cirq-google
This is the Cirq-Google integration module. It provides an interface to
Google's Quantum Computing
Service, and also contains
additional tools for calibration and characterization of Google's quantum
hardware devices.
Google's quantum hardware is currently available only to authorized partners. Access requires an application, usually with a Google sponsor. |
Cirq is a Python package for writing, manipulating, and running quantum
circuits on quantum computers
and simulators. Cirq provides useful abstractions for dealing with today’s
noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ)
computers, where the details of quantum hardware are vital to achieving
state-of-the-art results. For more information about Cirq, please visit the
Cirq documentation site.
Installation
This module is built on top of Cirq; installing this module will
automatically install cirq-core
and other dependencies. There are two
installation options for the cirq-google
module:
-
To install the stable version of cirq-google
, use
pip install cirq-google
-
To install the latest pre-release version of cirq-google
, use
pip install --upgrade cirq-google~=1.0.dev
(The ~=
has a special meaning to pip
of selecting the latest version
compatible with the 1.*
and dev
in the name. Despite appearances,
this will not install an old version 1.0 release!)
If you would like to install Cirq with all the optional modules, not just
cirq-google
, then instead of the above commands, use pip install cirq
for
the stable release or pip install --upgrade cirq~=1.0.dev
for the latest pre-release
version.
Documentation
To get started with using Google quantum computers through Cirq, please refer to
the following documentation:
To get started with using Cirq in general, please refer to the Cirq
documentation site.
For more information about getting help, reporting bugs, and other matters
related to Cirq and the Cirq-Core integration module, please visit the Cirq
repository on GitHub.
Disclaimer
Cirq is not an official Google product. Copyright 2019 The Cirq Developers.