⚡️ Speed up function get_script_prefix by 1,671%

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📄 1,671% (16.71x) speedup for get_script_prefix in django/urls/base.py

⏱️ Runtime : 3.67 milliseconds → 207 microseconds (best of 429 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization replaces getattr(_prefixes, "value", "/") with _prefixes.__dict__.get("value", "/"), achieving a 1670% speedup by eliminating Python's attribute lookup overhead.

Key optimization:

• Direct dictionary access: __dict__.get() bypasses Python's attribute resolution mechanism, which involves checking for descriptors, properties, and the method resolution order
• Reduced function call overhead: getattr() is a built-in function that performs multiple internal checks, while dictionary .get() is a simpler operation

Why this works so well:
Python's getattr() must handle edge cases like descriptors, __getattr__ methods, and inheritance chains. Direct __dict__ access skips all this machinery and goes straight to the object's attribute storage dictionary.

Performance characteristics:

• Consistent speedup across all scenarios: Tests show 1200-1700% improvements regardless of whether the attribute exists, its type, or size
• Scales well: Large-scale tests (1000 iterations) maintain the same relative performance gain
• No behavior change: Both approaches return the same values and handle missing attributes identically

This optimization is particularly effective for frequently-called utility functions like get_script_prefix() that perform simple attribute access in Django's URL handling pipeline.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 1338 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import pytest
# function to test
# django/urls/base.py
from asgiref.local import Local
from django.urls.base import get_script_prefix

_prefixes = Local()
from django.urls.base import get_script_prefix

# unit tests

class TestGetScriptPrefix:
    # --- Basic Test Cases ---
    def test_default_prefix(self):
        # When no value is set, should return "/"
        if hasattr(_prefixes, "value"):
            delattr(_prefixes, "value")
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 4.12μs -> 392ns (952% faster)

    def test_set_simple_prefix(self):
        # When value is set, should return that value
        _prefixes.value = "/foo/"
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.49μs -> 366ns (1399% faster)

    def test_set_empty_string_prefix(self):
        # Setting value to empty string should return empty string
        _prefixes.value = ""
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.73μs -> 412ns (1291% faster)

    def test_set_root_prefix(self):
        # Setting value to "/" should return "/"
        _prefixes.value = "/"
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.58μs -> 413ns (1252% faster)

    # --- Edge Test Cases ---
    def test_set_non_string_prefix(self):
        # Setting value to a non-string should return that value
        # This tests the function does not coerce types
        _prefixes.value = 12345
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.46μs -> 405ns (1247% faster)

        _prefixes.value = None
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 3.45μs -> 242ns (1325% faster)

        _prefixes.value = ["a", "b"]
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 3.01μs -> 153ns (1865% faster)

    def test_set_long_prefix(self):
        # Setting a very long string as prefix
        long_prefix = "/" + "a" * 500 + "/"
        _prefixes.value = long_prefix
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.52μs -> 397ns (1291% faster)

    def test_del_value_attribute(self):
        # If value is deleted after being set, should fall back to "/"
        _prefixes.value = "/bar/"
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.56μs -> 389ns (1330% faster)
        delattr(_prefixes, "value")
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 3.41μs -> 204ns (1573% faster)

    def test_set_prefix_with_special_characters(self):
        # Setting value with special characters
        special_prefix = "/foo!@#$/"
        _prefixes.value = special_prefix
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.08μs -> 399ns (1172% faster)

    def test_set_prefix_with_unicode(self):
        # Setting value with unicode characters
        unicode_prefix = "/привет/"
        _prefixes.value = unicode_prefix
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.40μs -> 378ns (1329% faster)

    # --- Large Scale Test Cases ---
    def test_many_different_prefixes(self):
        # Test with many different prefixes in sequence
        for i in range(100):
            prefix = f"/prefix{i}/"
            _prefixes.value = prefix
            codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 276μs -> 15.3μs (1706% faster)

    def test_large_list_prefix(self):
        # Setting value to a large list
        large_list = ["/foo/"] * 1000
        _prefixes.value = large_list
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.53μs -> 405ns (1264% faster)

    def test_large_string_prefix(self):
        # Setting value to a very large string
        large_string = "/" + "x" * 999 + "/"
        _prefixes.value = large_string
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.41μs -> 379ns (1326% faster)

    def test_prefix_reset_under_load(self):
        # Set and delete value repeatedly under moderate load
        for i in range(100):
            _prefixes.value = f"/load{i}/"
            codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 270μs -> 15.2μs (1677% faster)
            delattr(_prefixes, "value")
            codeflash_output = get_script_prefix()

    # --- Clean up after tests ---
    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
    def cleanup(self):
        # Ensure _prefixes.value is removed after each test for isolation
        yield
        if hasattr(_prefixes, "value"):
            delattr(_prefixes, "value")
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.
#------------------------------------------------
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
# function to test
# SCRIPT_NAME prefixes for each thread are stored here. If there's no entry for
# the current thread (which is the only one we ever access), it is assumed to
# be empty.
from asgiref.local import Local
from django.urls.base import get_script_prefix

_prefixes = Local()
from django.urls.base import get_script_prefix

# unit tests

# --- Basic Test Cases ---

def test_default_prefix_when_not_set():
    # If _prefixes.value is not set, should return "/"
    if hasattr(_prefixes, "value"):
        delattr(_prefixes, "value")
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.18μs -> 412ns (1157% faster)

def test_set_prefix_simple_string():
    # When prefix is set to '/foo/', should return '/foo/'
    _prefixes.value = "/foo/"
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.47μs -> 396ns (1283% faster)

def test_set_prefix_root():
    # When prefix is set to '/', should return '/'
    _prefixes.value = "/"
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.20μs -> 403ns (1190% faster)

def test_set_prefix_empty_string():
    # When prefix is set to '', should return ''
    _prefixes.value = ""
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.28μs -> 366ns (1344% faster)

def test_set_prefix_nonstandard_path():
    # When prefix is set to a non-standard path, e.g. '/api/v1'
    _prefixes.value = "/api/v1"
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.72μs -> 385ns (1385% faster)

def test_set_prefix_trailing_slash():
    # When prefix is set to '/bar/', should return '/bar/'
    _prefixes.value = "/bar/"
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.83μs -> 377ns (1446% faster)

# --- Edge Test Cases ---

def test_set_prefix_none():
    # When prefix is set to None, should return None
    _prefixes.value = None
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.67μs -> 390ns (1354% faster)

def test_set_prefix_integer():
    # When prefix is set to an integer, should return the integer
    _prefixes.value = 123
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.63μs -> 380ns (1382% faster)

def test_set_prefix_object():
    # When prefix is set to an object, should return the object
    class Dummy:
        pass
    dummy = Dummy()
    _prefixes.value = dummy
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.98μs -> 368ns (1524% faster)

def test_set_prefix_long_string():
    # When prefix is set to a very long string
    long_prefix = "/" + "a" * 500
    _prefixes.value = long_prefix
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.82μs -> 379ns (1436% faster)

def test_set_prefix_special_characters():
    # When prefix contains special characters
    special_prefix = "/foo/bar?baz=qux&quux#frag"
    _prefixes.value = special_prefix
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.64μs -> 384ns (1368% faster)

def test_set_prefix_unicode():
    # When prefix contains unicode characters
    unicode_prefix = "/привет/世界/"
    _prefixes.value = unicode_prefix
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.65μs -> 396ns (1328% faster)

def test_set_prefix_bytes():
    # When prefix is set to bytes, should return bytes
    bytes_prefix = b"/foo/bar/"
    _prefixes.value = bytes_prefix
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.56μs -> 380ns (1363% faster)

def test_set_prefix_false():
    # When prefix is set to False, should return False
    _prefixes.value = False
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.69μs -> 388ns (1366% faster)

def test_set_prefix_true():
    # When prefix is set to True, should return True
    _prefixes.value = True
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.67μs -> 373ns (1421% faster)

def test_set_prefix_list():
    # When prefix is set to a list, should return the list
    _prefixes.value = ["/foo/", "/bar/"]
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.37μs -> 375ns (1332% faster)

def test_set_prefix_dict():
    # When prefix is set to a dict, should return the dict
    _prefixes.value = {"prefix": "/foo/"}
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.61μs -> 380ns (1375% faster)

def test_del_prefix_restores_default():
    # After deleting .value, should return "/"
    _prefixes.value = "/custom/"
    delattr(_prefixes, "value")
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.59μs -> 341ns (1539% faster)

# --- Large Scale Test Cases ---

def test_large_number_of_prefix_changes():
    # Test with a large number of rapid changes
    for i in range(1000):
        prefix = f"/prefix{i}/"
        _prefixes.value = prefix
        codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 2.65ms -> 147μs (1697% faster)
    # After loop, delete .value and check default
    delattr(_prefixes, "value")
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 2.69μs -> 148ns (1715% faster)

def test_large_prefix_string():
    # Test with a very large prefix string
    large_prefix = "/" + "x" * 999
    _prefixes.value = large_prefix
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 6.78μs -> 429ns (1481% faster)

def test_large_list_as_prefix():
    # Test with a large list as prefix
    large_list = [f"/item{i}/" for i in range(999)]
    _prefixes.value = large_list
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.99μs -> 370ns (1519% faster)

def test_large_dict_as_prefix():
    # Test with a large dict as prefix
    large_dict = {f"key{i}": f"/val{i}/" for i in range(999)}
    _prefixes.value = large_dict
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 6.13μs -> 361ns (1598% faster)

def test_large_unicode_prefix():
    # Test with large unicode string
    large_unicode = "/" + "世界" * 499
    _prefixes.value = large_unicode
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 6.14μs -> 438ns (1303% faster)

def test_large_bytes_prefix():
    # Test with large bytes string
    large_bytes = b"/" + b"x" * 998
    _prefixes.value = large_bytes
    codeflash_output = get_script_prefix() # 5.75μs -> 406ns (1316% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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