⚡️ Speed up function columns_equal by 45%

[codeflash-ai]

📄 45% (0.45x) speedup for columns_equal in datacompy/core.py

⏱️ Runtime : 131 milliseconds → 90.5 milliseconds (best of 38 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code delivers a 44% speedup through several key performance improvements:

Core Optimizations

1. Reduced infer_dtype calls: The original code called pd.api.types.infer_dtype() twice per function call. The optimized version caches these expensive calls upfront, eliminating redundant type inference.

2. Vectorized array operations: For list/array comparisons, replaced pandas DataFrame.apply() with np.fromiter() and direct numpy operations. This eliminates the overhead of creating temporary DataFrames and row-wise function application.

3. Direct numpy array access: Used .values property to work directly with underlying numpy arrays for string and numeric comparisons, bypassing pandas Series overhead in performance-critical sections.

4. Optimized string normalization: Enhanced normalize_string_column() to use chained .str operations when both ignore_spaces and ignore_case are True, and added early returns to avoid unnecessary processing.

Performance Impact by Test Case

• List/array columns: Massive 170-255% improvements due to replacing DataFrame.apply() with efficient np.fromiter()
• String comparisons: 25-45% faster through vectorized operations and reduced pandas overhead
• Large-scale operations: 18-22% improvements on 1000+ element datasets benefit from reduced function call overhead
• Mixed type detection: Faster due to cached infer_dtype results

Production Impact

Based on function_references, columns_equal is called in hot paths like _intersect_compare() which loops through all shared columns, and all_mismatch() which processes intersection dataframes. The optimizations particularly benefit:

• Large dataset comparisons: The numpy vectorization scales well with data size
• List/array heavy workloads: The np.fromiter() optimization provides dramatic speedups
• Repeated column comparisons: Cached type inference reduces cumulative overhead across multiple calls

The optimizations maintain identical functionality while significantly reducing computational overhead, making dataframe comparison operations substantially faster in production workflows.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	✅ 116 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 63 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	✅ 256 Passed
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	92.6%

⚙️ Existing Unit Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
test_core.py::test_bad_date_columns	442μs	441μs	0.332%✅
test_core.py::test_categorical_column	558μs	465μs	19.8%✅
test_core.py::test_columns_equal_lists	2.28ms	726μs	214%✅
test_core.py::test_columns_equal_numpy_arrays	2.28ms	707μs	222%✅
test_core.py::test_date_columns_equal	778μs	644μs	20.8%✅
test_core.py::test_date_columns_equal_with_ignore_spaces	1.06ms	863μs	23.1%✅
test_core.py::test_date_columns_equal_with_ignore_spaces_and_case	1.19ms	977μs	21.4%✅
test_core.py::test_date_columns_unequal	4.06ms	3.08ms	31.7%✅
test_core.py::test_decimal_columns_equal	292μs	287μs	1.71%✅
test_core.py::test_decimal_columns_equal_rel	297μs	292μs	1.95%✅
test_core.py::test_decimal_float_columns_equal	268μs	260μs	3.25%✅
test_core.py::test_decimal_float_columns_equal_rel	282μs	277μs	1.56%✅
test_core.py::test_infinity_and_beyond	142μs	137μs	3.54%✅
test_core.py::test_mixed_column	102μs	104μs	-2.36%⚠️
test_core.py::test_mixed_column_with_ignore_spaces	100μs	102μs	-2.17%⚠️
test_core.py::test_mixed_column_with_ignore_spaces_and_case	103μs	105μs	-2.64%⚠️
test_core.py::test_numeric_columns_equal_abs	136μs	131μs	3.77%✅
test_core.py::test_numeric_columns_equal_rel	136μs	131μs	4.35%✅
test_core.py::test_rounded_date_columns	765μs	617μs	23.8%✅
test_core.py::test_single_date_columns_equal_to_string	701μs	556μs	26.1%✅
test_core.py::test_string_as_numeric	382μs	267μs	42.9%✅
test_core.py::test_string_columns_equal	260μs	212μs	22.6%✅
test_core.py::test_string_columns_equal_with_ignore_spaces	532μs	419μs	27.1%✅
test_core.py::test_string_columns_equal_with_ignore_spaces_and_case	670μs	547μs	22.5%✅
test_core.py::test_string_pyarrow_columns_equal	555μs	426μs	30.4%✅

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import decimal

# function to test (as provided above)
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

# imports
import pytest
from datacompy.core import columns_equal

# unit tests

# ---- BASIC TEST CASES ----


def test_equal_int_columns():
    # Test two identical integer columns
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 115μs -> 109μs (5.38% faster)


def test_unequal_int_columns():
    # Test two integer columns with one different value
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2, 0, 4])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 108μs -> 104μs (4.12% faster)


def test_equal_float_columns_with_tolerance():
    # Test two float columns that differ within tolerance
    s1 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.00001, 4.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.00002, 4.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, rel_tol=1e-5)
    result = codeflash_output  # 101μs -> 97.0μs (4.34% faster)


def test_unequal_float_columns_outside_tolerance():
    # Test two float columns that differ outside tolerance
    s1 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.1, 4.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, rel_tol=1e-5)
    result = codeflash_output  # 103μs -> 96.1μs (8.14% faster)


def test_string_columns_exact_match():
    # Test two identical string columns
    s1 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 380μs -> 269μs (41.0% faster)


def test_string_columns_ignore_case():
    # Test string columns with case differences and ignore_case=True
    s1 = pd.Series(["abc", "Def", "GHI"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["ABC", "def", "ghi"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_case=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 525μs -> 414μs (26.7% faster)


def test_string_columns_ignore_spaces():
    # Test string columns with leading/trailing spaces and ignore_spaces=True
    s1 = pd.Series([" a", "b ", " c "])
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_spaces=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 511μs -> 390μs (30.9% faster)


def test_string_columns_ignore_case_and_spaces():
    # Test string columns with both case and space differences
    s1 = pd.Series(["  aBc  ", " DEF", "gHi "])
    s2 = pd.Series(["abc", "def", "GHI"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_case=True, ignore_spaces=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 644μs -> 510μs (26.1% faster)


def test_nulls_in_columns():
    # Test columns with NaN/null values
    s1 = pd.Series([1.0, np.nan, 3.0, None])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, np.nan, None, None])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 136μs -> 130μs (4.55% faster)


def test_decimal_columns():
    # Test columns with decimal.Decimal values
    s1 = pd.Series(
        [decimal.Decimal("1.0"), decimal.Decimal("2.0"), decimal.Decimal("3.0")]
    )
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 241μs -> 237μs (1.65% faster)


# ---- EDGE TEST CASES ----


def test_empty_columns():
    # Test empty columns
    s1 = pd.Series([], dtype=float)
    s2 = pd.Series([], dtype=float)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 103μs -> 99.7μs (3.92% faster)


def test_all_null_columns():
    # Both columns all nulls
    s1 = pd.Series([None, np.nan, None])
    s2 = pd.Series([np.nan, None, np.nan])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 122μs -> 118μs (2.56% faster)


def test_column_length_mismatch():
    # Test columns of different lengths (should raise)
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2])
    with pytest.raises(Exception):
        columns_equal(s1, s2)  # 79.2μs -> 76.6μs (3.33% faster)


def test_mixed_type_columns():
    # Test columns with mixed types (should return all False)
    s1 = pd.Series([1, "a", 3.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, "a", 3.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 106μs -> 106μs (0.055% slower)


def test_list_columns_equal():
    # Test columns of lists that are equal
    s1 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]])
    s2 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 471μs -> 135μs (248% faster)


def test_list_columns_not_equal():
    # Test columns of lists that are not equal
    s1 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]])
    s2 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 5], [5, 0]])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 439μs -> 123μs (255% faster)


def test_array_columns_with_nan():
    # Test columns of arrays with NaN values
    s1 = pd.Series([np.array([1, np.nan]), np.array([2, 3])])
    s2 = pd.Series([np.array([1, np.nan]), np.array([2, 4])])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 423μs -> 119μs (254% faster)


def test_string_and_date_columns():
    # Test string and datetime columns
    s1 = pd.Series(["2023-01-01", "2023-01-02", None])
    s2 = pd.Series(pd.to_datetime(["2023-01-01", "2023-01-03", None]))
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 574μs -> 433μs (32.4% faster)


def test_string_and_date_columns_invalid():
    # Test string and datetime columns with invalid date string (should return False for that row)
    s1 = pd.Series(["2023-01-01", "notadate"])
    s2 = pd.Series(pd.to_datetime(["2023-01-01", "2023-01-02"]))
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 418μs -> 414μs (0.836% faster)


def test_object_columns_fallback_to_str():
    # Test object dtype columns that fallback to string comparison
    s1 = pd.Series([b"abc", b"def"], dtype=object)
    s2 = pd.Series([b"abc", b"xyz"], dtype=object)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 285μs -> 227μs (25.4% faster)


def test_categorical_columns():
    # Test categorical columns
    s1 = pd.Series(pd.Categorical(["a", "b", "c"]))
    s2 = pd.Series(pd.Categorical(["a", "b", "x"]))
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 311μs -> 263μs (18.3% faster)


def test_mixed_list_and_scalar():
    # Test column with lists and scalars (should return all False)
    s1 = pd.Series([[1, 2], 3, [4, 5]])
    s2 = pd.Series([[1, 2], 3, [4, 5]])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 100μs -> 98.5μs (2.22% faster)


# ---- LARGE SCALE TEST CASES ----


def test_large_equal_numeric_columns():
    # Test large columns of equal numeric values
    n = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(np.arange(n))
    s2 = pd.Series(np.arange(n))
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 125μs -> 118μs (5.49% faster)


def test_large_numeric_columns_with_tolerance():
    # Test large columns with small differences within tolerance
    n = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(np.linspace(0, 1, n))
    s2 = s1 + np.random.uniform(-1e-7, 1e-7, n)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, rel_tol=1e-6)
    result = codeflash_output  # 102μs -> 97.5μs (5.36% faster)


def test_large_string_columns_ignore_case():
    # Test large string columns with case differences
    n = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(["abc"] * n)
    s2 = pd.Series(["ABC"] * n)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_case=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.02ms -> 854μs (19.2% faster)


def test_large_list_columns():
    # Test large columns of lists, all equal
    n = 500
    s1 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(n)])
    s2 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(n)])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 7.76ms -> 2.87ms (170% faster)


def test_large_list_columns_not_equal():
    # Test large columns of lists, all different
    n = 500
    s1 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(n)])
    s2 = pd.Series([[i, i + 2] for i in range(n)])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 7.76ms -> 2.86ms (171% faster)


def test_large_columns_with_nulls():
    # Test large columns with random nulls
    n = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(np.random.choice([1.0, np.nan], n))
    s2 = s1.copy()
    # Introduce some mismatches
    s2.iloc[::100] = 99.0
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 187μs -> 182μs (2.79% faster)
    # Every 100th element should be False, rest True
    for i in range(n):
        if i % 100 == 0:
            pass
        else:
            pass


def test_large_string_and_date_columns():
    # Large scale string and date columns
    n = 500
    dates = pd.date_range("2020-01-01", periods=n)
    s1 = pd.Series(dates.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
    s2 = pd.Series(dates)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 725μs -> 591μs (22.6% faster)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

from decimal import Decimal

# function to test (as provided above)
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

# imports
import pytest
from datacompy.core import columns_equal

# unit tests

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


def test_equal_numeric_columns():
    # Identical integer columns
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 111μs -> 107μs (3.66% faster)


def test_different_numeric_columns():
    # Integer columns with one different value
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2, 4])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 107μs -> 99.9μs (7.31% faster)


def test_equal_string_columns():
    # Identical string columns
    s1 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 384μs -> 265μs (44.5% faster)


def test_different_string_columns():
    # String columns with one different value
    s1 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", "x", "c"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 357μs -> 248μs (43.7% faster)


def test_numeric_with_tolerance():
    # Numeric columns with small difference, using rel_tol
    s1 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.000001, 2.999999])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, rel_tol=1e-5)
    result = codeflash_output  # 111μs -> 106μs (4.84% faster)


def test_string_ignore_case():
    # String columns differing only in case, ignore_case=True
    s1 = pd.Series(["a", "B", "c"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["A", "b", "C"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_case=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 539μs -> 415μs (29.7% faster)


def test_string_ignore_spaces():
    # String columns with extra spaces, ignore_spaces=True
    s1 = pd.Series([" a", "b ", " c "])
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_spaces=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 508μs -> 388μs (30.8% faster)


def test_nulls_in_columns():
    # Columns with np.nan in the same place
    s1 = pd.Series([1.0, np.nan, 3.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, np.nan, 3.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 136μs -> 131μs (4.36% faster)


def test_null_and_nonnull():
    # np.nan in one column, value in the other
    s1 = pd.Series([1.0, np.nan, 3.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 126μs -> 119μs (5.19% faster)


def test_decimal_comparison():
    # Decimal objects should be compared as floats
    s1 = pd.Series([Decimal("1.0"), Decimal("2.0"), Decimal("3.0")])
    s2 = pd.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 247μs -> 242μs (2.03% faster)


def test_string_and_date_columns():
    # Compare string date with datetime
    s1 = pd.Series(["2020-01-01", "2020-01-02", None])
    s2 = pd.Series([pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), pd.Timestamp("2020-01-03"), pd.NaT])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 619μs -> 483μs (28.1% faster)


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


def test_empty_series():
    # Both columns empty
    s1 = pd.Series([], dtype=float)
    s2 = pd.Series([], dtype=float)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 113μs -> 109μs (3.34% faster)


def test_different_lengths():
    # Columns of different lengths should raise
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2])
    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
        columns_equal(s1, s2)  # 80.7μs -> 78.1μs (3.44% faster)


def test_all_nulls():
    # All values are null
    s1 = pd.Series([np.nan, np.nan])
    s2 = pd.Series([np.nan, np.nan])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 124μs -> 121μs (2.30% faster)


def test_mixed_type_columns():
    # Columns with mixed types (int, str, float)
    s1 = pd.Series([1, "a", 3.0])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, "a", 3.0])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 103μs -> 103μs (0.744% faster)


def test_list_columns_equal():
    # Columns of lists that are equal
    s1 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
    s2 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 456μs -> 128μs (256% faster)


def test_list_columns_not_equal():
    # Columns of lists that are not equal
    s1 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
    s2 = pd.Series([[1, 2], [4, 3]])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 432μs -> 121μs (255% faster)


def test_array_columns_with_nan():
    # np.array columns with NaN values
    s1 = pd.Series([np.array([1.0, np.nan]), np.array([2.0, 3.0])])
    s2 = pd.Series([np.array([1.0, np.nan]), np.array([2.0, 3.0])])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 430μs -> 121μs (255% faster)


def test_string_and_numeric_mismatch():
    # String and numeric columns, should fallback to string comparison
    s1 = pd.Series(["1", "2", "3"])
    s2 = pd.Series([1, 2, 4])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 248μs -> 243μs (1.73% faster)


def test_nan_and_none_equivalence():
    # np.nan and None should be treated as nulls and match
    s1 = pd.Series([None, 2, 3])
    s2 = pd.Series([np.nan, 2, 3])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 129μs -> 125μs (3.32% faster)


def test_string_with_newlines_and_spaces():
    # Ignore spaces should also ignore newlines
    s1 = pd.Series(["  foo\n", "bar\t"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["foo", "bar"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_spaces=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 546μs -> 422μs (29.2% faster)


def test_string_and_date_invalid():
    # String that cannot be parsed as date vs date column
    s1 = pd.Series(["notadate", "2020-01-02"])
    s2 = pd.Series([pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), pd.Timestamp("2020-01-02")])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 370μs -> 371μs (0.154% slower)


def test_categorical_columns():
    # Categorical columns should be compared as strings
    s1 = pd.Series(["a", "b", "c"], dtype="category")
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", "x", "c"], dtype="category")
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 315μs -> 266μs (18.3% faster)


def test_object_columns_with_bytes():
    # Object dtype with bytes and str
    s1 = pd.Series([b"abc", b"def"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["abc", "def"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 272μs -> 223μs (21.9% faster)


def test_string_columns_with_nan_and_none():
    # String columns with None and np.nan
    s1 = pd.Series(["a", None, "c"])
    s2 = pd.Series(["a", np.nan, "c"])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 254μs -> 202μs (25.4% faster)


def test_numeric_and_string_with_spaces():
    # Numeric and string with spaces, ignore_spaces=True
    s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
    s2 = pd.Series([" 1", "2 ", " 3 "])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_spaces=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 335μs -> 328μs (2.13% faster)


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


def test_large_identical_numeric_columns():
    # Large identical numeric columns
    N = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(np.arange(N))
    s2 = pd.Series(np.arange(N))
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 113μs -> 111μs (1.30% faster)


def test_large_numeric_with_small_diffs_and_tolerance():
    # Large columns with small diffs, test rel_tol
    N = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(np.linspace(0, 100, N))
    s2 = s1 + np.random.uniform(-1e-7, 1e-7, N)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, rel_tol=1e-6)
    result = codeflash_output  # 99.4μs -> 96.2μs (3.35% faster)


def test_large_string_columns_ignore_case():
    # Large string columns differing in case
    N = 1000
    s1 = pd.Series(["abc"] * N)
    s2 = pd.Series(["ABC"] * N)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2, ignore_case=True)
    result = codeflash_output  # 1.04ms -> 877μs (18.0% faster)


def test_large_list_columns():
    # Large columns of lists
    N = 500
    s1 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(N)])
    s2 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(N)])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 7.76ms -> 2.86ms (171% faster)


def test_large_list_columns_with_one_difference():
    # Large columns of lists with one difference
    N = 500
    s1 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(N)])
    s2 = pd.Series([[i, i + 1] for i in range(N)])
    s2.iloc[123] = [999, 1000]
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 7.73ms -> 2.84ms (172% faster)


def test_large_mixed_type_columns():
    # Large columns with mixed types (should all be False)
    N = 500
    s1 = pd.Series([i if i % 2 == 0 else str(i) for i in range(N)])
    s2 = pd.Series([i for i in range(N)])
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 96.1μs -> 90.1μs (6.66% faster)


def test_large_nulls():
    # Large columns with many nulls in the same places
    N = 1000
    data = np.arange(N, dtype=float)
    data[::10] = np.nan
    s1 = pd.Series(data)
    s2 = pd.Series(data)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 155μs -> 151μs (2.62% faster)


def test_large_nulls_mismatched():
    # Large columns with nulls in different places
    N = 1000
    data1 = np.arange(N, dtype=float)
    data2 = np.arange(N, dtype=float)
    data1[::10] = np.nan
    data2[::11] = np.nan
    s1 = pd.Series(data1)
    s2 = pd.Series(data2)
    codeflash_output = columns_equal(s1, s2)
    result = codeflash_output  # 149μs -> 145μs (2.33% faster)
    # Only places where both are nan are True
    for i in range(N):
        expected = (np.isnan(data1[i]) and np.isnan(data2[i])) or data1[i] == data2[i]


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

⏪ Replay Tests and Runtime

Test File::Test Function	Original ⏱️	Optimized ⏱️	Speedup
test_pytest_teststest_sparktest_helper_py_teststest_fuguetest_fugue_polars_py_teststest_fuguetest_fugue_p__replay_test_0.py::test_datacompy_core_columns_equal	64.2ms	52.8ms	21.6%✅

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