qiskit.providers.BaseBackend¶
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class
BaseBackend(configuration, provider=None)[source]¶ Legacy Base class for backends.
Base class for backends.
This method should initialize the module and its configuration, and raise an exception if a component of the module is not available.
- Parameters
configuration (BackendConfiguration) – backend configuration
provider (BaseProvider) – provider responsible for this backend
- Raises
QiskitError – if an error occurred when instantiating the backend.
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abstract
__init__(configuration, provider=None)[source]¶ Base class for backends.
This method should initialize the module and its configuration, and raise an exception if a component of the module is not available.
- Parameters
configuration (BackendConfiguration) – backend configuration
provider (BaseProvider) – provider responsible for this backend
- Raises
QiskitError – if an error occurred when instantiating the backend.
Methods
__init__(configuration[, provider])Base class for backends.
Return the backend configuration.
name()Return the backend name.
Return the backend properties.
provider()Return the backend Provider.
run(qobj)Run a Qobj on the the backend.
status()Return the backend status.
version()Return the backend version.
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configuration()[source]¶ Return the backend configuration.
- Returns
the configuration for the backend.
- Return type
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properties()[source]¶ Return the backend properties.
- Returns
the configuration for the backend. If the backend does not support properties, it returns
None.- Return type
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provider()[source]¶ Return the backend Provider.
- Returns
the Provider responsible for the backend.
- Return type
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abstract
run(qobj)[source]¶ Run a Qobj on the the backend.
- Parameters
qobj (Qobj) – the Qobj to be executed.