Remove Qiskit noise feature and transpile circuit (#378)

tequilahub · Mar 10, 2025 · 1ecbfb4 · 1ecbfb4
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diff --git a/src/tequila/simulators/simulator_api.py b/src/tequila/simulators/simulator_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 from tequila.wavefunction.qubit_wavefunction import QubitWaveFunction
 
 SUPPORTED_BACKENDS = ["qulacs", "qulacs_gpu", "qibo", "qiskit", "qiskit_gpu", "cirq", "pyquil", "symbolic", "qlm", "spex"]
-SUPPORTED_NOISE_BACKENDS = ["qiskit", "qiskit_gpu", "cirq", "pyquil"]  # qulacs removed in v.1.9
+# TODO: Reenable noise for Qiskit
+SUPPORTED_NOISE_BACKENDS = ["cirq", "pyquil"]  # qulacs removed in v.1.9
 BackendTypes = namedtuple('BackendTypes', 'CircType ExpValueType')
 INSTALLED_SIMULATORS = {}
 INSTALLED_SAMPLERS = {}

diff --git a/src/tequila/simulators/simulator_qiskit.py b/src/tequila/simulators/simulator_qiskit.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import warnings
 import numpy as np
 import qiskit, qiskit_aer, qiskit.providers.fake_provider
-from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
+from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, transpile
 
 HAS_NOISE = True
 try:
@@ -316,11 +316,9 @@ def do_simulate(self, variables, initial_state=0, *args, **kwargs) -> QubitWaveF
             optimization_level = kwargs['optimization_level']
 
         circuit = self.circuit.assign_parameters(self.resolver)
-
         circuit = self.add_state_init(circuit, initial_state)
-
         circuit.save_statevector()
-
+        circuit = transpile(circuit, qiskit_backend)
         backend_result = qiskit_backend.run(circuit, optimization_level=optimization_level).result()
 
         return QubitWaveFunction.from_array(array=backend_result.get_statevector(circuit).data, numbering=self.numbering)
@@ -349,11 +347,11 @@ def do_sample(self, circuit: qiskit.QuantumCircuit, samples: int, read_out_qubit
         if 'optimization_level' in kwargs:
             optimization_level = kwargs['optimization_level']
         if self.device is None:
-            qiskit_backend = self.retrieve_device('aer_simulator')
+            qiskit_backend = self.retrieve_device(self.STATEVECTOR_DEVICE_NAME)
         else:
             qiskit_backend = self.retrieve_device(self.device)
 
-        if isinstance(qiskit_backend, IBMBackend):
+        if HAS_IBMQ and isinstance(qiskit_backend, IBMBackend):
             if self.noise_model is not None:
                 raise TequilaException(
                     'Cannot combine backend {} with custom noise models.'.format(str(qiskit_backend)))
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ def do_sample(self, circuit: qiskit.QuantumCircuit, samples: int, read_out_qubit
                 if self.noise_model is not None:
                     from_back = self.noise_model
                 basis = from_back.basis_gates
-                use_backend = self.retrieve_device('aer_simulator')
+                use_backend = self.retrieve_device(self.STATEVECTOR_DEVICE_NAME)
                 use_backend.set_options(noise_model=from_back)
                 circuit = qiskit.transpile(circuit, backend=use_backend,
                                            basis_gates=basis,