins\" over\n\
630the last output value), it cannot fit in the heap, so the size of the\n\
631heap decreases. The freed memory could be cleverly reused immediately\n\
632for progressively building a second heap, which grows at exactly the\n\
633same rate the first heap is melting. When the first heap completely\n\
634vanishes, you switch heaps and start a new run. Clever and quite\n\
635effective!\n\
636\n\
637In a word, heaps are useful memory structures to know. I use them in\n\
638a few applications, and I think it is good to keep a `heap' module\n\
639around. :-)\n"
640"\n\
641--------------------\n\
642[1] The disk balancing algorithms which are current, nowadays, are\n\
643more annoying than clever, and this is a consequence of the seeking\n\
644capabilities of the disks. On devices which cannot seek, like big\n\
645tape drives, the story was quite different, and one had to be very\n\
646clever to ensure (far in advance) that each tape movement will be the\n\
647most effective possible (that is, will best participate at\n\
648\"progressing\" the merge). Some tapes were even able to read\n\
649backwards, and this was also used to avoid the rewinding time.\n\
650Believe me, real good tape sorts were quite spectacular to watch!\n\
651From all times, sorting has always been a Great Art! :-)\n");
652
653PyMODINIT_FUNC
654init_heapq(void)
655{
Neal Norwitzc1786ea2007-08-23 23:58:43 +0000656 PyObject *m, *about;
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000657
658 m = Py_InitModule3("_heapq", heapq_methods, module_doc);
Neal Norwitz1ac754f2006-01-19 06:09:39 +0000659 if (m == NULL)
660 return;
Neal Norwitzc1786ea2007-08-23 23:58:43 +0000661 about = PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8(__about__, strlen(__about__), NULL);
662 PyModule_AddObject(m, "__about__", about);
Raymond Hettingerc46cb2a2004-04-19 19:06:21 +0000663}
664