Extension for pytket, providing simulators from Microsoft QDK
Project description
pytket-qsharp
pytket is a Python module for interfacing
with CQC t|ket>, a set of quantum programming tools.
Microsoft's QDK is a language and associated toolkit for quantum programming.
pytket-qsharp is an extension to pytket that allows pytket circuits to be
executed on simulators and resource estimators from the Microsoft QDK.
Getting started
pytket-qsharp is available for Python 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8, on Linux and MacOS. To
install, run:
pip install pytket-qsharp
In order to use pytket-qsharp you will first need to install the dotnet SDK
(3.1) and the iqsharp tool. On some Linux systems it is also necessary to
modify your PATH:
-
See this page for instructions on installing the SDK on your operating system.
-
On Linux, ensure that the
dotnettools directory is on your path. Typically this will be~/.dotnet/tools. -
Run
dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.Quantum.IQSharp. -
Run
dotnet iqsharp install --user.
Backends provided in this module
This module provides three
backends, all deriving
from the pytket Backend class:
-
QsharpSimulatorBackend, for simulating a general pure-quantum circuit using the QDK; -
QsharpToffoliSimulatorBackend, for simulating a Toffoli circuit using the QDK; -
QsharpEstimatorBackend, for estimating various quantum resources of a circuit using the QDK. This provides aget_resourcesmethod, which returns a dictionary.
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