Installation Instructions¶
Let’s see how to install the package. The first thing to do is choose how you’re going to run and install the packages. There are two primary ways to do this:
Pre-Installation¶
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-mpf
package is via PyPI
.
pip install 'qiskit-addon-mpf'
Option 2: Install from Source¶
Users who wish to develop in the repository or run the notebooks locally may want to install from source.
If so, the first step is to clone the qiskit-addon-mpf
repository.
git clone git@github.com:Qiskit/qiskit-addon-mpf.git
Next, upgrade pip
and enter the repository.
pip install --upgrade pip
cd qiskit-addon-mpf
The next step is to install qiskit-addon-mpf
to the virtual environment. If you plan on running the notebooks, install the
notebook dependencies in order to run all the visualizations in the notebooks. If you plan on developing in the repository, you
may 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.
cd docs/
jupyter lab