Source code for braket.circuits.observables

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from __future__ import annotations

import functools
import itertools
import math
import numbers
from copy import deepcopy
from typing import ClassVar

import numpy as np

from braket.circuits.gate import Gate
from braket.circuits.observable import Observable, StandardObservable, euler_angle_parameter_names
from braket.circuits.quantum_operator_helpers import (
    get_pauli_eigenvalues,
    is_hermitian,
    verify_quantum_operator_matrix_dimensions,
)
from braket.circuits.serialization import IRType, OpenQASMSerializationProperties
from braket.registers import QubitInput, QubitSet, QubitSetInput


[docs] class H(StandardObservable): """Hadamard operation as an observable.""" def __init__(self, target: QubitInput | None = None): """Initializes Hadamard observable. Args: target (QubitInput | None): The target qubit to measure the observable on. If not provided, this needs to be provided from the enclosing result type. Default: `None`. Examples: >>> observables.H(0) >>> observables.H() """ super().__init__(ascii_symbols=["H"], target=target) def _unscaled(self) -> StandardObservable: return H(self._targets) def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") return ["h"] def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" targets = target or self._targets qubit_target = int(targets[0]) if targets else None if qubit_target is not None: return f"{coef_prefix}h({serialization_properties.format_target(qubit_target)})" return f"{coef_prefix}h all"
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * ( 1.0 / np.sqrt(2.0) * np.array([[1.0, 1.0], [1.0, -1.0]], dtype=complex) )
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: return (Gate.Ry(-math.pi / 4),)
Observable.register_observable(H)
[docs] class I(Observable): # noqa: E742 """Identity operation as an observable.""" def __init__(self, target: QubitInput | None = None): """Initializes Identity observable. Args: target (QubitInput | None): The target qubit to measure the observable on. If not provided, this needs to be provided from the enclosing result type. Default: `None`. Examples: >>> observables.I(0) >>> observables.I() """ super().__init__(qubit_count=1, ascii_symbols=["I"], targets=target) def _unscaled(self) -> Observable: return I(self._targets) def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") return ["i"] def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" targets = target or self._targets qubit_target = int(targets[0]) if targets else None if qubit_target is not None: return f"{coef_prefix}i({serialization_properties.format_target(qubit_target)})" return f"{coef_prefix}i all"
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * np.eye(2, dtype=complex)
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: return () @property def euler_angles(self) -> dict[str, float]: return self.get_euler_angles(self.targets)
[docs] @staticmethod def get_euler_angles(targets: QubitSetInput) -> dict[str, float]: angles = {} for target in targets: euler_params = euler_angle_parameter_names(target) angles.update({euler_params[0]: 0, euler_params[1]: 0, euler_params[2]: 0}) return angles
@property def eigenvalues(self) -> np.ndarray: """Returns the eigenvalues of this observable. Returns: np.ndarray: The eigenvalues of this observable. """ return self.coefficient * np.ones(2)
[docs] def eigenvalue(self, index: int) -> float: return self.coefficient * 1.0
Observable.register_observable(I)
[docs] class X(StandardObservable): """Pauli-X operation as an observable.""" def __init__(self, target: QubitInput | None = None): """Initializes Pauli-X observable. Args: target (QubitInput | None): The target qubit to measure the observable on. If not provided, this needs to be provided from the enclosing result type. Default: `None`. Examples: >>> observables.X(0) >>> observables.X() """ super().__init__(ascii_symbols=["X"], target=target) def _unscaled(self) -> StandardObservable: return X(self._targets) def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") return ["x"] def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" targets = target or self._targets qubit_target = int(targets[0]) if targets else None if qubit_target is not None: return f"{coef_prefix}x({serialization_properties.format_target(qubit_target)})" return f"{coef_prefix}x all"
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * np.array([[0.0, 1.0], [1.0, 0.0]], dtype=complex)
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: return (Gate.H(),) @property def euler_angles(self) -> dict[str, float]: return self.get_euler_angles(self.targets)
[docs] @staticmethod def get_euler_angles(targets: QubitSetInput) -> dict[str, float]: angles = {} for target in targets: euler_params = euler_angle_parameter_names(target) angles.update({ euler_params[0]: np.pi / 2, euler_params[1]: np.pi / 2, euler_params[2]: np.pi / 2, }) return angles
Observable.register_observable(X)
[docs] class Y(StandardObservable): """Pauli-Y operation as an observable.""" def __init__(self, target: QubitInput | None = None): """Initializes Pauli-Y observable. Args: target (QubitInput | None): The target qubit to measure the observable on. If not provided, this needs to be provided from the enclosing result type. Default: `None`. Examples: >>> observables.Y(0) >>> observables.Y() """ super().__init__(ascii_symbols=["Y"], target=target) def _unscaled(self) -> StandardObservable: return Y(self._targets) def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") return ["y"] def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" targets = target or self._targets qubit_target = int(targets[0]) if targets else None if qubit_target is not None: return f"{coef_prefix}y({serialization_properties.format_target(qubit_target)})" return f"{coef_prefix}y all"
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * np.array([[0.0, -1.0j], [1.0j, 0.0]], dtype=complex)
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: return Gate.Z(), Gate.S(), Gate.H() @property def euler_angles(self) -> dict[str, float]: return self.get_euler_angles(self.targets)
[docs] @staticmethod def get_euler_angles(targets: QubitSetInput) -> dict[str, float]: angles = {} for target in targets: euler_params = euler_angle_parameter_names(target) angles.update({ euler_params[0]: 0, euler_params[1]: np.pi / 2, euler_params[2]: np.pi / 2, }) return angles
Observable.register_observable(Y)
[docs] class Z(StandardObservable): """Pauli-Z operation as an observable.""" def __init__(self, target: QubitInput | None = None): """Initializes Pauli-Z observable. Args: target (QubitInput | None): The target qubit to measure the observable on. If not provided, this needs to be provided from the enclosing result type. Default: `None`. Examples: >>> observables.Z(0) >>> observables.Z() """ super().__init__(ascii_symbols=["Z"], target=target) def _unscaled(self) -> StandardObservable: return Z(self._targets) def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") return ["z"] def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" targets = target or self._targets qubit_target = int(targets[0]) if targets else None if qubit_target is not None: return f"{coef_prefix}z({serialization_properties.format_target(qubit_target)})" return f"{coef_prefix}z all"
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * np.array([[1.0, 0.0], [0.0, -1.0]], dtype=complex)
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: return () @property def euler_angles(self) -> dict[str, float]: return self.get_euler_angles(self.targets)
[docs] @staticmethod def get_euler_angles(targets: QubitSetInput) -> dict[str, float]: angles = {} for target in targets: euler_params = euler_angle_parameter_names(target) angles.update({euler_params[0]: 0, euler_params[1]: 0, euler_params[2]: 0}) return angles
Observable.register_observable(Z)
[docs] class TensorProduct(Observable): """Tensor product of observables""" def __init__(self, observables: list[Observable]): """Initializes a `TensorProduct`. Args: observables (list[Observable]): List of observables for tensor product Examples: >>> t1 = Observable.Y(0) @ Observable.X(1) >>> t1.to_matrix() array([[0.+0.j, 0.+0.j, 0.-0.j, 0.-1.j], [0.+0.j, 0.+0.j, 0.-1.j, 0.-0.j], [0.+0.j, 0.+1.j, 0.+0.j, 0.+0.j], [0.+1.j, 0.+0.j, 0.+0.j, 0.+0.j]]) >>> t2 = Observable.Z(3) @ t1 >>> t2.factors (Z('qubit_count': 1), Y('qubit_count': 1), X('qubit_count': 1)) Note: You must provide the list of observables for the tensor product to be evaluated in the order that you want the tensor product to be calculated. For `TensorProduct(observables=[ob1, ob2, ob3])`, the tensor product's matrix is the result of the tensor product of `ob1`, `ob2`, `ob3`, or `np.kron(np.kron(ob1.to_matrix(), ob2.to_matrix()), ob3.to_matrix())`. """ flattened_observables = [] for obs in observables: if isinstance(obs, TensorProduct): flattened_observables.extend(iter(obs.factors)) # make sure you don't lose coefficient of tensor product flattened_observables[-1] *= obs.coefficient elif isinstance(obs, Sum): raise TypeError("Sum observables not allowed in TensorProduct") else: flattened_observables.append(obs) qubit_count = sum(obs.qubit_count for obs in flattened_observables) # aggregate all coefficients for the product, since aX @ bY == ab * X @ Y coefficient = np.prod([obs.coefficient for obs in flattened_observables]) unscaled_factors = tuple(obs._unscaled() for obs in flattened_observables) display_name = ( f"{coefficient if coefficient != 1 else ''}" f"{'@'.join([obs.ascii_symbols[0] for obs in unscaled_factors])}" ) all_targets = [factor.targets for factor in unscaled_factors] if not any(all_targets): merged_targets = QubitSet() elif all(all_targets): flat_targets = [qubit for target in all_targets for qubit in target] merged_targets = QubitSet(flat_targets) if len(merged_targets) != len(flat_targets): raise ValueError("Cannot have repeated target qubits") else: raise ValueError("Cannot mix factors with and without targets") super().__init__( qubit_count=qubit_count, ascii_symbols=[display_name] * qubit_count, targets=merged_targets, ) self._coef = coefficient self._factors = unscaled_factors self._factor_dimensions = tuple( len(factor.to_matrix()) for factor in reversed(self._factors) ) self._eigenvalue_indices = {} self._all_eigenvalues = None @property def ascii_symbols(self) -> tuple[str, ...]: return tuple( f"{self.coefficient if self.coefficient != 1 else ''}" f"{'@'.join([obs.ascii_symbols[0] for obs in self.factors])}" for _ in range(self.qubit_count) ) def _unscaled(self) -> Observable: copied = TensorProduct(observables=self.factors) copied._coef = 1 return copied def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") ir = [] for obs in self.factors: ir.extend(obs.to_ir()) return ir def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" targets = target or self._targets if not targets: raise ValueError("No valid target for observable") qubit_iter = iter(targets) factors = [ obs.to_ir( target=QubitSet([next(qubit_iter) for _ in range(obs.qubit_count)]), ir_type=IRType.OPENQASM, serialization_properties=serialization_properties, ) for obs in self._factors ] return f"{coef_prefix}{' @ '.join(factors)}" @property def factors(self) -> tuple[Observable, ...]: """tuple[Observable]: The observables that comprise this tensor product.""" return self._factors
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * functools.reduce( np.kron, [obs.to_matrix() for obs in self.factors] )
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: """Returns the basis rotation gates for this observable. Returns: tuple[Gate, ...]: The basis rotation gates for this observable. """ gates = [] for obs in self.factors: gates.extend(obs.basis_rotation_gates) return tuple(gates) @property def euler_angles(self) -> dict[str, float]: angles = {} for obs in self.factors: angles.update(obs.euler_angles) return angles
[docs] def get_euler_angles(self, targets: QubitSetInput) -> dict[str, float]: angles = {} for obs, qubit in zip(self.factors, targets, strict=True): angles.update(obs.get_euler_angles([qubit])) return angles
@property def eigenvalues(self) -> np.ndarray: """Returns the eigenvalues of this observable. Returns: np.ndarray: The eigenvalues of this observable. """ if self._all_eigenvalues is None: self._all_eigenvalues = TensorProduct._compute_eigenvalues( self._factors, self.qubit_count ) return self.coefficient * self._all_eigenvalues
[docs] def eigenvalue(self, index: int) -> float: """Returns the eigenvalue of this observable at the given index. The eigenvalues are ordered by their corresponding computational basis state after diagonalization. Args: index (int): The index of the desired eigenvalue Returns: float: The `index` th eigenvalue of the observable. """ if index in self._eigenvalue_indices: return self._eigenvalue_indices[index] dimension = 2**self.qubit_count if index >= dimension: raise ValueError( f"Index {index} requested but observable has at most {dimension} eigenvalues" ) # Calculating the eigenvalue amounts to converting the index to a new heterogeneous base # and multiplying the eigenvalues of each factor at the corresponding digit product = 1 quotient = index for i in range(len(self._factors)): quotient, remainder = divmod(quotient, self._factor_dimensions[i]) product *= self._factors[-i - 1].eigenvalue(remainder) self._eigenvalue_indices[index] = self.coefficient * product return self._eigenvalue_indices[index]
def __repr__(self): return "TensorProduct(" + ", ".join([repr(o) for o in self.factors]) + ")" def __eq__(self, other: TensorProduct): return self.matrix_equivalence(other) def __len__(self): return len(self._factors) @staticmethod def _compute_eigenvalues(observables: tuple[Observable], num_qubits: int) -> np.ndarray: if False in [isinstance(observable, StandardObservable) for observable in observables]: # Tensor product of observables contains a mixture # of standard and non-standard observables eigenvalues = np.array([1]) for k, g in itertools.groupby(observables, lambda x: isinstance(x, StandardObservable)): if k: # Subgroup g contains only standard observables. eigenvalues = np.kron(eigenvalues, get_pauli_eigenvalues(len(list(g)))) else: # Subgroup g contains only non-standard observables. for nonstandard in g: # loop through all non-standard observables eigenvalues = np.kron(eigenvalues, nonstandard.eigenvalues) else: eigenvalues = get_pauli_eigenvalues(num_qubits=num_qubits) eigenvalues.setflags(write=False) return eigenvalues
Observable.register_observable(TensorProduct)
[docs] class Sum(Observable): """Sum of observables""" def __init__(self, observables: list[Observable], display_name: str = "Hamiltonian"): """Inits a `Sum`. Args: observables (list[Observable]): List of observables for Sum display_name (str): Name to use for an instance of this Sum observable for circuit diagrams. Defaults to `Hamiltonian`. Examples: >>> t1 = -3 * Observable.Y(0) + 2 * Observable.X(0) Sum(X('qubit_count': 1), Y('qubit_count': 1)) >>> t1.summands (X('qubit_count': 1), Y('qubit_count': 1)) """ flattened_observables = [] for obs in observables: if isinstance(obs, Sum): flattened_observables.extend(iter(obs.summands)) else: flattened_observables.append(obs) self._summands = tuple(flattened_observables) qubit_count = max(flattened_observables, key=lambda obs: obs.qubit_count).qubit_count all_targets = [observable.targets for observable in flattened_observables] if not any(all_targets): targets = QubitSet() elif all(all_targets): targets = all_targets else: raise ValueError("Cannot mix terms with and without targets") super().__init__(qubit_count=qubit_count, ascii_symbols=[display_name] * qubit_count) self._targets = targets def __mul__(self, other: numbers.Number) -> Observable: """Scalar multiplication""" if isinstance(other, numbers.Number): sum_copy = deepcopy(self) for i, _obs in enumerate(sum_copy.summands): sum_copy._summands[i]._coef *= other return sum_copy raise TypeError("Observable coefficients must be numbers.") def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[str]: raise NotImplementedError("Sum Observable is not supported in Jaqcd") def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: list[QubitSetInput] | None = None, ) -> str: target = target or self._targets if len(self.summands) != len(target): raise ValueError( f"Invalid target of length {len(target)} for Sum with {len(self.summands)} terms" ) for i, (term, term_target) in enumerate(zip(self.summands, target, strict=True)): if term.qubit_count != len(term_target): raise ValueError( f"Invalid target for term {i} of Sum. " f"Expected {term.qubit_count} targets, got {len(term_target)}" ) return " + ".join( obs.to_ir( target=term_target, ir_type=IRType.OPENQASM, serialization_properties=serialization_properties, ) for obs, term_target in zip(self.summands, target, strict=True) ).replace("+ -", "- ") @property def summands(self) -> tuple[Observable, ...]: """tuple[Observable]: The observables that comprise this sum.""" return self._summands
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: raise NotImplementedError("Matrix operation is not supported for Sum")
@property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: raise NotImplementedError("Basis rotation calculation not supported for Sum") @property def eigenvalues(self) -> np.ndarray: raise NotImplementedError("Eigenvalue calculation not supported for Sum")
[docs] def eigenvalue(self, index: int) -> float: raise NotImplementedError("Eigenvalue calculation not supported for Sum")
def __repr__(self): return "Sum(" + ", ".join([repr(o) for o in self.summands]) + ")" def __eq__(self, other: Sum): return repr(self) == repr(other) def __len__(self): return len(self._summands) @staticmethod def _compute_eigenvalues(observables: tuple[Observable], num_qubits: int) -> np.ndarray: raise NotImplementedError("Eigenvalue calculation not supported for Sum")
Observable.register_observable(Sum)
[docs] class Hermitian(Observable): """Hermitian matrix as an observable.""" # Cache of eigenpairs _eigenpairs: ClassVar = {} def __init__( self, matrix: np.ndarray, display_name: str = "Hermitian", targets: QubitSetInput | None = None, ): """Inits a `Hermitian`. Args: matrix (np.ndarray): Hermitian matrix that defines the observable. display_name (str): Name to use for an instance of this Hermitian matrix observable for circuit diagrams. Defaults to `Hermitian`. targets (QubitSetInput | None): The target qubits to measure the observable on. If not provided, this needs to be provided from the enclosing result type. Default: `None`. Raises: ValueError: If `matrix` is not a two-dimensional square matrix, is not Hermitian, or has a dimension length that is either not a positive power of 2 or, if targets is supplied, doesn't match the size of targets. Examples: >>> observables.Hermitian(matrix=np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]]), targets=[0]) >>> observables.Hermitian(matrix=np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]])) """ verify_quantum_operator_matrix_dimensions(matrix) self._matrix = np.array(matrix, dtype=complex) if not is_hermitian(self._matrix): raise ValueError(f"{self._matrix} is not hermitian") qubit_count = int(np.log2(self._matrix.shape[0])) eigendecomposition = Hermitian._get_eigendecomposition(self._matrix) self._eigenvalues = eigendecomposition["eigenvalues"] self._diagonalizing_gates = ( Gate.Unitary(matrix=eigendecomposition["eigenvectors"].conj().T), ) super().__init__( qubit_count=qubit_count, ascii_symbols=[display_name] * qubit_count, targets=targets ) def _unscaled(self) -> Observable: return Hermitian( matrix=self._matrix, display_name=self.ascii_symbols[0], targets=self._targets ) def _to_jaqcd(self) -> list[list[list[list[float]]]]: if self.coefficient != 1: raise ValueError("Observable coefficients not supported with Jaqcd") return [ [[[element.real, element.imag] for element in row] for row in self._matrix.tolist()] ] def _to_openqasm( self, serialization_properties: OpenQASMSerializationProperties, target: QubitSet = None ) -> str: coef_prefix = f"{self.coefficient} * " if self.coefficient != 1 else "" target = target or self._targets if target: qubit_target = ", ".join([ serialization_properties.format_target(int(t)) for t in target ]) return ( f"{coef_prefix}" f"hermitian({self._serialized_matrix_openqasm_matrix()}) {qubit_target}" ) return f"{coef_prefix}hermitian({self._serialized_matrix_openqasm_matrix()}) all" def _serialized_matrix_openqasm_matrix(self) -> str: serialized = str([[f"{complex(elem)}" for elem in row] for row in self._matrix.tolist()]) for replacements in [("(", ""), (")", ""), ("'", ""), ("j", "im")]: serialized = serialized.replace(replacements[0], replacements[1]) return serialized
[docs] def to_matrix(self) -> np.ndarray: return self.coefficient * self._matrix
def __eq__(self, other: Hermitian) -> bool: return self.matrix_equivalence(other) @property def basis_rotation_gates(self) -> tuple[Gate, ...]: return self._diagonalizing_gates @property def eigenvalues(self) -> np.ndarray: """Returns the eigenvalues of this observable. Returns: np.ndarray: The eigenvalues of this observable. """ return self._eigenvalues
[docs] def eigenvalue(self, index: int) -> float: return self._eigenvalues[index]
@staticmethod def _get_eigendecomposition(matrix: np.ndarray) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]: """Decomposes the Hermitian matrix into its eigenvectors and associated eigenvalues. The eigendecomposition is cached so that if another Hermitian observable is created with the same matrix, the eigendecomposition doesn't have to be recalculated. Args: matrix (ndarray): The Hermitian matrix. Returns: dict[str, ndarray]: The keys are "eigenvectors_conj_t", mapping to the conjugate transpose of a matrix whose columns are the eigenvectors of the matrix, and "eigenvalues", a list of associated eigenvalues in the order of their corresponding eigenvectors in the "eigenvectors" matrix. These cached values are immutable. """ mat_key = tuple(matrix.flatten().tolist()) if mat_key not in Hermitian._eigenpairs: eigenvalues, eigenvectors = np.linalg.eigh(matrix) eigenvalues.setflags(write=False) Hermitian._eigenpairs[mat_key] = { "eigenvectors": eigenvectors, "eigenvalues": eigenvalues, } return Hermitian._eigenpairs[mat_key] def __repr__(self): matrix_str = np.array2string(self.to_matrix()).replace("\n", ",") return f"{self.name}('qubit_count': {self.qubit_count}, 'matrix': {matrix_str})"
Observable.register_observable(Hermitian)
[docs] def observable_from_ir(ir_observable: list[str | list[list[list[float]]]]) -> Observable: """Create an observable from the IR observable list. This can be a tensor product of observables or a single observable. Args: ir_observable (list[str | list[list[list[float]]]]): observable as defined in IR Returns: Observable: observable object """ if len(ir_observable) == 1: return _observable_from_ir_list_item(ir_observable[0]) return TensorProduct([_observable_from_ir_list_item(obs) for obs in ir_observable])
def _observable_from_ir_list_item(observable: str | list[list[list[float]]]) -> Observable: if observable == "i": return I() if observable == "h": return H() if observable == "x": return X() if observable == "y": return Y() if observable == "z": return Z() try: matrix = np.array([ [complex(element[0], element[1]) for element in row] for row in observable ]) return Hermitian(matrix) except Exception as e: raise ValueError(f"Invalid observable specified: {observable} error: {e}") from e