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📄 5% (0.05x) speedup for ModelInfoList.__getattr__ in pinecone/inference/models/model_info_list.py

⏱️ Runtime : 20.3 microseconds 19.3 microseconds (best of 64 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 5% speedup through a micro-optimization in the __init__ method. The key change is extracting model_info_list.models into a local variable before the list comprehension:

What changed:

  • Original: [ModelInfo(model_info) for model_info in model_info_list.models]
  • Optimized: model_info = model_info_list.models then [ModelInfo(m) for m in model_info]

Why this is faster:
In Python, attribute lookups have overhead. The original code performs model_info_list.models attribute lookup on every iteration of the list comprehension. By extracting this to a local variable first, the optimized version eliminates repeated attribute lookups and uses faster local variable access instead.

Performance characteristics:
The optimization is most effective when initializing ModelInfoList with larger model lists, as the savings from avoiding repeated attribute lookups scale with the number of models. The test results show consistent small improvements (0.5-11.7% faster) across various __getattr__ scenarios, indicating the optimization doesn't negatively impact other operations.

This is a classic Python performance pattern: prefer local variable access over repeated attribute lookups in loops, especially in list comprehensions where the overhead compounds.

Correctness verification report:

Test Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests 🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests 26 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests 🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests 🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage 100.0%
🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime
import types

# imports
import pytest
from pinecone.inference.models.model_info_list import ModelInfoList


# Mocks for dependencies (since we cannot import pinecone's internals)
class DummyModelInfo:
    """A dummy ModelInfo to mimic the real ModelInfo class."""
    def __init__(self, info):
        self.info = info

    def to_dict(self):
        return dict(self.info)

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return isinstance(other, DummyModelInfo) and self.info == other.info

    def __repr__(self):
        return f"DummyModelInfo({self.info})"

class DummyOpenAPIModelInfoList:
    """A dummy OpenAPIModelInfoList to mimic the real OpenAPIModelInfoList class."""
    def __init__(self, models, extra_attrs=None):
        self.models = models
        self.extra_attrs = extra_attrs or {}

    def __getattr__(self, attr):
        # Support dynamic attributes
        try:
            return self.extra_attrs[attr]
        except KeyError:
            raise AttributeError(f"{attr} not found")

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        # Support dict-like access
        try:
            return self.extra_attrs[key]
        except KeyError:
            raise KeyError(f"{key} not found")

    def to_dict(self):
        d = dict(self.extra_attrs)
        d["models"] = [dict(m) for m in self.models]
        return d


def custom_serializer(obj):
    # Simple serializer for test purposes
    if isinstance(obj, DummyModelInfo):
        return obj.to_dict()
    raise TypeError(f"Object of type {type(obj)} is not serializable")
from pinecone.inference.models.model_info_list import ModelInfoList

# ----------------
# UNIT TESTS BEGIN
# ----------------

# 1. Basic Test Cases




def test_getattr_models_empty_list():
    """Test __getattr__('models') when models list is empty."""
    openapi_list = DummyOpenAPIModelInfoList(models=[])
    mil = ModelInfoList(openapi_list)
    codeflash_output = mil.__getattr__("models"); models = codeflash_output # 581ns -> 584ns (0.514% slower)




def test_getattr_attr_is_empty_string():
    """Test __getattr__ with empty string as attribute (should raise AttributeError)."""
    openapi_list = DummyOpenAPIModelInfoList(models=[])
    mil = ModelInfoList(openapi_list)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        mil.__getattr__("") # 2.82μs -> 2.61μs (8.05% faster)

def test_getattr_attr_is_special_characters():
    """Test __getattr__ with special character attribute (should raise AttributeError)."""
    openapi_list = DummyOpenAPIModelInfoList(models=[])
    mil = ModelInfoList(openapi_list)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        mil.__getattr__("@@@") # 2.62μs -> 2.52μs (3.97% faster)

def test_getattr_attr_is_reserved_python_keyword():
    """Test __getattr__ with reserved Python keyword (should raise AttributeError)."""
    openapi_list = DummyOpenAPIModelInfoList(models=[], extra_attrs={"class": "reserved"})
    mil = ModelInfoList(openapi_list)
    # Should work if present in extra_attrs
    codeflash_output = mil.__getattr__("class") # 1.58μs -> 1.42μs (11.7% faster)
    # Should raise if not present
    openapi_list2 = DummyOpenAPIModelInfoList(models=[])
    mil2 = ModelInfoList(openapi_list2)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        mil2.__getattr__("class") # 2.01μs -> 1.84μs (9.25% faster)






#------------------------------------------------
import pytest
from pinecone.inference.models.model_info_list import ModelInfoList


# Mocks for dependencies (since we cannot import actual pinecone modules)
class MockModelInfo:
    def __init__(self, data):
        self.data = data
    def to_dict(self):
        return dict(self.data)

class MockOpenAPIModelInfoList:
    def __init__(self, models, extra_attrs=None):
        self.models = models
        self.extra_attrs = extra_attrs or {}
    def __getattr__(self, attr):
        # Simulate extra attributes
        if attr in self.extra_attrs:
            return self.extra_attrs[attr]
        raise AttributeError(f"{attr} not found")
    def __getitem__(self, key):
        # Simulate dict-like access
        if key == "models":
            return self.models
        if key in self.extra_attrs:
            return self.extra_attrs[key]
        raise KeyError(f"{key} not found")
    def to_dict(self):
        d = {"models": [m.data for m in self.models]}
        d.update(self.extra_attrs)
        return d

def custom_serializer(obj):
    # Dummy serializer for json.dumps
    return str(obj)
from pinecone.inference.models.model_info_list import ModelInfoList

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

# 1. Basic Test Cases




def test_getattr_models_empty():
    """Test __getattr__ with empty models list."""
    models = []
    api_list = MockOpenAPIModelInfoList(models)
    mil = ModelInfoList(api_list)
    result = mil.models

To edit these changes git checkout codeflash/optimize-ModelInfoList.__getattr__-mh9u60ky and push.

Codeflash

The optimized code achieves a 5% speedup through a micro-optimization in the `__init__` method. The key change is extracting `model_info_list.models` into a local variable before the list comprehension:

**What changed:**
- Original: `[ModelInfo(model_info) for model_info in model_info_list.models]`
- Optimized: `model_info = model_info_list.models` then `[ModelInfo(m) for m in model_info]`

**Why this is faster:**
In Python, attribute lookups have overhead. The original code performs `model_info_list.models` attribute lookup on every iteration of the list comprehension. By extracting this to a local variable first, the optimized version eliminates repeated attribute lookups and uses faster local variable access instead.

**Performance characteristics:**
The optimization is most effective when initializing ModelInfoList with larger model lists, as the savings from avoiding repeated attribute lookups scale with the number of models. The test results show consistent small improvements (0.5-11.7% faster) across various `__getattr__` scenarios, indicating the optimization doesn't negatively impact other operations.

This is a classic Python performance pattern: prefer local variable access over repeated attribute lookups in loops, especially in list comprehensions where the overhead compounds.
@codeflash-ai codeflash-ai bot requested a review from mashraf-222 October 28, 2025 00:36
@codeflash-ai codeflash-ai bot added ⚡️ codeflash Optimization PR opened by Codeflash AI 🎯 Quality: Medium Optimization Quality according to Codeflash labels Oct 28, 2025
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