Counts
class Counts(data, time_taken=None, creg_sizes=None, memory_slots=None)
Bases: dict
A class to store a counts result from a circuit execution.
Build a counts object
Parameters
-
data (dict) –
The dictionary input for the counts. Where the keys represent a measured classical value and the value is an integer the number of shots with that result. The keys can be one of several formats:
- A hexadecimal string of the form
'0x4a' - A bit string prefixed with
0bfor example'0b1011' - A bit string formatted across register and memory slots. For example,
'00 10'. - A dit string, for example
'02'. Note for objects created with dit strings thecreg_sizesandmemory_slotskwargs don’t work andhex_outcomes()andint_outcomes()also do not work.
- A hexadecimal string of the form
-
time_taken (float) – The duration of the experiment that generated the counts in seconds.
-
creg_sizes (list) – a nested list where the inner element is a list of tuples containing both the classical register name and classical register size. For example,
[('c_reg', 2), ('my_creg', 4)]. -
memory_slots (int) – The number of total
memory_slotsin the experiment.
Raises
- TypeError – If the input key type is not an
intorstr. - QiskitError – If a dit string key is input with
creg_sizesand/ormemory_slots.
Methods
clear
Counts.clear() → None. Remove all items from D.
copy
Counts.copy() → a shallow copy of D
fromkeys
Counts.fromkeys(value=None, /)
Create a new dictionary with keys from iterable and values set to value.
get
Counts.get(key, default=None, /)
Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.
hex_outcomes
Counts.hex_outcomes()
Return a counts dictionary with hexadecimal string keys
Returns
A dictionary with the keys as hexadecimal strings instead of
bitstrings
Return type
dict
Raises
QiskitError – If the Counts object contains counts for dit strings
int_outcomes
Counts.int_outcomes()
Build a counts dictionary with integer keys instead of count strings
Returns
A dictionary with the keys as integers instead of bitstrings
Return type
dict
Raises
QiskitError – If the Counts object contains counts for dit strings
items
Counts.items() → a set-like object providing a view on D's items
keys
Counts.keys() → a set-like object providing a view on D's keys
most_frequent
Counts.most_frequent()
Return the most frequent count
Returns
The bit string for the most frequent result
Return type
str
Raises
QiskitError – when there is >1 count with the same max counts, or an empty object.
pop
Counts.pop(k[, d]) → v, remove specified key and return the corresponding value.
If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised
popitem
Counts.popitem()
Remove and return a (key, value) pair as a 2-tuple.
Pairs are returned in LIFO (last-in, first-out) order. Raises KeyError if the dict is empty.
setdefault
Counts.setdefault(key, default=None, /)
Insert key with a value of default if key is not in the dictionary.
Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.
shots
Counts.shots()
Return the number of shots
update
Counts.update([E, ]**F) → None. Update D from dict/iterable E and F.
If E is present and has a .keys() method, then does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k] If E is present and lacks a .keys() method, then does: for k, v in E: D[k] = v In either case, this is followed by: for k in F: D[k] = F[k]
values
Counts.values() → an object providing a view on D's values
Attributes
bitstring_regex
Default value: re.compile('^[01\\s]+$')