How to Install Qiskit | Coding with Qiskit 1.x | Programming on Quantum Computers

Welcome back to Coding with Qiskit, where IBM research scientist Dr. Derek Wang will get you up to speed with the latest developments in quantum computers for your own work.
This episode will guide you through the installation of the most recent version of Qiskit. Below are links to all the resources and documentation you'll need to get up and running.
Qiskit Resources:
Qiskit Github Notebook: qisk.it/cwq-ep2
Install Qiskit - qisk.it/cwq-in...
Miniconda: docs.anaconda....
A free IDE: code.visualstu...
Qiskit GitHub: github.com/Qiskit
IBM Quantum: quantum.ibm.com/
Papers Mentioned in the Video:
Benchmarking Quantum Processor Performance at Scale: arxiv.org/abs/...

[@shuaibhamzap3487]

For those who are installing qiskit in windows, here's a tip for you. If you install normally as this video shows, it might not work. Specifically saying, the Jupyter will not identify the qiskit and thus will throw an error. Instead do all the things, which include creating a new environment and all the installations in the Anaconda powershell. The reason I found is that the terminal inside the vscode in my computer wasn't on the base and didn't change to cwq (new environment) after activating it. So I assume everything is installed on my computer rather than the new environment I created. So do check it before installing, after which you can use the vscode and jupyter notebook to import qiskit. It worked for me. Thank you.

[@dandeliony491]

Indeed, the tutorial in this video is not working for windows. I had to add anaconda path to my system environment variables, then write those command in Command Prompt, then do the same on Anaconda Prompt. After that I can import qiskit in VSCode.

[@mauriciodesouza934]

Could you explain with more details? im trying to install in my windows pc and its not working at all, i need some help please

[@mauriciodesouza934]

@@dandeliony491 How exactly you did that? im having the same problem

[@aqsayaarchupkrjao]

Can you explain more I'm trying to install this but it is not working ,I created a virtual environment not as this is shown in this video because I can't do same in VScode

[@mrgledjan3091]

do what @shuaibhamzap3487 says and also turn off your VPN it worked for me

[@cnotta]

I could not follow the instructions in this Episode 2 video AT ALL for windows. I was completely lost. Thankfully there were some written instructions that allowed me to get qiskit installed, and a glimmer of a jyputer notebook to appear. I was really expecting to follow this video as it was stated it was for beginners. Be warned, this is NOT a beginner friendly video. You will have to stitch a bunch of items together for yourself, especially if you are using a windows machine.

[@edbertkwesi4931]

Abe left a lasting impression on my mind when it comes to Qiskit tutorials , but i love the style and ease of your demonstration

[@joeyweil9403]

For anyone having trouble on windows with activating your environment in the terminal (It should recognize "qiskit" when you type "import qiskit" into the new file as per the video, and if it doesnt regonize qiskit then nothing was installed to your new environment), You must launch windows powershell and run "set-executionpolicy unrestricted". Then when you activate the environment you created it will actually show up in the terminal line like it does in the video. took me two hours to figure this out so i hope this helps someone

[@quantum_parody]

i was almost stuck thanks to AI but again you succintly brewed nice installation setup ive loved this!

[@Aarizkhan-u2i]

i also got stuck but ai helped me

[@adaircampos4240]

This is the first Qiskit installation tutorial that didn't give me any problem at all. Thanks a lot for the material, it's really helpful.

[@georgeliu3028]

Thanks for the great content!

[@Aarizkhan-u2i]

nice video! I am really excited to get started!

[@HussainShaik-hl9cu]

why my python environment is not shown in jupyter notebook ?

[@mohitdhanik-n7p]

while running line 3 ......it says "cannot import name 'ValidationInfo' from 'pydantic' ..pls help🙏

[@jordisanzmoros7534]

Same error here :(

[@riwazudas2532]

did u fix it?

[@Roger7137]

Thank you. Learning

[@akhilmohanmec]

Hello, I already have Anaconda Installed on my laptop. Can I create a new environment and install Qiskit and packages, or must I install Miniconda? Would you also happen to know how I can join the Slack forum? I am running into an error where I must enter some login credentials (SSO account). Thank you.

[@manos9931]

when i run this: from qiskit import IBMQ, show me that error: nameerror: name 'ibmq' is not defined ,any ideas?

[@nosferatu5500]

I cant execute QiskitRuntimeService.save_account........, it says AccountAlreadyExistsError

[@Abhigyan103]

It only needs to be run once, after that, you can just remove that code

[@TheRMeerkerk]

"conda activate cwq" did not seem to do anything for me (also no errors). Also at when I search for the kernel I do not see cwq appear.

[@iqra8149]

same question and stuck here

[@shrenikharan]

how can I enable the environment indicator which says (base) or (cwq) before each line?

[@DerekWangIBM]

Make sure to activate your environment. So in Terminal, type 'conda activate name-of-your-environment'. Then you should get '(name-of-your-environment)' before each line

[@obiajulumbanefo3545]

Thanks for this 🫂

[@MyCodingDiary]

You have such a knack for explaining things clearly. Awesome job!

[@鎃淼鑫]

Thanks for your teaching! But I can not import qiskit_ibm_runtime,and it says that No module name''qiskit_ibm_runtime' although I have installed the package successfully!what is the reason?

[@DerekWangIBM]

Make sure you've installed qiskit_ibm_runtime into the environment you're executing your Python code in. Make sure to follow the instructions from the video closely--start an environment, `conda install pip`, pip to install packages within that environment, and then use that environment in your Jupyter notebook (after restarting your Python environment kernel in your Jupyter notebook).

[@calvndexter77]

For those installing qiskit in Windows, this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGqXi35_Yplqnacsi=O8-csqz9fR5uipWy helped me to do it! The video also follows the steps prescribed by IBM's Qiskit video. The only problem I faced is while installing matplotlib. When you face error while running the command " pip install matplotlib " , try " conda install matplotlib " in cwq conda environment. This should work and you can follow the Oiskit's tutorial itself for the upcoming steps

[@omarmujahid1816]

Hello! thanks for the video

[@makkisaud1972]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@Hexx-Avalon]

How long time for you to install ipykernel?

[@LukasSmith827]

very nice! please I hope there's some coverage on fully local simulators during this series 🙏

[@DerekWangIBM]

We'll do a small example with local simulators through Primitives next episode, but we'll be focusing on running on real quantum computers.

[@MyCodingDiary]

I can't believe I didn't find your channel sooner. Subscribed!

[@randybrown3990]

Providing a similar video, but for windows installation is recommended. Also, PLEASE consider SLOWING DOWN when you speak. Even with changing the playback speed setting I found it very difficult to follow. Honestly, you could present these steps at half the speed, with pauses between each step!

[@birincimammadzada]

thank you! “please hire me as an intern at IBM” :)

[@mtheorylaboratory]

wow i can't believe this worked! with a bit of adapting to windows/anaconda.. legit 127 qubits xD

[@yashtrivedi9403]

PLEASE HELP! I'm working on qiskit challenge 2024 lab0 but the "from qc_grader.challenges.iqc_2024 import grade_lab0_ex1" is giving an error. It says "No module named 'qiskit_serverless'".

[@4NDr3W_f]

I'm so grateful for any guide that doesn't have random errors, like this one! Question: How can I run my code with qiskit without accessing the quantum hardware? Let's say for debugging etc. Alternatively, how can I turn off the runtime? I;m guessing that after this setup, anything that is run onto this environment will count from the 10 min limit? Edit: I figured it out. If you add a fake backend it runs as a simulation so everything's fine.

[@ExistenceUniversity]

Why didn't you follow the instructions on the website!! So frustrating!!

[@pdgoptics]

Is there a video for those of us that already have Anaconda and Python on a PC?

[@qiskit]

Once you have conda and Python, you can start from the section where we install Qiskit and supporting packages.

[@mrinaljauhari1217]

I am unable to follow qiskitruntimeservice part getting syntax error while using the token.

[@jerlinjeri7646]

I had installed qiskit but I could install version 1.1.0 not 1.0 ... What should I do.?

[@bindumadhaviv]

I can't find the conda env under 'select kernel' even if everything is properly installed

[@maker._]

Qiskit 1.0 installed 👏

[@3xistism1.0]

so to run that final part do I have to wait for my quantum computer to be out of queue?

[@ribamar7]

Great installation tutorial! Thanks! Question I have is regarding certification. I was studying for the "IBM Certified Associate Developer - Quantum Computation using Qiskit v0.2X". Now that qiskit 1.0 is released, should we expect a new certification to be available soon?

[@qiskit]

yes! it's on its way and is coming very soon.

[@HussainShaik-hl9cu]

Please help me importing the module execute in latest version

[@sentient314]

What do I do if my country is banned from the website?

[@RajIndia31415]

Great! I had my first Quantum program up and running.

[@HussainShaik-hl9cu]

Do we have to execute 'conda install pip', ' pip install qiskit', 'pip install jupyter' everytime we start a machine (windows)?

[@DerekWangIBM]

No, you shouldn't need to. Conda is the package manager that needs to be installed just once. Within Conda you can have multiple virtual environments. Install pip, qiskit, and jupyter only once per virtual environment (and update as necessary)

[@dlcrdz00]

I can't figure out how you are able to open the terminal and have your (base) env populate the prompt. Mine doesn't do that

[@kendorazio2923]

I had the same issue. I opened terminal through anaconda navigator and was able to continue

[@devgupta6474]

How do I install aer for backend simulations

[@abiuniverse]

What about using a simulator (QASM?) instead of the IBM cloud hardware?

[@DerekWangIBM]

We'll do a small example with local simulators through Primitives next episode, but we'll be focusing on running on real quantum computers.

[@acQUANtance]

Even after installing miniconda on my windows PC, do i still have to install python as vscode is instructing to install python

[@kelleclark4521]

I was also prompted to install the recommended Python after the step of opening a new file > Jupyter notebook... I didnt try without, but seemed logical that Python would be needed

[@gyansah2594]

how to get the kernel?

[@uniqueunique1273]

When I'm creating an environment in a terminal its giving me an error. It's showing the term conda is not recognised... Please help me in creating a new environment....

[@kelleclark4521]

I had this issue also. If you have installed miniconda, under start you should see the anaconda command prompt. Open and then type where conda. You should see 3 directories if this solution will be helpful to you. Edit your user environment variables path variable to include the path to the miniconda, the library/bin and the scripts. Close the anaconda command prompt and start a new one, just in case needed for changes to take effect.

[@TheRMeerkerk]

​@@kelleclark4521 Thanks for the explanation, that really helped me! Just to clarify for anyone else reading this just to make it a little bit more clear: 1) Go to Start, search for "Anaconda Prompt (miniconda3)" and open it. 2) Type "where conda" and press enter, you should see three paths appear. 3) Copy two of those paths (."..\Library\bin" and "...\Scripts") up until the folder name and add them to your path. 4) Restart VS code or any terminal in which you want to use the conda command

[@theherrmann]

Merci!

[@dinarwali386]

Best

[@sai_343]

Waiting

[@krishnageethakaruppasamy8493]

Thank you.

[@TheCannabisScientist]

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