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"""
Parameter Class for variable parameters.
"""
from uuid import uuid4
from qiskit.circuit.exceptions import CircuitError
from qiskit.utils import optionals as _optionals
from .parameterexpression import ParameterExpression
[docs]class Parameter(ParameterExpression):
"""Parameter Class for variable parameters.
A parameter is a variable value that is not required to be fixed
at circuit definition.
Examples:
Construct a variable-rotation X gate using circuit parameters.
.. plot::
:include-source:
from qiskit.circuit import QuantumCircuit, Parameter
# create the parameter
phi = Parameter('phi')
qc = QuantumCircuit(1)
# parameterize the rotation
qc.rx(phi, 0)
qc.draw('mpl')
# bind the parameters after circuit to create a bound circuit
bc = qc.bind_parameters({phi: 3.14})
bc.measure_all()
bc.draw('mpl')
"""
__slots__ = ("_name", "_uuid", "_hash")
def __new__(cls, name, uuid=None): # pylint: disable=unused-argument
# Parameter relies on self._uuid being set prior to other attributes
# (e.g. symbol_map) which may depend on self._uuid for Parameter's hash
# or __eq__ functions.
obj = object.__new__(cls)
if uuid is None:
obj._uuid = uuid4()
else:
obj._uuid = uuid
obj._hash = hash(obj._uuid)
return obj
def __getnewargs__(self):
# Unpickling won't in general call __init__ but will always call
# __new__. Specify arguments to be passed to __new__ when unpickling.
return (self.name, self._uuid)
def __init__(self, name: str):
"""Create a new named :class:`Parameter`.
Args:
name: name of the ``Parameter``, used for visual representation. This can
be any unicode string, e.g. "ϕ".
"""
self._name = name
if not _optionals.HAS_SYMENGINE:
from sympy import Symbol
symbol = Symbol(name)
else:
import symengine
symbol = symengine.Symbol(name)
super().__init__(symbol_map={self: symbol}, expr=symbol)
[docs] def subs(self, parameter_map: dict, allow_unknown_parameters: bool = False):
"""Substitute self with the corresponding parameter in ``parameter_map``."""
if self in parameter_map:
return parameter_map[self]
if allow_unknown_parameters:
return self
raise CircuitError(
"Cannot bind Parameters ({}) not present in "
"expression.".format([str(p) for p in parameter_map])
)
@property
def name(self):
"""Returns the name of the :class:`Parameter`."""
return self._name
def __str__(self):
return self.name
def __copy__(self):
return self
def __deepcopy__(self, memo=None):
return self
def __repr__(self):
return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({self.name})"
def __eq__(self, other):
if isinstance(other, Parameter):
return self._uuid == other._uuid
elif isinstance(other, ParameterExpression):
return super().__eq__(other)
else:
return False
def __hash__(self):
return self._hash
def __getstate__(self):
return {"name": self._name}
def __setstate__(self, state):
self._name = state["name"]
if not _optionals.HAS_SYMENGINE:
from sympy import Symbol
symbol = Symbol(self._name)
else:
import symengine
symbol = symengine.Symbol(self._name)
super().__init__(symbol_map={self: symbol}, expr=symbol)