Operator

class braket.circuits.operator.Operator

Bases: ABC

An operator is the abstract definition of an operation for a quantum device.

abstract property name: str

The name of the operator.

Returns:

str – The name of the operator.

abstractmethod to_ir(*args, **kwargs)

Converts the operator into the canonical intermediate representation. If the operator is passed in a request, this method is called before it is passed.

Return type:

Any

Returns:

Any – The canonical intermediate representation of the operator.

property requires_physical_qubits: bool

Whether a circuit using this operator requires qubits to be physical.

Type:

bool