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Cirq

Python framework for creating, editing, and running Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) circuits.

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Create and run quantum circuits using a Python framework designed for quantum computing.

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Python framework for creating, editing, and running Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) circuits.

Cirq has 5k stars on GitHub. It has been forked 1.2k times. Cirq is written mainly in Python. It has been in active development since 2017. Cirq is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Its main topics are algorithms, api, cirq, google.

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What is Cirq?

Python framework for creating, editing, and running Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) circuits.

Is Cirq open source?

Cirq is an open-source project. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is Cirq free?

Yes. Cirq is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it.

What license does Cirq use?

Cirq is available under the Apache-2.0 license.

What language is Cirq written in?

Cirq is written mainly in Python.

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