| @@ -6,22 +6,24 @@ Python port of Anders and Briegel' s [method](https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/050 | |||||
| ## Installation | ## Installation | ||||
| Install with `pip`: | |||||
| It's easiest to install with `pip`: | |||||
| ```shell | ```shell | ||||
| $ pip install --user abp | $ pip install --user abp | ||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||
| Or clone and install: | |||||
| Or clone and install in `develop` mode: | |||||
| ```shell | ```shell | ||||
| $ git clone https://github.com/peteshadbolt/abp.git | $ git clone https://github.com/peteshadbolt/abp.git | ||||
| $ python setup.py install --user | |||||
| $ cd abp | |||||
| $ python setup.py develop --user | |||||
| $ python setup.py develop --user --prefix= # Might be required on OSX | |||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||
| ## Visualization | ## Visualization | ||||
| `abp` comes with a tool to visualize graph states in a WebGL compatible web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari etc). It uses a client-server architecture. | |||||
| `abp` comes with a tool to visualize graph states in a web browser. It uses a client-server architecture. | |||||
| First, run `abpserver` in a terminal: | First, run `abpserver` in a terminal: | ||||
| @@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ First, run `abpserver` in a terminal: | |||||
| $ abpserver | $ abpserver | ||||
| Listening on port 5000 for clients.. | Listening on port 5000 for clients.. | ||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||
| Then browse to `http://localhost:5001/` (in some circumstances `abp` will automatically pop a browser window). | |||||
| Then browse to `http://localhost:5001/`. Alternatively, `abpserver -v` will automatically pop a browser window. | |||||
| Now, in another terminal, use `abp.fancy.GraphState` to run a Clifford circuit: | Now, in another terminal, use `abp.fancy.GraphState` to run a Clifford circuit: | ||||
| @@ -59,4 +61,4 @@ $ nosetests | |||||
| 53 tests run in 39.5 seconds (53 tests passed) | 53 tests run in 39.5 seconds (53 tests passed) | ||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||
| Currently I use some reference implementations of `CHP` and `graphsim` which you won't have installed, hence some tests will fail with `ImportErrors`. You can ignore those. | |||||
| Currently I use some reference implementations of `chp` and `graphsim` which you won't have installed, so some tests will be skipped. That's expected. | |||||