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:

• Option 1: Install from PyPI

• Option 2: Install from Source

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-utils package is via PyPI.

pip install 'qiskit-addon-utils'

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-utils repository.

git clone git@github.com:Qiskit/qiskit-addon-utils.git

Next, upgrade pip and enter the repository.

pip install --upgrade pip
cd qiskit-addon-utils

The next step is to install qiskit-addon-utils 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