这是一个非常快速的完全矢量化版本:
def vectorized(prob_matrix, items):
s = prob_matrix.cumsum(axis=0)
r = np.random.rand(prob_matrix.shape[1])
k = (s < r).sum(axis=0)
return items[k]
理论上,搜索排序是用于在累积求和概率中查找随机值的正确函数,但是当m相对较小时,k =(s
In [115]: %timeit original(prob_matrix, items)
1 loops, best of 3: 270 ms per loop
In [116]: %timeit improved(prob_matrix, items)
10 loops, best of 3: 24.9 ms per loop
In [117]: %timeit vectorized(prob_matrix, items)
1000 loops, best of 3: 1 ms per loop
定义函数的完整脚本是:
import numpy as np
def improved(prob_matrix, items):
# transpose here for better data locality later
cdf = np.cumsum(prob_matrix.T, axis=1)
# random numbers are expensive, so we'll get all of them at once
ridx = np.random.random(size=n)
# the one