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"""
This module contains functions to load circuits from other frameworks as
PennyLane templates.
"""
from collections import defaultdict
from importlib import metadata
from sys import version_info

# Error message to show when the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin is required but missing.
_MISSING_QISKIT_PLUGIN_MESSAGE = (
    "Conversion from Qiskit requires the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin. "
    "You can install the plugin by running: pip install pennylane-qiskit. "
    "You may need to restart your kernel or environment after installation. "
    "If you have any difficulties, you can reach out on the PennyLane forum at "
    "https://discuss.pennylane.ai/c/pennylane-plugins/pennylane-qiskit/"
)

# get list of installed plugin converters
__plugin_devices = (
    defaultdict(tuple, metadata.entry_points())["pennylane.io"]
    if version_info[:2] == (3, 9)
    else metadata.entry_points(group="pennylane.io")  # pylint:disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
)
plugin_converters = {entry.name: entry for entry in __plugin_devices}


[docs]def from_qiskit(quantum_circuit, measurements=None):
    r"""Converts a Qiskit `QuantumCircuit <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit>`_
    into a PennyLane :ref:`quantum function <intro_vcirc_qfunc>`.

    .. note::

        This function depends upon the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin. Follow the
        `installation instructions <https://docs.pennylane.ai/projects/qiskit/en/latest/installation.html>`__
        to get up and running. You may need to restart your kernel if you are running in a notebook
        environment.

    Args:
        quantum_circuit (qiskit.QuantumCircuit): a quantum circuit created in Qiskit
        measurements (None | MeasurementProcess | list[MeasurementProcess]): an optional PennyLane
            measurement or list of PennyLane measurements that overrides any terminal measurements
            that may be present in the input circuit

    Returns:
        function: The PennyLane quantum function, created based on the input Qiskit
        ``QuantumCircuit`` object.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: python

        import pennylane as qml
        from qiskit import QuantumCircuit

        qc = QuantumCircuit(2, 2)
        qc.rx(0.785, 0)
        qc.ry(1.57, 1)

        my_qfunc = qml.from_qiskit(qc)

    The ``my_qfunc`` function can now be used within QNodes, as a two-wire quantum
    template. We can also pass ``wires`` when calling the returned template to define
    which wires it should operate on. If no wires are passed, it will default
    to sequential wire labels starting at 0.

    .. code-block:: python

        dev = qml.device("default.qubit")

        @qml.qnode(dev)
        def circuit():
            my_qfunc(wires=["a", "b"])
            return qml.expval(qml.Z("a")), qml.var(qml.Z("b"))

    >>> circuit()
    (tensor(0.70738827, requires_grad=True),
    tensor(0.99999937, requires_grad=True))

    The measurements can also be passed directly to the function when creating the
    quantum function, making it possible to create a PennyLane circuit with
    :class:`qml.QNode <pennylane.QNode>`:

    >>> measurements = [qml.expval(qml.Z(0)), qml.var(qml.Z(1))]
    >>> circuit = qml.QNode(qml.from_qiskit(qc, measurements), dev)
    >>> circuit()
    (tensor(0.70738827, requires_grad=True),
    tensor(0.99999937, requires_grad=True))

    .. note::

        The ``measurements`` keyword allows one to add a list of PennyLane measurements
        that will **override** any terminal measurements present in the ``QuantumCircuit``,
        so that they are not performed before the operations specified in ``measurements``.
        ``measurements=None``.

    If an existing ``QuantumCircuit`` already contains measurements, ``from_qiskit``
    will return those measurements, provided that they are not overridden as shown above.
    These measurements can be used, e.g., for conditioning with
    :func:`qml.cond() <~.cond>`, or simply included directly within the QNode's return:

    .. code-block:: python

       qc = QuantumCircuit(2, 2)
       qc.rx(np.pi, 0)
       qc.measure_all()

       @qml.qnode(dev)
       def circuit():
           # Since measurements=None, the measurements present in the QuantumCircuit are returned.
           measurements = qml.from_qiskit(qc)()
           return [qml.expval(m) for m in measurements]

    >>> circuit()
    [tensor(1., requires_grad=True), tensor(0., requires_grad=True)]

    .. note::

        The ``measurements`` returned from a ``QuantumCircuit`` are in the computational basis
        with 0 corresponding to :math:`|0\rangle` and 1 corresponding to :math:`|1 \rangle`. This
        corresponds to the :math:`|1 \rangle \langle 1|` observable rather than the :math:`Z` Pauli
        operator.

    See below for more information regarding how to translate more complex circuits from Qiskit to
    PennyLane, including handling parametrized Qiskit circuits, mid-circuit measurements, and
    classical control flows.

    .. details::
        :title: Parametrized Quantum Circuits

        A Qiskit ``QuantumCircuit`` is parametrized if it contains
        `Parameter <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.circuit.Parameter>`__ or
        `ParameterVector <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.circuit.ParameterVector>`__
        references that need to be given defined values to evaluate the circuit. These can be passed
        to the generated quantum function as keyword or positional arguments. If we define a
        parametrized circuit:

        .. code-block:: python

            from qiskit.circuit import QuantumCircuit, Parameter

            angle0 = Parameter("x")
            angle1 = Parameter("y")

            qc = QuantumCircuit(2, 2)
            qc.rx(angle0, 0)
            qc.ry(angle1, 1)
            qc.cx(1, 0)

        Then this circuit can be converted into a differentiable circuit in PennyLane and
        executed:

        .. code-block:: python

            import pennylane as qml
            from pennylane import numpy as np

            dev = qml.device("default.qubit")

            qfunc = qml.from_qiskit(qc, measurements=qml.expval(qml.Z(0)))
            circuit = qml.QNode(qfunc, dev)

        Now, ``circuit`` has a signature of ``(x, y)``. The parameters are ordered alphabetically.

        >>> x = np.pi / 4
        >>> y = 0
        >>> circuit(x, y)
        tensor(0.70710678, requires_grad=True)

        >>> qml.grad(circuit, argnum=[0, 1])(np.pi/4, np.pi/6)
        (array(-0.61237244), array(-0.35355339))

        The ``QuantumCircuit`` may also be parametrized with a ``ParameterVector``. These can be
        similarly converted:

        .. code-block:: python

            from qiskit.circuit import ParameterVector

            angles = ParameterVector("angles", 2)

            qc = QuantumCircuit(2, 2)
            qc.rx(angles[0], 0)
            qc.ry(angles[1], 1)
            qc.cx(1, 0)

            @qml.qnode(dev)
            def circuit(angles):
                qml.from_qiskit(qc)(angles)
                return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

        >>> angles = [3.1, 0.45]
        >>> circuit(angles)
        tensor(-0.89966835, requires_grad=True)


    .. details::
        :title: Measurements and Classical Control Flows

        When ``measurement=None``, all of the measurements performed in the ``QuantumCircuit`` will
        be returned by the quantum function in the form of a :ref:`mid-circuit measurement
        <mid_circuit_measurements>`. For example, if we define a ``QuantumCircuit`` with
        measurements:

        .. code-block:: python

            import pennylane as qml
            from qiskit import QuantumCircuit

            qc = QuantumCircuit(2, 2)
            qc.h(0)
            qc.measure(0, 0)
            qc.rz(0.24, [0])
            qc.cx(0, 1)
            qc.measure_all()

        Then we can create a PennyLane circuit that uses this as a sub-circuit, and performs
        additional operations conditional on the results. We can also calculate standard mid-circuit
        measurement statistics, like expectation value, on the returned measurements:

        .. code-block:: python

            @qml.qnode(qml.device("default.qubit"))
            def circuit():
                # apply the QuantumCircuit and retrieve the measurements
                mid_measure0, m0, m1 = qml.from_qiskit(qc)()

                # conditionally apply an additional operation based on the results
                qml.cond(mid_measure0==0, qml.RX)(np.pi/2, 0)

                # return the expectation value of one of the mid-circuit measurements, and a terminal measurement
                return qml.expval(mid_measure0), qml.expval(m1)

        >>> circuit()
        (tensor(0.5, requires_grad=True), tensor(0.5, requires_grad=True))

        .. note::

            The order of mid-circuit measurements returned by `qml.from_qiskit()` in the example
            above is determined by the order in which measurements appear in the input Qiskit
            ``QuantumCircuit``.

        Furthermore, the Qiskit `IfElseOp <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.circuit.IfElseOp>`__,
        `SwitchCaseOp <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.circuit.SwitchCaseOp>`__ and
        `c_if <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.circuit.Instruction#c_if>`__
        conditional workflows are automatically translated into their PennyLane counterparts during
        conversion. For example, if we construct a ``QuantumCircuit`` with these workflows:

        .. code-block:: python

            qc = QuantumCircuit(4, 1)
            qc.h(0)
            qc.measure(0, 0)

            # Use an `IfElseOp` operation.
            noop = QuantumCircuit(1)
            flip_x = QuantumCircuit(1)
            flip_x.x(0)
            qc.if_else((qc.clbits[0], True), flip_x, noop, [1], [])

            # Use a `SwitchCaseOp` operation.
            with qc.switch(qc.clbits[0]) as case:
                with case(0):
                    qc.y(2)

            # Use the `c_if()` function.
            qc.z(3).c_if(qc.clbits[0], True)

            qc.measure_all()

        We can convert the ``QuantumCircuit`` into a PennyLane quantum function using:

        .. code-block:: python

            dev = qml.device("default.qubit")

            measurements = [qml.expval(qml.Z(i)) for i in range(qc.num_qubits)]
            cond_circuit = qml.QNode(qml.from_qiskit(qc, measurements=measurements), dev)

        The result is:

        >>> print(qml.draw(cond_circuit)())
        0: ──H──┤↗├──────────╭||─┤  <Z>
        1: ──────║───X───────├||─┤  <Z>
        2: ──────║───║──Y────├||─┤  <Z>
        3: ──────║───║──║──Z─╰||─┤  <Z>
                 ╚═══╩══╩══╝
    """
    try:
        plugin_converter = plugin_converters["qiskit"].load()
        return plugin_converter(quantum_circuit, measurements=measurements)
    except KeyError as e:
        raise RuntimeError(_MISSING_QISKIT_PLUGIN_MESSAGE) from e


[docs]def from_qiskit_op(qiskit_op, params=None, wires=None):
    """Converts a Qiskit `SparsePauliOp <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.quantum_info.SparsePauliOp>`__
    into a PennyLane :class:`Operator <pennylane.operation.Operator>`.

    .. note::

        This function depends upon the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin. Follow the
        `installation instructions <https://docs.pennylane.ai/projects/qiskit/en/latest/installation.html>`__
        to get up and running. You may need to restart your kernel if you are running in a notebook
        environment.

    Args:
        qiskit_op (qiskit.quantum_info.SparsePauliOp): a ``SparsePauliOp`` created in Qiskit
        params (Any): optional assignment of coefficient values for the ``SparsePauliOp``; see the
            `Qiskit documentation <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.quantum_info.SparsePauliOp#assign_parameters>`_
            to learn more about the expected format of these parameters
        wires (Sequence | None): optional assignment of wires for the converted ``SparsePauliOp``;
            if the original ``SparsePauliOp`` acted on :math:`N` qubits, then this must be a
            sequence of length :math:`N`

    Returns:
        Operator: The PennyLane operator, created based on the input Qiskit
        ``SparsePauliOp`` object.

    .. note::

        The wire ordering convention differs between PennyLane and Qiskit: PennyLane wires are
        enumerated from left to right, while the Qiskit convention is to enumerate from right to
        left. This means a ``SparsePauliOp`` term defined by the string ``"XYZ"`` applies ``Z`` on
        wire 0, ``Y`` on wire 1, and ``X`` on wire 2. For more details, see the
        `String representation <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit/qiskit.quantum_info.Pauli>`_
        section of the Qiskit documentation for the ``Pauli`` class.

    **Example**

    Consider the following script which creates a Qiskit ``SparsePauliOp``:

    .. code-block:: python

        from qiskit.quantum_info import SparsePauliOp

        qiskit_op = SparsePauliOp(["II", "XY"])

    The ``SparsePauliOp`` contains two terms and acts over two qubits:

    >>> qiskit_op
    SparsePauliOp(['II', 'XY'],
                  coeffs=[1.+0.j, 1.+0.j])

    To convert the ``SparsePauliOp`` into a PennyLane :class:`pennylane.operation.Operator`, use:

    >>> import pennylane as qml
    >>> qml.from_qiskit_op(qiskit_op)
    I(0) + X(1) @ Y(0)

    .. details::
        :title: Usage Details

        You can convert a parametrized ``SparsePauliOp`` into a PennyLane operator by assigning
        literal values to each coefficient parameter. For example, the script

        .. code-block:: python

            import numpy as np
            from qiskit.circuit import Parameter

            a, b, c = [Parameter(var) for var in "abc"]
            param_qiskit_op = SparsePauliOp(["II", "XZ", "YX"], coeffs=np.array([a, b, c]))

        defines a ``SparsePauliOp`` with three coefficients (parameters):

        >>> param_qiskit_op
        SparsePauliOp(['II', 'XZ', 'YX'],
              coeffs=[ParameterExpression(1.0*a), ParameterExpression(1.0*b),
         ParameterExpression(1.0*c)])

        The ``SparsePauliOp`` can be converted into a PennyLane operator by calling the conversion
        function and specifying the value of each parameter using the ``params`` argument:

        >>> qml.from_qiskit_op(param_qiskit_op, params={a: 2, b: 3, c: 4})
        (
            (2+0j) * I(0)
          + (3+0j) * (X(1) @ Z(0))
          + (4+0j) * (Y(1) @ X(0))
        )

        Similarly, a custom wire mapping can be applied to a ``SparsePauliOp`` as follows:

        >>> wired_qiskit_op = SparsePauliOp("XYZ")
        >>> wired_qiskit_op
        SparsePauliOp(['XYZ'],
              coeffs=[1.+0.j])
        >>> qml.from_qiskit_op(wired_qiskit_op, wires=[3, 5, 7])
        Y(5) @ Z(3) @ X(7)
    """
    try:
        plugin_converter = plugin_converters["qiskit_op"].load()
        return plugin_converter(qiskit_op, params=params, wires=wires)
    except KeyError as e:
        raise RuntimeError(_MISSING_QISKIT_PLUGIN_MESSAGE) from e


[docs]def from_qiskit_noise(noise_model, verbose=False, decimal_places=None):
    """Converts a Qiskit `NoiseModel <https://qiskit.github.io/qiskit-aer/stubs/qiskit_aer.noise.NoiseModel.html>`__
    into a PennyLane :class:`~.NoiseModel`.

    Args:
        noise_model (qiskit_aer.noise.NoiseModel): a Qiskit ``NoiseModel`` instance.
        verbose (bool): when printing a ``NoiseModel``, a complete list of Kraus matrices for each ``qml.QubitChannel``
            is displayed with ``verbose=True``. By default, ``verbose=False`` and only the number of Kraus matrices and
            the number of qubits they act on is displayed for brevity.
        decimal_places (int | None): number of decimal places to round the elements of Kraus matrices when they are being
            displayed for each ``qml.QubitChannel`` when ``verbose=True``.

    Returns:
        qml.NoiseModel: The PennyLane noise model converted from the input Qiskit ``NoiseModel`` object.

    Raises:
        ValueError: When a quantum error present in the noise model cannot be converted.

    .. note::

        - This function depends upon the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin, which can be installed following these
          `installation instructions <https://docs.pennylane.ai/projects/qiskit/en/latest/installation.html>`__.
          You may need to restart your kernel if you are running it in a notebook environment.
        - Each quantum error present in the qiskit noise model is converted into an equivalent
          :class:`~.QubitChannel` operator with the same canonical Kraus representation.
        - Currently, PennyLane noise models do not support readout errors, so those will be skipped during
          conversion.

    **Example**

    Consider the following noise model constructed in Qiskit:

    >>> import qiskit_aer.noise as noise
    >>> error_1 = noise.depolarizing_error(0.001, 1) # 1-qubit noise
    >>> error_2 = noise.depolarizing_error(0.01, 2) # 2-qubit noise
    >>> noise_model = noise.NoiseModel()
    >>> noise_model.add_all_qubit_quantum_error(error_1, ['rz', 'ry'])
    >>> noise_model.add_all_qubit_quantum_error(error_2, ['cx'])

    This noise model can be converted into PennyLane using:

    >>> import pennylane as qml
    >>> qml.from_qiskit_noise(noise_model)
    NoiseModel({
        OpIn(['RZ', 'RY']): QubitChannel(num_kraus=4, num_wires=1)
        OpIn(['CNOT']): QubitChannel(num_kraus=16, num_wires=2)
    })
    """
    try:
        plugin_converter = plugin_converters["qiskit_noise"].load()
        return plugin_converter(noise_model, verbose=verbose, decimal_places=decimal_places)
    except KeyError as e:
        raise RuntimeError(_MISSING_QISKIT_PLUGIN_MESSAGE) from e


[docs]def from_qasm(quantum_circuit: str, measurements=None):
    r"""
    Loads quantum circuits from a QASM string using the converter in the
    PennyLane-Qiskit plugin.

    Args:
        quantum_circuit (str): a QASM string containing a valid quantum circuit
        measurements (None | MeasurementProcess | list[MeasurementProcess]): an optional PennyLane
            measurement or list of PennyLane measurements that overrides the terminal measurements
            that may be present in the input circuit. Defaults to ``None``, such that all existing measurements
            in the input circuit are returned. See *Removing terminal measurements* for details.

    Returns:
        function: the PennyLane quantum function created based on the QASM string. This function itself returns the mid-circuit measurements plus the terminal measurements by default (``measurements=None``), and returns **only** the measurements from the ``measurements`` argument otherwise.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: python

        qasm_code = 'OPENQASM 2.0;' \
                    'include "qelib1.inc";' \
                    'qreg q[2];' \
                    'creg c[2];' \
                    'h q[0];' \
                    'measure q[0] -> c[0];' \
                    'rz(0.24) q[0];' \
                    'cx q[0], q[1];' \
                    'measure q -> c;'

        loaded_circuit = qml.from_qasm(qasm_code)

    >>> print(qml.draw(loaded_circuit)())
    0: ──H──┤↗├──RZ(0.24)─╭●──┤↗├─┤
    1: ───────────────────╰X──┤↗├─┤

    Calling the quantum function returns a tuple containing the mid-circuit measurements and the terminal measurements.

    >>> loaded_circuit()
    (MeasurementValue(wires=[0]),
    MeasurementValue(wires=[0]),
    MeasurementValue(wires=[1]))

    A list of measurements can also be passed directly to ``from_qasm`` using the ``measurements`` argument, making it possible to create a PennyLane circuit with :class:`qml.QNode <pennylane.QNode>`.

    .. code-block:: python

        dev = qml.device("default.qubit")
        measurements = [qml.var(qml.Y(0))]
        circuit = qml.QNode(qml.from_qasm(qasm_code, measurements = measurements), dev)

    >>> print(qml.draw(circuit)())
    0: ──H──┤↗├──RZ(0.24)─╭●─┤  Var[Y]
    1: ───────────────────╰X─┤

    .. details::
        :title: Removing terminal measurements

        To remove all terminal measurements, set ``measurements=[]``. This removes the existing terminal measurements and keeps the mid-circuit measurements.

        .. code-block:: python

            loaded_circuit = qml.from_qasm(qasm_code, measurements=[])

        >>> print(qml.draw(loaded_circuit)())
        0: ──H──┤↗├──RZ(0.24)─╭●─┤
        1: ───────────────────╰X─┤

        Calling the quantum function returns the same empty list that we originally passed in.

        >>> loaded_circuit()
        []

        Note that mid-circuit measurements are always applied, but are only returned when ``measurements=None``. This can be exemplified by using the ``loaded_circuit`` without the terminal measurements within a ``QNode``.

        .. code-block:: python

            dev = qml.device("default.qubit")

            @qml.qnode(dev)
            def circuit():
                loaded_circuit()
                return qml.expval(qml.Z(1))

        >>> print(qml.draw(circuit)())
        0: ──H──┤↗├──RZ(0.24)─╭●─┤
        1: ───────────────────╰X─┤  <Z>


    .. details::
        :title: Using conditional operations

        We can take advantage of the mid-circuit measurements inside the QASM code by calling the returned function within a :class:`qml.QNode <pennylane.QNode>`.

        .. code-block:: python

            loaded_circuit = qml.from_qasm(qasm_code)

            @qml.qnode(dev)
            def circuit():
                mid_measure, *_ = loaded_circuit()
                qml.cond(mid_measure == 0, qml.RX)(np.pi / 2, 0)
                return [qml.expval(qml.Z(0))]

        >>> print(qml.draw(circuit)())
        0: ──H──┤↗├──RZ(0.24)─╭●──┤↗├──RX(1.57)─┤  <Z>
        1: ──────║────────────╰X──┤↗├──║────────┤
                 ╚═════════════════════╝

    .. details::
        :title: Importing from a QASM file

        We can also load the contents of a QASM file.

        .. code-block:: python

            # save the qasm code in a file
            import locale
            from pathlib import Path

            filename = "circuit.qasm"
            with Path(filename).open("w", encoding=locale.getpreferredencoding(False)) as f:
                f.write(qasm_code)

            with open("circuit.qasm", "r") as f:
                loaded_circuit = qml.from_qasm(f.read())

        The ``loaded_circuit`` function can now be used within a :class:`qml.QNode <pennylane.QNode>` as a two-wire quantum template.

        .. code-block:: python

            @qml.qnode(dev)
            def circuit(x):
                qml.RX(x, wires=1)
                loaded_circuit(wires=(0, 1))
                return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

        >>> print(qml.draw(circuit)(1.23))
        0: ──H─────────┤↗├──RZ(0.24)─╭●──┤↗├─┤  <Z>
        1: ──RX(1.23)────────────────╰X──┤↗├─┤
    """

    try:
        plugin_converter = plugin_converters["qasm"].load()
    except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
        raise RuntimeError(  # pragma: no cover
            "Failed to load the qasm plugin. Please ensure that the pennylane-qiskit package is installed."
        ) from e

    return plugin_converter(quantum_circuit, measurements=measurements)


[docs]def from_pyquil(pyquil_program):
    """Loads pyQuil Program objects by using the converter in the
    PennyLane-Rigetti plugin.

    **Example:**

    >>> program = pyquil.Program()
    >>> program += pyquil.gates.H(0)
    >>> program += pyquil.gates.CNOT(0, 1)
    >>> my_circuit = qml.from_pyquil(program)

    The ``my_circuit`` template can now be used within QNodes, as a
    two-wire quantum template.

    >>> @qml.qnode(dev)
    >>> def circuit(x):
    >>>     qml.RX(x, wires=1)
    >>>     my_circuit(wires=[1, 0])
    >>>     return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

    Args:
        pyquil_program (pyquil.Program): a program created in pyQuil

    Returns:
        pennylane_forest.ProgramLoader: a ``pennylane_forest.ProgramLoader`` instance that can
        be used like a PennyLane template and that contains additional inspection properties
    """
    plugin_converter = plugin_converters["pyquil_program"].load()
    return plugin_converter(pyquil_program)


[docs]def from_quil(quil: str):
    """Loads quantum circuits from a Quil string using the converter in the
    PennyLane-Rigetti plugin.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: python

        >>> quil_str = 'H 0\\n'
        ...            'CNOT 0 1'
        >>> my_circuit = qml.from_quil(quil_str)

    The ``my_circuit`` template can now be used within QNodes, as a
    two-wire quantum template.

    >>> @qml.qnode(dev)
    >>> def circuit(x):
    >>>     qml.RX(x, wires=1)
    >>>     my_circuit(wires=(1, 0))
    >>>     return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

    Args:
        quil (str): a Quil string containing a valid quantum circuit

    Returns:
        pennylane_forest.ProgramLoader: a ``pennylane_forest.ProgramLoader`` instance that can
        be used like a PennyLane template and that contains additional inspection properties
    """
    plugin_converter = plugin_converters["quil"].load()
    return plugin_converter(quil)


[docs]def from_quil_file(quil_filename: str):
    """Loads quantum circuits from a Quil file using the converter in the
    PennyLane-Rigetti plugin.

    **Example:**

    >>> my_circuit = qml.from_quil_file("teleportation.quil")

    The ``my_circuit`` template can now be used within QNodes, as a
    two-wire quantum template.

    >>> @qml.qnode(dev)
    >>> def circuit(x):
    >>>     qml.RX(x, wires=1)
    >>>     my_circuit(wires=(1, 0))
    >>>     return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

    Args:
        quil_filename (str): path to a Quil file containing a valid quantum circuit

    Returns:
        pennylane_forest.ProgramLoader: a ``pennylane_forest.ProgramLoader`` instance that can
        be used like a PennyLane template and that contains additional inspection properties
    """
    plugin_converter = plugin_converters["quil_file"].load()
    return plugin_converter(quil_filename)