merge confs

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Tests
+name: Tests for 1.0
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git
-          pip install -r requirements-ci-legacy.txt
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
           pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock flaky --upgrade
           pip freeze
 
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit.git@${{ github.ref }}
           pip freeze
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        # Skip IBMQ and Runtime tests as they depend on IBMQ's availability and
-        # easily result in timeouts
+      - name: Run standard Qiskit plugin tests
+        # Run the standard tests with the most recent version of Qiskit
         run: python -m pytest tests -k 'not test_ibmq.py and not test_runtime.py' --cov=pennylane_qiskit --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml -p no:warnings --tb=native
-        env:
-          IBMQX_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.IBMQX_TOKEN_TEST }}
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
@@ -72,19 +69,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane.git
-          pip install -r requirements-ci-legacy.txt
+          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt
           pip install wheel pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock pytest-benchmark flaky --upgrade
-          pip freeze
 
       - name: Install Plugin
         run: |
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
           pip install dist/PennyLane*.whl
-          pip freeze
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          pl-device-test --device=qiskit.basicaer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=20000 --device-kwargs backend=qasm_simulator
+          pl-device-test --device=qiskit.basicsim --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=20000 --device-kwargs backend=basic_simulator
           pl-device-test --device=qiskit.aer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=20000 --device-kwargs backend=qasm_simulator
           pl-device-test --device=qiskit.aer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=None --device-kwargs backend=statevector_simulator
           pl-device-test --device=qiskit.aer --tb=short --skip-ops --shots=None --device-kwargs backend=unitary_simulator

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,20 +2,55 @@
 
 ### New features since last release
 
+* Added support for converting Qiskit noise models to
+  PennyLane ``NoiseModels`` using ``load_noise_model``.
+  [(#577)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/577)
+  [(#578)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/578)
+
+* Qiskit Sessions can now be used for the ``qiskit.remote`` device with the ``qiskit_session`` context
+  manager.
+  [(#551)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/551)
+
 ### Improvements 🛠
 
+* Qiskit Runtime Primitives are supported by the ``qiskit.remote`` device. Circuits ran using the ``qiskit.remote``
+  device will automatically call the SamplerV2 and EstimatorV2 primitives appropriately. Additionally, runtime options can be passed as keyword arguments directly to the ``qiskit.remote`` device.
+  [(#513)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/513)
+
 ### Breaking changes 💔
 
+* Support has been removed for Qiskit versions below 0.46. The minimum required version for Qiskit is now 1.0. 
+  If you want to continue to use older versions of Qiskit with the plugin, please use version 0.36 of 
+  the Pennylane-Qiskit plugin. 
+  [(#536)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/536)
+
+* The test suite no longer runs for Qiskit versions below 0.46.
+  [(#536)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/536)
+
+* The ``qiskit.basicaer`` device has been removed because it is not supported for versions of Qiskit above 0.46.
+  [(#546)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/546)
+
+* The IBM quantum devices, ``qiskit.ibmq``, ``qiskit.ibmq.circuit_runner`` and ``qiskit.ibmq.sampler``, have been removed due to deprecations of the IBMProvider and the cloud simulator "ibmq_qasm_simulator".
+  [(#550)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/550)
+
 ### Deprecations 👋
 
 ### Documentation 📝
 
+* The Pennylane-Qiskit plugin page has been updated to reflect the changes in both the plugin's 
+capabilities and Qiskit.
+  [#563](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit/pull/563)
+
 ### Bug fixes 🐛
 
 ### Contributors ✍️
 
 This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):
 
+Utkarsh Azad
+Lillian M. A. Frederiksen
+Austin Huang
+
 ---
 # Release 0.37.0
 
@@ -30,8 +65,9 @@ This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):
 ### Contributors ✍️
 
 This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):
-
 Utkarsh Azad
+Lillian M. A. Frederiksen
+Austin Huang
 Mashhood Khan
 
 ---

README.rst

@@ -68,21 +68,11 @@ To test that the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin is working correctly you can run
 
 in the source folder.
 
-.. note::
-
-    Tests on the `IBMQ device <https://pennylaneqiskit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/devices/ibmq.html>`_ can
-    only be run if a ``ibmqx_token`` for the
-    `IBM Q experience <https://quantum-computing.ibm.com/>`_ is
-    configured in the `PennyLane configuration file
-    <https://pennylane.readthedocs.io/en/latest/introduction/configuration.html>`_, if the token is
-    exported in your environment under the name ``IBMQX_TOKEN``, or if you have previously saved your
-    account credentials using the
-    `new IBMProvider <https://qiskit.org/ecosystem/ibm-provider/stubs/qiskit_ibm_provider.IBMProvider.html>`_
-
-    If this is the case, running ``make test`` also executes tests on the ``ibmq`` device.
-    By default, tests on the ``ibmq`` device run with ``ibmq_qasm_simulator`` backend. At
-    the time of writing this means that the test are "free".
-    Please verify that this is also the case for your account.
+.. warning::
+
+    When installing the Pennylane-Qiskit plugin, we recommend starting with a clean environment.
+    This is especially pertinent when upgrading from a pre-1.0 version of Qiskit, as described
+    in `Qiskit's migration guide <https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/migration-guides/qiskit-1.0-installation>`_. 
 
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