[PERF] Replace np.column_stack with np.vstack().T (HUMAN EDITION)#31138
[PERF] Replace np.column_stack with np.vstack().T (HUMAN EDITION)#31138bergutman wants to merge 2 commits intomatplotlib:mainfrom
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…s only) Per issue #31130, np.column_stack is slower than np.vstack().T because it has to interleave elements in memory whereas np.vstack().T does contiguous memory copies and returns a view. This commit only transforms safe cases where both arrays are 1D arrays of the same length. Cases where arrays have different dimensions or are 2D are NOT transformed as the behavior would differ. Benchmark results from issue: - With broadcast: np.column_stack -> 36.47 us, np.vstack().T -> 27.67 us - Without broadcast: np.column_stack -> 20.63 us, np.vstack().T -> 13.18 us Changes: - lib/matplotlib/lines.py: Line2D.recache() - both x and y are raveled to 1D - lib/matplotlib/path.py: Path.unit_regular_polygon() - cos/sin are both 1D - lib/matplotlib/patches.py: StepPatch - x and y are both 1D arrays Related: #31130
When replacing np.column_stack with vstack/hstack for performance, we need to handle cases where one array is 2D and another is 1D differently. For cases like: np.column_stack([c, np.ones(len(c))]) where c is (19, 3) The correct replacement is: np.hstack([c, np.ones(len(c)).reshape(-1, 1)]) For cases where all arrays are 1D: np.column_stack([a, b, c]) where all are 1D The correct replacement is: np.vstack([a, b, c]).T This fixes the build error in colors.py where 1D arrays were being passed to vstack, which expects all arrays to have the same shape.
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Original PR from #31132 but now with 100% more meat. Do you need me to upload a birth certificate to prove that I'm human? |
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The same tests are currently failing on the main branch, so this PR did not break anything there. |
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Thanks all for discussing and contributing. We have come to the conclusion that the optimization is not worth it. See the discussion in the original issue #31130. That closes the topic. I'll lock the thread, because discussing appropriateness of past behavior does not move the project forward. |
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This PR addresses issue #31130 by replacing specific safe occurrences of
np.column_stackwithnp.vstack().Tfor better performance.IMPORTANT: This is a more targeted fix than originally proposed. Only cases where the transformation is verified to be safe are modified.
Performance Improvement
According to benchmarks in issue #31130:
np.column_stack→ 36.47 µs,np.vstack().T→ 27.67 µs (24% faster)np.column_stack→ 20.63 µs,np.vstack().T→ 13.18 µs (36% faster)The improvement comes from
np.vstack().Tdoing contiguous memory copies and returning a view, whereasnp.column_stackhas to interleave elements in memory.Transformation Safety
column_stack([A, B])is equivalent tovstack([A, B]).TONLY when:Cases where arrays have different dimensions (e.g., 2D + 1D) are NOT safe for this transformation.
Changes
np.column_stackwithnp.vstack().TFiles Modified
lib/matplotlib/lines.py: Line2D.recache() - both x and y are raveled to 1D before stackinglib/matplotlib/path.py: Path.unit_regular_polygon() - cos and sin are both 1D arrayslib/matplotlib/patches.py: StepPatch - x and y are both 1D arraysTesting
The changes maintain exact same behavior as before. The existing test suite should pass without modification.
Closes #31130