Installation¶
This plugin requires Python >= 3.11, as well as PennyLane and Qiskit.
Installation of this plugin, as well as all dependencies, can be done using pip:
python -m pip install pennylane-qiskit
To test that the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin is working correctly you can install the development requirements with,
python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
With this, you can run the tests with,
make test
in the source folder.
Warning
When installing the Pennylane-Qiskit plugin, we recommend starting with a clean environment. This is especially pertinent when upgrading from a pre-1.0 version of Qiskit, as described in Qiskit’s migration guide.
Development¶
If you wish to develop the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin, please first install the developer requirements with
python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
and install the pre-commit hooks with
pre-commit install
This will set up pre-commit hooks to automatically format and lint your code before each commit.