---
title: FakeLima (v0.46)
description: API reference for qiskit.providers.fake_provider.FakeLima in qiskit v0.46
source: https://eu-de.quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/api/qiskit/0.46/qiskit.providers.fake_provider.FakeLima
---

# FakeLima

*class* `qiskit.providers.fake_provider.FakeLima`

[GitHub](https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.46/qiskit/providers/fake_provider/backends/lima/fake_lima.py)

Bases: [`FakePulseBackend`](/docs/api/qiskit/0.46/providers_fake_provider#qiskit.providers.fake_provider.FakePulseBackend "qiskit.providers.fake_provider.fake_pulse_backend.FakePulseBackend")

A fake 5 qubit backend.

FakeBackend initializer.

**Parameters**

- **configuration** ([*BackendConfiguration*](/docs/api/qiskit/0.46/qiskit.providers.models.BackendConfiguration "qiskit.providers.models.BackendConfiguration")) – backend configuration
- **time\_alive** ([*int*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int)) – time to wait before returning result

## Attributes

### backend\_name

Default value: `'fake_lima'`

### conf\_filename

Default value: `'conf_lima.json'`

### defs\_filename

Default value: `'defs_lima.json'`

### dirname

Default value: `'/home/runner/work/qiskit/qiskit/qiskit/providers/fake_provider/backends/lima'`

### options

Return the options for the backend

The options of a backend are the dynamic parameters defining how the backend is used. These are used to control the [`run()`](#qiskit.providers.fake_provider.FakeLima.run "qiskit.providers.fake_provider.FakeLima.run") method.

### props\_filename

Default value: `'props_lima.json'`

### version

Default value: `1`

## Methods

### configuration

`configuration()`

Return the backend configuration.

**Returns**

the configuration for the backend.

**Return type**

[BackendConfiguration](/docs/api/qiskit/0.46/qiskit.providers.models.BackendConfiguration "qiskit.providers.models.BackendConfiguration")

### defaults

`defaults()`

Returns a snapshot of device defaults

### name

`name()`

Return the backend name.

**Returns**

the name of the backend.

**Return type**

[str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str)

### properties

`properties()`

Returns a snapshot of device properties

### provider

`provider()`

Return the backend Provider.

**Returns**

the Provider responsible for the backend.

**Return type**

[Provider](/docs/api/qiskit/0.46/qiskit.providers.Provider "qiskit.providers.Provider")

### run

`run(run_input, **kwargs)`

Main job in simulator

### set\_options

`set_options(**fields)`

Set the options fields for the backend

This method is used to update the options of a backend. If you need to change any of the options prior to running just pass in the kwarg with the new value for the options.

**Parameters**

**fields** – The fields to update the options

**Raises**

[**AttributeError**](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#AttributeError) – If the field passed in is not part of the options

### status

`status()`

Return the backend status.

**Returns**

the status of the backend.

**Return type**

[BackendStatus](/docs/api/qiskit/0.46/qiskit.providers.models.BackendStatus "qiskit.providers.models.BackendStatus")