Installation¶
This plugin requires Python version 3.9 and above, as well as PennyLane and Qiskit.
Installation of this plugin, as well as all dependencies, can be done using pip:
pip install "qiskit<0.46"
pip install pennylane-qiskit
If you prefer to use Qiskit 1.0, you can omit the first line above and instead consult the Qiskit installation guide, which includes details on how to migrate to 1.0 if you already have Qiskit installed. Note that only conversion to PennyLane is supported with Qiskit 1.0; support for devices with 1.0 be available in a later release of the plugin.
To test that the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin is working correctly you can run
make test
in the source folder. Tests restricted to a specific provider can be run by executing
make test-basicaer, make test-aer, and make test-ibmq.
Note
Tests on the IBMQ device can
only be run if a ibmqx_token for the
IBM Q experience is
configured in the PennyLane configuration file, if the token is
exported in your environment under the name IBMQX_TOKEN, or if you have previously saved your
account credentials using the
new IBMProvider
If this is the case, running make test also executes tests on the ibmq device.
By default tests on the ibmq device run with ibmq_qasm_simulator backend
and those done by the basicaer and aer device are run with the qasm_simulator
backend. At the time of writing this means that the test are “free”.
Please verify that this is also the case for your account.