PECOS (Performance Estimator of Codes On Surfaces) is a Python framework for studying, developing, and evaluating quantum error-correction protocols.

• Author: Ciarán Ryan-Anderson
• Language: Python 3.5.2+ (with optional C and C++ extensions)

Contact

For questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact the author:

• Ciarán Ryan-Anderson, ciaran.ryan-anderson@quantinuum.com

Getting Started

To get started, check out the documentation in the "docs" folder or find it online at:

https://quantum-pecos.readthedocs.io

Latest Development

See the following branch for the latest version of PECOS under development:

https://github.com/PECOS-packages/PECOS/tree/development

BEAWARE: There are some changes planned in 0.2.dev that may break some backwards compatibility with 0.1. Although, we try to minimize breaks to backwards compatibility.

Requirements

• Python 3.5.2+
• NumPy 1.15+
• SciPy 1.1+
• Matplotlib 2.2+
• NetworkX 2.1+

Optional Dependencies

• Cython (to compile optional C/C++ extensions)
• pytest 3.0+ (to run tests)
• Sphinx 2.7.6+ (to compile documentation)

License

PECOS is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license

Installation

To install using pip run the command:

pip install quantum-pecos

To install from GitHub go to:

https://github.com/PECOS-packages/PECOS

Then, download/unzip or clone the version of PECOS you would like to use. Next, navigate to the root of the package (where setup.py is located) and run:

pip install .

To install and continue to develop the version of PECOS located in the install folder, run the following instead:

pip install -e .

Uninstall

To uninstall run:

pip uninstall quantum-pecos