⚡ Bolt: optimize file download loop with shutil.copyfileobj#148
⚡ Bolt: optimize file download loop with shutil.copyfileobj#148ManupaKDU wants to merge 1 commit into
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Replaced the manual chunked `while True: read()/write()` loop with `shutil.copyfileobj()` to avoid Python-level loop overhead when streaming downloaded archives to disk. Signed-off-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: manupawickramasinghe <73810867+manupawickramasinghe@users.noreply.github.com>
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💡 What:
Replaced the manual chunked
while True: read()/write()loop inscripts/dl_github_archive.pywithshutil.copyfileobj().🎯 Why:
When streaming large amounts of data between file objects (like an HTTP response to a disk file), manual chunked
while True: read()/write()loops incur significant Python-level loop overhead by repeatedly performing method lookups and executing loop logic in Python.shutil.copyfileobj()avoids this overhead by caching thereadandwritemethods and iterating more efficiently, resulting in measurably faster streaming I/O.📊 Impact:
Benchmarks simulating HTTP chunked downloads to a temporary file demonstrate a noticeable performance improvement. Writing a 10MB payload to disk manually takes ~0.067s, whereas
shutil.copyfileobj()takes ~0.009s (~7.4x faster in micro-benchmarks). While network latency will dominate real-world downloads, the CPU overhead and execution time on the client side are significantly reduced.🔬 Measurement:
The
dl_github_archive.pytests pass (python3 -m unittest discover -s scripts -p 'test_*.py'). Micro-benchmarks validating the optimization are documented in.jules/bolt.md.Signed-off-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
PR created automatically by Jules for task 7637308058473480200 started by @manupawickramasinghe