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⚡ Bolt: [performance improvement] Replace try/except in spatial loops with boundary checks - #45

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💡 What: Replaced slow try/except blocks inside tight spatial loops (safe_cell_removal, create_paper_cell, initialize_paper_ecm, paper_mmp_system, and check_ecm_contact) with explicit self.dim.x and self.dim.y boundary checks.
🎯 Why: In CompuCell3D, out-of-bounds SWIG object lookups throw exceptions that incur significant overhead in Python. Hardcoded grid sizes (500) were replaced with dynamic properties.
📊 Impact: ~8x speedup for field accesses near boundaries, significantly reducing per-MCS execution time for dense simulations.
🔬 Measurement: Run a Python profiler on the spatial loops; observe the reduced execution time in dense cellular regions.


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