⚡️ Speed up function lemke_howson by 14%

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📄 14% (0.14x) speedup for lemke_howson in quantecon/game_theory/lemke_howson.py

⏱️ Runtime : 499 microseconds → 438 microseconds (best of 695 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 13% speedup through several focused performance improvements:

Key optimizations:

1. Reduced arithmetic overhead: Replaced sum(nums_actions) with direct addition nums_actions[0] + nums_actions[1], eliminating function call overhead for this simple 2-element case.

2. Faster type checking: Changed isinstance(init_pivot, numbers.Integral) to a hybrid approach using type(init_pivot) is not int first, which is much faster for the common case of actual int types, falling back to isinstance only when needed.

3. Pre-computed array sizes: Hoisted row_sizes = (nums_actions[1], nums_actions[0]) calculation outside the tuple creation, avoiding repeated indexing operations during array allocation.

4. Enhanced JIT compilation: Added fastmath=True, nogil=True, and inline='always' to _get_mixed_actions, enabling more aggressive Numba optimizations for the mathematical operations.

5. Streamlined modular arithmetic: In _lemke_howson_capping, cached m_plus_n = m + n to avoid repeated addition and used min() replacement with conditional for better branch prediction.

6. Loop optimizations: Unrolled the generic loop in _get_mixed_actions into explicit cases for the 2-player scenario, allowing Numba to optimize more effectively.

The optimizations are particularly effective for small to medium games (like the 2x2, 3x2 test cases showing 22-33% improvements) where setup overhead was a significant portion of runtime. For larger games, the improvements are more modest (4-12%) as the algorithmic complexity dominates, but the optimizations still provide consistent gains across all test cases.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 20 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import numbers
from collections import namedtuple

import numpy as np
# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from quantecon.game_theory.lemke_howson import lemke_howson

# Minimal NashResult for testing
NashResult = namedtuple('NashResult', ['NE', 'converged', 'num_iter', 'max_iter', 'init'])

# Minimal NormalFormGame for testing
class NormalFormGame:
    def __init__(self, payoff_tuples):
        """
        payoff_tuples: list of lists of tuples, where each tuple is (payoff_player0, payoff_player1)
        """
        self.N = 2
        self.payoff_arrays = self._to_arrays(payoff_tuples)
        self.nums_actions = (len(payoff_tuples), len(payoff_tuples[0]))
    def _to_arrays(self, payoff_tuples):
        m, n = len(payoff_tuples), len(payoff_tuples[0])
        A = np.zeros((m, n))
        B = np.zeros((n, m))
        for i in range(m):
            for j in range(n):
                A[i, j] = payoff_tuples[i][j][0]
                B[j, i] = payoff_tuples[i][j][1]
        return (A, B)
    def is_nash(self, NE, tol=1e-4):
        # Check if NE is a Nash equilibrium for this game
        p0, p1 = NE
        m, n = self.nums_actions
        A, B = self.payoff_arrays
        # Player 0: check no deviation is better
        p0_payoff = p0 @ A @ p1
        for i in range(m):
            pure_payoff = A[i] @ p1
            if pure_payoff > p0_payoff + tol:
                return False
        # Player 1: check no deviation is better
        p1_payoff = p0 @ B.T @ p1
        for j in range(n):
            pure_payoff = p0 @ B[:, j]
            if pure_payoff > p1_payoff + tol:
                return False
        return True
from quantecon.game_theory.lemke_howson import lemke_howson

# ------------------ UNIT TESTS BELOW ------------------

# Utility for comparing two mixed strategies (with tolerance)
def _mixed_eq(a, b, tol=1e-4):
    return np.allclose(a[0], b[0], atol=tol) and np.allclose(a[1], b[1], atol=tol)

# ----------- 1. BASIC TEST CASES ------------

def test_lemke_howson_matching_pennies():
    # Matching pennies: unique equilibrium at (0.5, 0.5) for both
    bimatrix = [[(1, -1), (-1, 1)],
                [(-1, 1), (1, -1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g); NE = codeflash_output # 18.9μs -> 14.8μs (27.8% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_prisoners_dilemma():
    # Prisoner's Dilemma: unique pure equilibrium at (D, D)
    bimatrix = [[(3, 3), (0, 5)],
                [(5, 0), (1, 1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g); NE = codeflash_output # 15.7μs -> 12.0μs (31.0% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_rock_paper_scissors():
    # Rock-paper-scissors: unique equilibrium at uniform random
    bimatrix = [[(0, 0), (-1, 1), (1, -1)],
                [(1, -1), (0, 0), (-1, 1)],
                [(-1, 1), (1, -1), (0, 0)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=2); NE = codeflash_output # 15.1μs -> 12.3μs (22.9% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_von_stengel_example():
    # Example from docstring (von Stengel)
    bimatrix = [[(3, 3), (3, 2)],
                [(2, 2), (5, 6)],
                [(0, 3), (6, 1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=1); NE = codeflash_output # 14.8μs -> 11.5μs (28.3% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_full_output():
    # Test full_output returns NashResult with correct fields
    bimatrix = [[(1, 2), (3, 0)],
                [(0, 1), (2, 3)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    NE, res = lemke_howson(g, full_output=True) # 15.1μs -> 12.2μs (23.9% faster)

# ----------- 2. EDGE TEST CASES ------------

def test_lemke_howson_invalid_game_type():
    # Should raise TypeError if g is not a NormalFormGame
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        lemke_howson("not a game") # 1.57μs -> 1.64μs (4.09% slower)

def test_lemke_howson_not_two_player():
    # Should raise NotImplementedError for >2 players
    class FakeGame:
        N = 3
    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
        lemke_howson(FakeGame()) # 1.14μs -> 1.08μs (4.89% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_invalid_init_pivot_type():
    # Should raise TypeError if init_pivot is not int
    bimatrix = [[(1, 1), (0, 0)],
                [(0, 0), (1, 1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        lemke_howson(g, init_pivot='a') # 2.71μs -> 2.48μs (8.85% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_invalid_init_pivot_range():
    # Should raise ValueError if init_pivot out of range
    bimatrix = [[(1, 1), (0, 0)],
                [(0, 0), (1, 1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    # There are 2+2=4 pivots, so 4 is invalid
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=4) # 3.48μs -> 1.73μs (102% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_degenerate_game():
    # Degenerate game: multiple Nash equilibria
    bimatrix = [[(1, 1), (1, 1)],
                [(1, 1), (1, 1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g); NE = codeflash_output # 20.2μs -> 16.0μs (26.7% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_negative_payoffs():
    # Game with negative payoffs
    bimatrix = [[(-2, -1), (0, 2)],
                [(1, -3), (-4, 0)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g); NE = codeflash_output # 14.4μs -> 11.2μs (29.0% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_zero_rows_columns():
    # Game with zero rows/columns (should raise error)
    class BadGame:
        N = 2
        nums_actions = (0, 2)
        payoff_arrays = (np.zeros((0,2)), np.zeros((2,0)))
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        lemke_howson(BadGame(), init_pivot=0) # 13.2μs -> 9.89μs (33.5% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_max_iter_not_converge():
    # Game with very high max_iter but should converge
    bimatrix = [[(1, 0), (0, 1)],
                [(0, 1), (1, 0)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    NE, res = lemke_howson(g, max_iter=2, full_output=True) # 18.7μs -> 14.2μs (31.7% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_capping_heuristic():
    # Use capping parameter, should still find Nash equilibrium
    bimatrix = [[(3, 3), (3, 2)],
                [(2, 2), (5, 6)],
                [(0, 3), (6, 1)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=0, capping=2); NE = codeflash_output # 14.7μs -> 10.9μs (33.9% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_non_square_game():
    # 2x3 game
    bimatrix = [[(1, 2), (3, 0), (2, 1)],
                [(0, 1), (2, 3), (1, 0)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=2); NE = codeflash_output # 14.3μs -> 11.2μs (27.7% faster)

def test_lemke_howson_minimal_game():
    # 1x1 game: only one strategy per player
    bimatrix = [[(5, 7)]]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g); NE = codeflash_output # 13.5μs -> 10.9μs (24.0% faster)

# ----------- 3. LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ------------

@pytest.mark.timeout(5)
def test_lemke_howson_large_uniform_random():
    # Large random 20x20 game
    np.random.seed(42)
    m, n = 20, 20
    A = np.random.rand(m, n)
    B = np.random.rand(n, m)
    # Build bimatrix as list of lists of tuples
    bimatrix = [[(A[i, j], B[j, i]) for j in range(n)] for i in range(m)]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=0); NE = codeflash_output # 31.9μs -> 28.8μs (10.9% faster)

@pytest.mark.timeout(10)
def test_lemke_howson_large_sparse():
    # Large sparse 50x50 game with many zeros
    np.random.seed(123)
    m, n = 50, 50
    A = np.random.binomial(1, 0.1, size=(m, n)) * np.random.rand(m, n)
    B = np.random.binomial(1, 0.1, size=(n, m)) * np.random.rand(n, m)
    bimatrix = [[(A[i, j], B[j, i]) for j in range(n)] for i in range(m)]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=10); NE = codeflash_output # 38.3μs -> 34.2μs (11.9% faster)

@pytest.mark.timeout(15)
def test_lemke_howson_large_negative_entries():
    # Large game with negative payoffs
    np.random.seed(7)
    m, n = 30, 30
    A = np.random.randn(m, n) * 5 - 2
    B = np.random.randn(n, m) * 5 + 1
    bimatrix = [[(A[i, j], B[j, i]) for j in range(n)] for i in range(m)]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=5); NE = codeflash_output # 115μs -> 111μs (4.38% faster)

@pytest.mark.timeout(20)
def test_lemke_howson_large_rectangular():
    # Large rectangular 100x10 game
    np.random.seed(99)
    m, n = 100, 10
    A = np.random.rand(m, n)
    B = np.random.rand(n, m)
    bimatrix = [[(A[i, j], B[j, i]) for j in range(n)] for i in range(m)]
    g = NormalFormGame(bimatrix)
    codeflash_output = lemke_howson(g, init_pivot=0); NE = codeflash_output # 115μs -> 110μs (4.91% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-lemke_howson-mgg0zcbj and push.