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def filterPerformersAlt():
    global g_performers

    startLen = len(g_performers)
    fDebug('Start len(g_performers) = %s' % (startLen))
    bDebug('Start len(g_performers) = %s' % (startLen))
    time.sleep(3)
    index = 0
    while len(g_performers) > index:
        try:
            firstObj = g_performers[index]
        except:
            break

        mainAlias = firstObj.name
        mainId = firstObj.id
        checkTime = time.time()

        sec_index = 0
        while len(g_performers) > sec_index:
            try:
                secondaryObj = g_performers[sec_index]
            except:
                break
            secondaryAlias = secondaryObj.name
            secondaryId = secondaryObj.id

            if secondaryId <= mainId: # same or lower ids for name -> name passed -> omit
                sec_index += 1
                continue
            if isSimilar(mainAlias, secondaryAlias) > 0.742:
                for action in secondaryObj.actions:
                    firstObj.actions.append(action)
                if mainAlias != secondaryAlias and secondaryAlias not in firstObj.aliases:
                    firstObj.aliases.append(secondaryAlias)
                bDebug('Removing #%s %s' % (secondaryId, secondaryAlias))
                g_performers.remove(secondaryObj)
            else:
                sec_index += 1
        print '#%s %s check took %s' % (mainId, mainAlias, (time.time() - checkTime))
        print ('len(g_performers) = %s --> %s, del count: %s' % (startLen, len(g_performers), (startLen - len(g_performers))))
        index += 1
    print 'finished alias filter'
    #x = g_performers[len(g_performers*g_performers)]
    time.sleep(3)
    fDebug('Filtered %s aliases  out of %s log entries' % ((startLen - len(g_performers)), startLen))
    bDebug('Filtered %s aliases  out of %s log entries' % ((startLen - len(g_performers)), startLen))
    fDebug('End len(g_performers) = %s' % (len(g_performers)))
    bDebug('End len(g_performers) = %s' % (len(g_performers)))