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feat: Add "Complexity Estimator" CLI (Stable & Type-Aware)
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CONTRIBUTING.md

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- Assume good faith
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- Report violations to maintainers
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Thank you for helping make Python complexity documentation better!
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Thank you for helping make Python complexity documentation better!

README.md

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- 📊 Comprehensive complexity tables for all major built-in types and operations
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- 🔄 Version-specific behavior and optimization changes
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- 🚀 Implementation-specific notes (CPython vs PyPy vs others)
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- 🛠️ CLI Tool for estimating complexity of your own code
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- 🔍 Interactive search and filtering
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- 📱 Mobile-friendly responsive design
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uv lock --upgrade # Update dependencies
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```
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### Complexity Estimator CLI
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Measure the Big-O complexity of your own Python functions:
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```bash
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# Usage: python scripts/estimate_complexity.py <module> <function>
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python scripts/estimate_complexity.py my_script my_function
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```
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Example output:
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```text
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Input Size (n) | Avg Time (s)
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-----------------------------------
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100 | 0.000003
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500 | 0.000012
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...
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Estimated Complexity: O(n) (Linear)
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```
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## Project Structure

docs/stdlib/queue.md

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# Pop items (last in, first out) - O(1) amortized
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print(lifo.get()) # O(1) - 'c'
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print(lifo.get()) # O(1) - 'b'
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print(lifo.get()) # O(1) - 'a'
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```
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## Simple Queue (Unbounded FIFO)
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`SimpleQueue` is a simplified, unbounded FIFO queue available in Python 3.7+. It lacks task tracking (`task_done`/`join`) but is reentrant.
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```python
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from queue import SimpleQueue
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# Create simple queue - O(1)
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sq = SimpleQueue()
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# Put items - O(1)
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sq.put('simple') # O(1), never blocks
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sq.put('fast') # O(1)
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# Get items - O(1)
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print(sq.get()) # O(1) - 'simple'
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print(sq.qsize()) # O(1) - 1
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print(sq.empty()) # O(1) - False
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```
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## Non-blocking Operations
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```python
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## Version Notes
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- **Python 2.6+**: queue module available
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- **Python 3.7+**: `SimpleQueue` added
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- **Python 3.x**: Same functionality
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- **All versions**: O(1) for standard queue operations
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scripts/estimate_complexity.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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"""
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Complexity Estimator CLI
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This script estimates the time complexity (Big-O) of a Python function by running
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it with increasing input sizes and curve-fitting the execution times.
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Usage:
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python scripts/estimate_complexity.py <module_path> <function_name>
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Example:
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python scripts/estimate_complexity.py my_script my_sorting_function
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"""
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import sys
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import time
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import importlib
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import math
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import statistics
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import inspect
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import typing
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from pathlib import Path
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# Add current directory to path so we can import local modules
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sys.path.insert(0, str(Path.cwd()))
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def measure_execution_time(func, input_size, iterations=5):
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"""
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Measure the average execution time of func(input_sized_data).
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Uses type hints to determine whether to pass 'n' (int) or data of size 'n'.
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"""
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input_data = None
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# 1. Check type hints
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try:
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sig = inspect.signature(func)
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params = list(sig.parameters.values())
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if params:
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first_param = params[0]
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hint = first_param.annotation
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if hint is int:
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input_data = input_size
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elif hint in (list, typing.List, typing.Sequence):
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# Simple list generation
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input_data = list(range(input_size))
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# Handle generic aliases like list[int] in newer Python
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elif hasattr(hint, "__origin__") and hint.__origin__ in (list, typing.List, typing.Sequence):
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input_data = list(range(input_size))
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except (ValueError, TypeError):
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# Signature inspection failed or function is weird
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pass
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# 2. Heuristic fallback logic
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if input_data is None:
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return _measure_heuristic(func, input_size, iterations)
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# 3. Execution with determined input
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try:
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start_time = time.perf_counter()
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for _ in range(iterations):
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func(input_data)
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end_time = time.perf_counter()
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return (end_time - start_time) / iterations
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except Exception as e:
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# If specific input failed, maybe try heuristic as last resort?
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# But for now, just report error to avoid infinite fallback loops.
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# print(f"Error with generated input: {e}")
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return None
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def _measure_heuristic(func, input_size, iterations):
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"""Fallback: Try int first, then list."""
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try:
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# Try passing integer N
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start_time = time.perf_counter()
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for _ in range(iterations):
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func(input_size)
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end_time = time.perf_counter()
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return (end_time - start_time) / iterations
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except TypeError:
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data = list(range(input_size))
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start_time = time.perf_counter()
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for _ in range(iterations):
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except Exception:
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def detect_complexity(n_values, times):
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Estimate complexity by comparing RSquared values for different models.
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Simplified approach: Normalize data and check correlation with theoretical curves.
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"""
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if len(times) < 3:
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return "Insufficient Data"
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min_time = min(times)
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if min_time == 0: min_time = 1e-9
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normalized_times = [t / min_time for t in times]
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models = {
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"O(1) (Constant)": [1 for _ in n_values],
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"O(log n) (Logarithmic)": [math.log(n) if n > 0 else 0 for n in n_values],
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"O(n) (Linear)": [n for n in n_values],
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"O(n log n) (Linearithmic)": [n * math.log(n) if n > 0 else 0 for n in n_values],
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"O(n^2) (Quadratic)": [n**2 for n in n_values],
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}
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best_fit = None
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best_score = -float('inf')
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for name, theoretical in models.items():
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try:
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if len(set(theoretical)) == 1: # Handle constant case
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score = 1.0 / (statistics.stdev(normalized_times) + 1.0)
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best_score = score
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best_fit = name
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except statistics.StatisticsError:
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def main():
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if len(sys.argv) < 3:
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print(__doc__)
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sys.exit(1)
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func_name = sys.argv[2]
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func = getattr(module, func_name)
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except (ImportError, AttributeError) as e:
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print("-" * 35)
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print(f"Estimated Complexity: {complexity}")
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print(f"Fit Score: {score:.3f}")
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tests/test_builtin_complexity.py

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