qermit 0.1.0

error-mitigation framework, an extension to pytket

qermit

qermit is a python module for running error-mitigation protocols on quantum processors using pytket, CQC's python module for interfacing with CQC tket, a set of quantum programming tools.

This repo containts API documentation, a user manual for getting started with qermit and source code.

Getting Started

qermit is available for python3.7 or higher, on Linux, MacOS and Windows. To install, ensure that you have pip version 19 or above, and run

pip install qermit

Documentation can be found at cqcl.github.io/qermit.

A User Manual can be found at cqcl.github.io/qermit/manual.

Bugs and feature requests

Please file bugs and feature requests on the Github issue tracker.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. To make a PR, first fork the repo, make your proposed changes on the master branch, and open a PR from your fork. If it passes tests and is accepted after review, it will be merged in.

Code style

Formatting

All code should be formatted using black, with default options.

Type annotation

On the CI, mypy is used as a static type checker and all submissions must pass its checks. You should therefore run mypy locally on any changed files before submitting a PR.

Tests

To run the tests:

1. cd into the tests directory;
2. ensure you have installed pytest;
3. run pytest.

When adding a new feature, please add a test for it. When fixing a bug, please add a test that demonstrates the fix.