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qiskit.providers.ibmq.runtime.ProgramBackend

class ProgramBackend(configuration, provider=None, **fields)

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Base class for a program backend.

This is a Backend class for runtime programs to submit circuits.

Initialize a backend class

Parameters

  • configuration (BackendConfiguration) – A backend configuration object for the backend object.
  • provider (qiskit.providers.Provider) – Optionally, the provider object that this Backend comes from.
  • fields – kwargs for the values to use to override the default options.

Raises

AttributeError – if input field not a valid options

__init__

__init__(configuration, provider=None, **fields)

Initialize a backend class

Parameters

  • configuration (BackendConfiguration) – A backend configuration object for the backend object.
  • provider (qiskit.providers.Provider) – Optionally, the provider object that this Backend comes from.
  • fields – kwargs for the values to use to override the default options.

Raises

AttributeError – if input field not a valid options


Methods

__init__(configuration[, provider])Initialize a backend class
configuration()Return the backend configuration.
name()Return the backend name.
properties()Return the backend properties.
provider()Return the backend Provider.
run(circuits[, timeout])Run on the backend.
set_options(**fields)Set the options fields for the backend
status()Return the backend status.

Attributes

optionsReturn the options for the backend
version

configuration

configuration()

Return the backend configuration.

Returns

the configuration for the backend.

Return type

BackendConfiguration

name

name()

Return the backend name.

Returns

the name of the backend.

Return type

str

options

Return the options for the backend

The options of a backend are the dynamic parameters defining how the backend is used. These are used to control the run() method.

properties

properties()

Return the backend properties.

Returns

the configuration for the backend. If the backend does not support properties, it returns None.

Return type

BackendProperties

provider

provider()

Return the backend Provider.

Returns

the Provider responsible for the backend.

Return type

Provider

run

abstract run(circuits, timeout=None, **run_config)

Run on the backend.

Runtime circuit execution is synchronous, and control will not go back until the execution finishes. You can use the timeout parameter to set a timeout value to wait for the execution to finish. Note that if the execution times out, circuit execution results will not be available.

Parameters

  • circuits (Union[QasmQobj, PulseQobj, QuantumCircuit, Schedule, List[Union[QuantumCircuit, Schedule]]]) – An individual or a list of QuantumCircuit or Schedule objects to run on the backend. A QasmQobj or a PulseQobj object is also supported but is deprecated.
  • timeout (Optional[int]) – Seconds to wait for circuit execution to finish.
  • **run_config – Extra arguments used to configure the run.

Return type

JobV1

Returns

The job to be executed.

Raises

set_options

set_options(**fields)

Set the options fields for the backend

This method is used to update the options of a backend. If you need to change any of the options prior to running just pass in the kwarg with the new value for the options.

Parameters

fields – The fields to update the options

Raises

AttributeError – If the field passed in is not part of the options

status

status()

Return the backend status.

Returns

the status of the backend.

Return type

BackendStatus

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