Merge branch 'master' into transpiler_refactor

README.md

@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ Here another example with more gates and shots simulation:
 import numpy as np
 from qibo import Circuit, gates
 
-c = Circuit(2)
-c.add(gates.X(0))
+circuit = Circuit(2)
+circuit.add(gates.X(0))
 
 # Add a measurement register on both qubits
-c.add(gates.M(0, 1))
+circuit.add(gates.M(0, 1))
 
 # Execute the circuit with the default initial state |00>.
-result = c(nshots=100)
+result = circuit(nshots=100)
 ```
 
 In both cases, the simulation will run in a single device CPU or GPU in double precision `complex128`.

doc/source/api-reference/qibo.rst

@@ -40,21 +40,20 @@ Circuit addition
 
 .. testsetup::
 
-    import qibo
-    from qibo import models
-    from qibo import gates
+    from qibo import Circuit, gates
+    from qibo.models import QFT
 
 .. testcode::
 
-    c1 = models.QFT(4)
+    circuit_1 = QFT(4)
 
-    c2 = models.Circuit(4)
-    c2.add(gates.RZ(0, 0.1234))
-    c2.add(gates.RZ(1, 0.1234))
-    c2.add(gates.RZ(2, 0.1234))
-    c2.add(gates.RZ(3, 0.1234))
+    circuit_2 = Circuit(4)
+    circuit_2.add(gates.RZ(0, 0.1234))
+    circuit_2.add(gates.RZ(1, 0.1234))
+    circuit_2.add(gates.RZ(2, 0.1234))
+    circuit_2.add(gates.RZ(3, 0.1234))
 
-    c = c1 + c2
+    circuit = circuit_1 + circuit_2
 
 will create a circuit that performs the Quantum Fourier Transform on four qubits
 followed by Rotation-Z gates.
@@ -93,28 +92,28 @@ For example the following:
 
 .. testcode::
 
-    from qibo import models, gates
+    from qibo import Circuit, gates
 
-    c = models.Circuit(2)
-    c.add([gates.H(0), gates.H(1)])
-    c.add(gates.CZ(0, 1))
-    c.add([gates.X(0), gates.Y(1)])
-    fused_c = c.fuse()
+    circuit = Circuit(2)
+    circuit.add([gates.H(0), gates.H(1)])
+    circuit.add(gates.CZ(0, 1))
+    circuit.add([gates.X(0), gates.Y(1)])
+    fused_circuit = circuit.fuse()
 
 will create a new circuit with a single :class:`qibo.gates.special.FusedGate`
 acting on ``(0, 1)``, while the following:
 
 .. testcode::
 
-    from qibo import models, gates
+    from qibo import Circuit, gates
 
-    c = models.Circuit(3)
-    c.add([gates.H(0), gates.H(1), gates.H(2)])
-    c.add(gates.CZ(0, 1))
-    c.add([gates.X(0), gates.Y(1), gates.Z(2)])
-    c.add(gates.CNOT(1, 2))
-    c.add([gates.H(0), gates.H(1), gates.H(2)])
-    fused_c = c.fuse()
+    circuit = Circuit(3)
+    circuit.add([gates.H(0), gates.H(1), gates.H(2)])
+    circuit.add(gates.CZ(0, 1))
+    circuit.add([gates.X(0), gates.Y(1), gates.Z(2)])
+    circuit.add(gates.CNOT(1, 2))
+    circuit.add([gates.H(0), gates.H(1), gates.H(2)])
+    fused_circuit = circuit.fuse()
 
 will give a circuit with two fused gates, the first of which will act on
 ``(0, 1)`` corresponding to
@@ -1422,10 +1421,10 @@ The final result of the circuit execution can also be saved to disk and loaded b
 
 .. testcode::
 
-   c = Circuit(2)
-   c.add(gates.M(0,1))
+   circuit = Circuit(2)
+   circuit.add(gates.M(0,1))
    # this will be a CircuitResult object
-   result = c()
+   result = circuit()
    # save it to final_result.npy
    result.dump('final_result.npy')
    # can be loaded back