pennylane and pennylane-cirq
PennyLane-Cirq is a plugin that extends PennyLane's quantum machine learning framework by enabling it to use Google's Cirq as a backend for quantum circuit execution, making them complementary tools designed to be used together rather than alternatives.
About pennylane
PennyLaneAI/pennylane
PennyLane is an open-source quantum software platform for quantum computing, quantum machine learning, and quantum chemistry. Create meaningful quantum algorithms, from inspiration to implementation.
Provides hardware-agnostic circuit programming through a plugin architecture supporting multiple backends (simulators and quantum devices), with native integration into ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and JAX for hybrid quantum-classical training. Features automatic differentiation for quantum gradients, mid-circuit measurements, and experimental JIT compilation via Catalyst for adaptive circuits and real-time feedback loops. Includes curated quantum datasets and domain-specific tools for quantum chemistry applications.
About pennylane-cirq
PennyLaneAI/pennylane-cirq
The PennyLane-Cirq plugin integrates Google's Cirq software library with with PennyLane's quantum machine learning capabilities.
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