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Title: python -m gzip could use a larger buffer
Type: performance Stage: resolved
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.10
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: rhpvorderman, xtreak
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2021-02-24 15:06 by rhpvorderman, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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PR 24645 merged rhpvorderman, 2021-02-25 08:01
Messages (2)
msg387624 - (view) Author: Ruben Vorderman (rhpvorderman) * Date: 2021-02-24 15:05
python -m gzip reads in chunks of 1024 bytes: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/1f433406bd46fbd00b88223ad64daea6bc9eaadc/Lib/gzip.py#L599

This hurts performance somewhat. Using io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE will improve it. Also 'io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE' is better than: 'ARBITRARY_NUMBER_WITH_NO_COMMENT_EXPLAINING_WHY'.

With 1024 blocks
Decompression:
$ hyperfine -r 10 -w 3 'cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq.gz | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip -d > /dev/null'
Benchmark #1: cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq.gz | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip -d > /dev/null
  Time (mean ± σ):     926.9 ms ±   7.7 ms    [User: 901.2 ms, System: 59.1 ms]
  Range (min … max):   913.3 ms … 939.4 ms    10 runs

Compression:
$ hyperfine -r 10 -w 3 'cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip --fast > /dev/null'
Benchmark #1: cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip --fast > /dev/null
  Time (mean ± σ):      2.514 s ±  0.030 s    [User: 2.469 s, System: 0.125 s]
  Range (min … max):    2.472 s …  2.563 s    10 runs


with io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE
Decompression:
$ hyperfine -r 10 -w 3 'cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq.gz | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip -d > /dev/null'
Benchmark #1: cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq.gz | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip -d > /dev/null
  Time (mean ± σ):     839.9 ms ±   7.3 ms    [User: 816.0 ms, System: 57.3 ms]
  Range (min … max):   830.1 ms … 851.3 ms    10 runs

Compression:
$ hyperfine -r 10 -w 3 'cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip --fast > /dev/null'
Benchmark #1: cat ~/test/500000reads.fastq | ./prefix/bin/python3 -m gzip --fast > /dev/null
  Time (mean ± σ):      2.275 s ±  0.024 s    [User: 2.247 s, System: 0.096 s]
  Range (min … max):    2.254 s …  2.322 s    10 runs


Speedups: 
- Decompression 840 / 927 = 0.906 ~= 9% reduction in runtime
- Compression 2.275 / 2.514 = 0.905 ~= 9% reduction in runtime.

It is not stellar, but it is a quite nice improvement for such a tiny change.
msg387722 - (view) Author: Inada Naoki (methane) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-02-26 12:18
New changeset 7956ef884965ac6f9f7f2a27b835ea80e471c886 by Ruben Vorderman in branch 'master':
bpo-43317: Use io.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE instead of 1024 in gzip CLI (#24645)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7956ef884965ac6f9f7f2a27b835ea80e471c886
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:41adminsetgithub: 87483
2021-02-26 12:18:14methanesetstatus: open -> closed
versions: - Python 3.6, Python 3.7, Python 3.8, Python 3.9
nosy: - methane

resolution: fixed
stage: patch review -> resolved
2021-02-26 12:18:00methanesetnosy: + methane
messages: + msg387722
2021-02-25 08:01:24rhpvordermansetkeywords: + patch
stage: patch review
pull_requests: + pull_request23430
2021-02-25 07:53:46rhpvordermansettype: performance
2021-02-24 16:41:00xtreaksetnosy: + xtreak
2021-02-24 15:06:00rhpvordermancreate