Install#
Installing via conda#
For Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10, scqubits can be installed via conda by executing
conda install -c conda-forge scqubits
Upgrading to the latest version of scqubits can be done by
conda update -c conda-forge scqubits
Installing via pip#
scqubits can be installed using the Python package manager pip (Note: when working inside a conda environment, pip installs can lead to environment inconsistencies and should be avoided.)
pip install scqubits
To upgrade to the latest version of scqubits one can execute
pip install scqubits -U
ARM64 Compatibility#
Apple M1 machines with arm64 architecture, scqubits is only compatible with SciPy < 1.7 and Python < 3.9, in addition to the requirements listed below. Alternatively, it is possible to create conda environments with x86 architecture.