ensure device has enough qubits for circuit

q-optimize · Dec 29, 2021 · 286edcc · 286edcc
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commit 286edcc
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/c3/qiskit/c3_backend.py b/c3/qiskit/c3_backend.py
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def run_experiment(self, experiment: QasmQobjExperiment) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
         # initialise parameters
         self._number_of_qubits = len(pmap.model.subsystems)
-        if self._number_of_qubits != experiment.config.n_qubits:
+        if self._number_of_qubits < experiment.config.n_qubits:
             raise C3QiskitError("Number of qubits in Circuit & Device don't match")
 
         shots = self._shots
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ def run_experiment(self, experiment: QasmQobjExperiment) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
         # initialise parameters
         self._number_of_qubits = len(pmap.model.subsystems)
-        if self._number_of_qubits != experiment.config.n_qubits:
-            raise C3QiskitError("Number of qubits in Circuit & Device dont match")
+        if self._number_of_qubits < experiment.config.n_qubits:
+            raise C3QiskitError("Not enough qubits on device to run circuit")
 
         shots = self._shots  # noqa