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-rw-r--r--Lib/textwrap.py22
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/textwrap.py b/Lib/textwrap.py
index 4576ef2..7c68280 100644
--- a/Lib/textwrap.py
+++ b/Lib/textwrap.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class TextWrapper:
else:
i += 1
- def _handle_long_word(self, chunks, cur_line, cur_len, width):
+ def _handle_long_word(self, reversed_chunks, cur_line, cur_len, width):
"""_handle_long_word(chunks : [string],
cur_line : [string],
cur_len : int, width : int)
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ class TextWrapper:
# If we're allowed to break long words, then do so: put as much
# of the next chunk onto the current line as will fit.
if self.break_long_words:
- cur_line.append(chunks[0][0:space_left])
- chunks[0] = chunks[0][space_left:]
+ cur_line.append(reversed_chunks[-1][:space_left])
+ reversed_chunks[-1] = reversed_chunks[-1][space_left:]
# Otherwise, we have to preserve the long word intact. Only add
# it to the current line if there's nothing already there --
# that minimizes how much we violate the width constraint.
elif not cur_line:
- cur_line.append(chunks.pop(0))
+ cur_line.append(reversed_chunks.pop())
# If we're not allowed to break long words, and there's already
# text on the current line, do nothing. Next time through the
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ class TextWrapper:
if self.width <= 0:
raise ValueError("invalid width %r (must be > 0)" % self.width)
+ # Arrange in reverse order so items can be efficiently popped
+ # from a stack of chucks.
+ chunks.reverse()
+
while chunks:
# Start the list of chunks that will make up the current line.
@@ -224,15 +228,15 @@ class TextWrapper:
# First chunk on line is whitespace -- drop it, unless this
# is the very beginning of the text (ie. no lines started yet).
- if chunks[0].strip() == '' and lines:
- del chunks[0]
+ if chunks[-1].strip() == '' and lines:
+ del chunks[-1]
while chunks:
- l = len(chunks[0])
+ l = len(chunks[-1])
# Can at least squeeze this chunk onto the current line.
if cur_len + l <= width:
- cur_line.append(chunks.pop(0))
+ cur_line.append(chunks.pop())
cur_len += l
# Nope, this line is full.
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ class TextWrapper:
# The current line is full, and the next chunk is too big to
# fit on *any* line (not just this one).
- if chunks and len(chunks[0]) > width:
+ if chunks and len(chunks[-1]) > width:
self._handle_long_word(chunks, cur_line, cur_len, width)
# If the last chunk on this line is all whitespace, drop it.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 219586f..2c0207f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ Extension Modules
Library
-------
+- textwrap now processes text chucks at O(n) speed instead of O(n**2).
+ Patch #1209527 (Contributed by Connelly).
+
- urllib2 has now an attribute 'httpresponses' mapping from HTTP status code
to W3C name (404 -> 'Not Found'). RFE #1216944.