[WIP] New Qiskit device prototype

.github/workflows/ibmq_tests.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-name: IBMQ integration tests
+name: IBMQ integration tests with Qiskit 1.0
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 0,4' # At 00:00 on Sunday and Thursday.
+    - cron: '1 0 * * 0,4' # At 01:00 on Sunday and Thursday.
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements-ci-legacy.txt
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
           pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky --upgrade
           pip freeze
 

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Tests
+name: Tests for 1.0
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git
-          pip install -r requirements-ci-legacy.txt
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
           pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky --upgrade
           pip freeze
 
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit.git@${{ github.ref }}
           pip freeze
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        # Skip IBMQ and Runtime tests as they depend on IBMQ's availability and
-        # easily result in timeouts
+      - name: Run standard Qiskit plugin tests
+        # Run the standard tests with the most recent version of Qiskit
         run: python -m pytest tests -k 'not test_ibmq.py and not test_runtime.py' --cov=pennylane_qiskit --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml -p no:warnings --tb=native
-        env:
-          IBMQX_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.IBMQX_TOKEN_TEST }}
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
@@ -72,19 +69,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git
-          pip install -r requirements-ci-legacy.txt
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
           pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock pytest-benchmark flaky --upgrade
-          pip freeze
 
       - name: Install Plugin
         run: |
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
           pip install dist/PennyLane*.whl
-          pip freeze
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          pl-device-test --device=qiskit.basicaer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=20000 --device-kwargs backend=qasm_simulator
+          pl-device-test --device=qiskit.basicsim --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=20000 --device-kwargs backend=basic_simulator
           pl-device-test --device=qiskit.aer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=20000 --device-kwargs backend=qasm_simulator
           pl-device-test --device=qiskit.aer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=None --device-kwargs backend=statevector_simulator
           pl-device-test --device=qiskit.aer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=None --device-kwargs backend=unitary_simulator

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@
   [(#514)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/514)
 
 ### Breaking changes 💔
+* Support has been removed for Qiskit versions below 0.46. The minimum required version for Qiskit is now 1.0. 
+  If you want to continue to use older versions of Qiskit with the plugin, please use version 0.36 of 
+  the Pennylane-Qiskit plugin. 
+  [(#536)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/536)
+
+* The test suite no longer runs for Qiskit versions below 0.46.
+  [(#536)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/536)
+
+* The ``qiskit.basicaer`` device has been removed because it is not supported for versions of Qiskit above 0.46.
+  [(#546)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/546)
+
+* The IBM quantum devices, ``qiskit.ibmq``, ``qiskit.ibmq.circuit_runner`` and ``qiskit.ibmq.sampler``, have been removed due to deprecations of the IBMProvider and the cloud simulator "ibmq_qasm_simulator".
+  [(#550)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/550)
 
 ### Deprecations 👋
 
@@ -21,6 +34,7 @@
 ### Contributors ✍️
 
 This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):
+Austin Huang
 
 Utkarsh Azad
 Mashhood Khan