qiskit.visualization.plot_error_map

plot_error_map(backend, figsize=(12, 9), show_title=True)

Plots the error map of a given backend.

Parameters

• backend (IBMQBackend) – Given backend.
• figsize (tuple) – Figure size in inches.
• show_title (bool) – Show the title or not.

Returns

A matplotlib figure showing error map.

Return type

Figure

Raises

• VisualizationError – Input is not IBMQ backend.
• VisualizationError – The backend does not provide gate errors for the ‘sx’ gate.
• MissingOptionalLibraryError – If seaborn is not installed

Example

from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, execute, IBMQ
from qiskit.visualization import plot_error_map
%matplotlib inline
 
IBMQ.load_account()
provider = IBMQ.get_provider(hub='ibm-q')
backend = provider.get_backend('ibmq_vigo')
plot_error_map(backend)