Counts
class qiskit.result.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
0b
for 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_sizes
andmemory_slots
kwargs 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_slots
in the experiment.
Raises
- TypeError – If the input key type is not an
int
orstr
. - QiskitError – If a dit string key is input with
creg_sizes
and/ormemory_slots
.
Attributes
bitstring_regex
Default value: re.compile('^[01\\s]+$')
Methods
clear
clear() → None. Remove all items from D.
copy
copy() → a shallow copy of D
fromkeys
fromkeys(value=None, /)
Create a new dictionary with keys from iterable and values set to value.
get
get(key, default=None, /)
Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.
hex_outcomes
hex_outcomes()
Return a counts dictionary with hexadecimal string keys
Returns
A dictionary with the keys as hexadecimal strings instead of
bitstrings
Return type
Raises
QiskitError – If the Counts object contains counts for dit strings
int_outcomes
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
Raises
QiskitError – If the Counts object contains counts for dit strings
items
items() → a set-like object providing a view on D's items
keys
keys() → a set-like object providing a view on D's keys
most_frequent
most_frequent()
Return the most frequent count
Returns
The bit string for the most frequent result
Return type
Raises
QiskitError – when there is >1 count with the same max counts, or an empty object.
pop
pop(k[, d]) → v, remove specified key and return the corresponding value.
If key is not found, default is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised
popitem
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
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
shots()
Return the number of shots
update
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
values() → an object providing a view on D's values