merlin.core.base module

Abstract base classes for computation processes.

class merlin.core.base.ABC

Bases: object

Helper class that provides a standard way to create an ABC using inheritance.

class merlin.core.base.AbstractComputationProcess

Bases: ABC

Abstract base class for quantum computation processes.

abstract compute(*args, **kwargs)

Perform the computation.

Args:

*args: Positional arguments for the computation. **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the computation.`

merlin.core.base.abstractmethod(funcobj)

A decorator indicating abstract methods.

Requires that the metaclass is ABCMeta or derived from it. A class that has a metaclass derived from ABCMeta cannot be instantiated unless all of its abstract methods are overridden. The abstract methods can be called using any of the normal ‘super’ call mechanisms. abstractmethod() may be used to declare abstract methods for properties and descriptors.

Usage:

class C(metaclass=ABCMeta):

@abstractmethod def my_abstract_method(self, arg1, arg2, argN):

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