⚡ Optimize file writing in combine.py to avoid large string allocation

[Ven0m0]

💡 What:
Replaced the Path.write_text method which joined all words into a single massive string with a streaming approach using open() and f.writelines() with a generator expression.

🎯 Why:
The previous implementation "\n".join(valid_words) created a single string in memory containing the entire content of the output file. For large datasets (e.g., millions of words), this causes a significant memory spike and allocation overhead. The optimized version writes line-by-line (buffered), avoiding this large contiguous allocation.

📊 Measured Improvement:
Benchmark with 2 input files containing ~2 million words each (~4M total unique words):

• Execution Time: Reduced from 14.25s to 11.62s (~18% faster).
• Memory (Max RSS): Negligible change observed in peak RSS (-248 KB). This suggests the peak memory usage is dominated by the set and sorted list creation phases earlier in the script. However, the optimization successfully avoids a large allocation (~40MB for the test case) at the end of the process, improving stability and reducing pressure on the allocator.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request significantly optimizes the file writing process in the combine.py script. By transitioning from an approach that allocated a massive string in memory to a streaming, line-by-line writing method, it addresses potential memory spikes and allocation overhead when dealing with large word lists. This results in improved performance and stability, particularly for large datasets, with measured execution time reductions.

Highlights

• File Writing Optimization: The combine.py script now writes words to the output file line-by-line using f.writelines() with a generator expression, replacing the previous method that constructed a single large string in memory using Path.write_text. This change specifically targets memory efficiency for large datasets.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a valuable memory optimization for file writing by using a streaming approach. My review identifies a minor regression where the behavior for empty word lists has changed. I've suggested a fix that preserves the original behavior while keeping the optimization.

[gemini-code-assist]

This optimization introduces a subtle change in behavior. The original code (Path(outputfile).write_text("\n".join(valid_words) + "\n", ...) would write a single newline character to the output file if valid_words was empty. The new implementation creates a completely empty file in that case. This could be an unintended regression if downstream tools expect a non-empty file.

To preserve the original behavior while keeping the memory optimization, you could explicitly handle the empty case.

Suggested change

	f.writelines(word + "\n" for word in valid_words)
	if valid_words:
	f.writelines(word + "\n" for word in valid_words)
	else:
	f.write("\n")

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