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"""Basic class of ansatz."""
from abc import abstractmethod
from mindquantum.circuit import Circuit
[docs]class Ansatz:
"""
Basic class for Ansatz.
Args:
name (str): The name of this ansatz.
n_qubits (int): How many qubits this ansatz act on.
"""
def __init__(self, name, n_qubits, *args, **kwargs):
self.name = name
self.n_qubits = n_qubits
self._circuit = Circuit()
self._implement(*args, **kwargs)
@abstractmethod
def _implement(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""Implement of ansatz."""
@property
def circuit(self):
"""
Get the quantum circuit of this ansatz.
Returns:
Circuit, the quantum circuit of this ansatz.
"""
return self._circuit