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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 load(quantum_circuit_object, format: str, **load_kwargs):
r"""Load external quantum assembly and quantum circuits from supported frameworks
into PennyLane templates.
.. note::
For more details on which formats are supported
please consult the corresponding plugin documentation:
https://pennylane.ai/plugins.html
**Example:**
>>> qc = qiskit.QuantumCircuit(2)
>>> qc.rz(0.543, [0])
>>> qc.cx(0, 1)
>>> my_circuit = qml.load(qc, format='qiskit')
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:
quantum_circuit_object: the quantum circuit that will be converted
to a PennyLane template
format (str): the format of the quantum circuit object to convert from
**load_kwargs: keyword arguments to pass when converting the quantum circuit
using the plugin. See below for details about supported keyword arguments.
Keyword Args:
measurements (list[MeasurementProcess]): the list of PennyLane measurements that
overrides the terminal measurements that may be present in the imput circuit.
Currently, only supported for Qiskit's `QuantumCircuit <https://docs.pennylane.ai/projects/qiskit>`_.
Returns:
function: the PennyLane template created from the quantum circuit
object
"""
if format in plugin_converters:
# loads the plugin load function
plugin_converter = plugin_converters[format].load()
# calls the load function of the converter on the quantum circuit object
return plugin_converter(quantum_circuit_object, **load_kwargs)
raise ValueError(
"Converter does not exist. Make sure the required plugin is installed "
"and supports conversion."
)
[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 overriden 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 parameterized Qiskit circuits, mid-circuit measurements, and
classical control flows.
.. details::
:title: Parameterized Quantum Circuits
A Qiskit ``QuantumCircuit`` is parameterized 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
parameterized 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 parameterized 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:
return load(quantum_circuit, format="qiskit", measurements=measurements)
except ValueError as e:
if e.args[0].split(".")[0] == "Converter does not exist":
raise RuntimeError(_MISSING_QISKIT_PLUGIN_MESSAGE) from e
raise 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 parameterized ``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:
return load(qiskit_op, format="qiskit_op", params=params, wires=wires)
except ValueError as e:
if e.args[0].split(".")[0] == "Converter does not exist":
raise RuntimeError(_MISSING_QISKIT_PLUGIN_MESSAGE) from e
raise e
[docs]def from_qasm(quantum_circuit: str):
"""Loads quantum circuits from a QASM string using the converter in the
PennyLane-Qiskit plugin.
**Example:**
.. code-block:: python
>>> hadamard_qasm = 'OPENQASM 2.0;' \\
... 'include "qelib1.inc";' \\
... 'qreg q[1];' \\
... 'h q[0];'
>>> my_circuit = qml.from_qasm(hadamard_qasm)
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:
quantum_circuit (str): a QASM string containing a valid quantum circuit
Returns:
function: the PennyLane template created based on the QASM string
"""
return load(quantum_circuit, format="qasm")
[docs]def from_qasm_file(qasm_filename: str):
"""Loads quantum circuits from a QASM file using the converter in the
PennyLane-Qiskit plugin.
**Example:**
>>> my_circuit = qml.from_qasm("hadamard_circuit.qasm")
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:
qasm_filename (str): path to a QASM file containing a valid quantum circuit
Returns:
function: the PennyLane template created based on the QASM file
"""
return load(qasm_filename, format="qasm_file")
[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
"""
return load(pyquil_program, format="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
"""
return load(quil, format="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
"""
return load(quil_filename, format="quil_file")
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