qiskit.ignis.verification.combine_counts

combine_counts(counts1, counts2)

Combine two counts dictionaries. :type counts1: Dict[str, int] :param counts1: One of the count dictionaries to combine. :type counts2: Dict[str, int] :param counts2: One of the count dictionaries to combine.

Return type

Dict[str, int]

Returns

A dict containing the sum of entries in counts1 and counts2 where a nonexisting entry is treated as 0

Example

>>> counts1 = {'00': 3, '01': 5}
>>> counts2 = {'00': 4, '10': 7}
>>> combine_counts(counts1, counts2)
{'00': 7, '01': 5, '10': 7}