Installation instructions

Before installing the package, choose how you’re going to run and install the packages. There are two primary ways to do this:

• Option 1: Install from PyPI
• Option 2: Install from source

Preinstallation

First, create a minimal environment with only Python installed in it. We recommend using Python virtual environments.

python3 -m venv /path/to/virtual/environment

Activate your new environment.

source /path/to/virtual/environment/bin/activate

Note: If you are using Windows, use the following commands in PowerShell:

python3 -m venv c:\path\to\virtual\environment
c:\path\to\virtual\environment\Scripts\Activate.ps1

Option 1: Install from PyPI

The most straightforward way to install the qiskit-addon-obp package is by using PyPI.

pip install 'qiskit-addon-obp'

Option 2: Install from source

Users who want to develop in the repository or run the notebooks locally might want to install from source.

If so, the first step is to clone the qiskit-addon-obp repository.

git clone [email protected]:Qiskit/qiskit-addon-obp.git

Next, upgrade pip and enter the repository.

pip install --upgrade pip
cd qiskit-addon-obp

The next step is to install qiskit-addon-obp to the virtual environment. If you plan on running the notebooks, install the notebook dependencies so you can run visualizations. If you plan on developing in the repository, you might want to install the dev dependencies.

Adjust the options below to suit your needs.

pip install tox notebook -e '.[notebook-dependencies,dev]'

If you installed the notebook dependencies, you can get started by running the notebooks in the docs directory.

cd docs/
jupyter lab