Source code for cirq.optimizers.drop_negligible

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"""An optimization pass that removes operations with tiny effects."""

from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

from cirq import protocols
from cirq.circuits import optimization_pass, circuit as _circuit

if TYPE_CHECKING:
    # pylint: disable=unused-import
    from typing import List, Tuple
    from cirq import ops


[docs]class DropNegligible(optimization_pass.OptimizationPass): """An optimization pass that removes operations with tiny effects."""
[docs] def __init__(self, tolerance: float = 1e-8) -> None: self.tolerance = tolerance
[docs] def optimize_circuit(self, circuit: _circuit.Circuit) -> None: deletions = [] # type: List[Tuple[int, ops.Operation]] for moment_index, moment in enumerate(circuit): for op in moment.operations: if (op is not None and protocols.trace_distance_bound(op) <= self.tolerance): deletions.append((moment_index, op)) circuit.batch_remove(deletions)