IBMQExperiment and FreeformDesign/CombinedExperimentDesign quality-of-life updates

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 test/test_packages/temp_test_files/*
 *_checkpoints/
+*_checkpoint/
 jupyter_notebooks/**/offline
 test/test_packages/offline
 hooks/etc/permissions.yml
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ jupyter_notebooks/Tutorials/tutorial_files/exampleBriefReport
 jupyter_notebooks/Tutorials/tutorial_files/*.ipynb
 jupyter_notebooks/Tutorials/tutorial_files/tempTest
 jupyter_notebooks/Tutorials/tutorial_files/*checkpoints
+jupyter_notebooks/Tutorials/objects/advanced/test_ibmq*
 
 
 

pygsti/circuits/circuit.py

@@ -4021,7 +4021,7 @@ def convert_to_openqasm(self, num_qubits=None,
         # Init the openqasm string.
         openqasm = 'OPENQASM 2.0;\ninclude "qelib1.inc";\n\n'
         # Include a delay instruction
-        openqasm += 'opaque delay(t) q;\n\n'
+        #openqasm += 'opaque delay(t) q;\n\n' # SS 01-22-24: Is this necessary? CHeck with Megan/Tim/Kenny
 
         openqasm += 'qreg q[{0}];\n'.format(str(num_qubits))
         # openqasm += 'creg cr[{0}];\n'.format(str(num_qubits))
@@ -4102,7 +4102,8 @@ def convert_to_openqasm(self, num_qubits=None,
                     if q not in qubits_used:
                         # Delay 0 works because of the barrier
                         # In OpenQASM3, this should probably be a stretch instead
-                        openqasm += 'delay(0)' + ' q[' + str(qubit_conversion[q]) + '];\n'
+                        #openqasm += 'delay(0)' + ' q[' + str(qubit_conversion[q]) + '];\n'
+                        pass
 
             # Add in a barrier after every circuit layer if block_between_layers==True.
             # Including barriers is critical for QCVV testing, circuits should usually

pygsti/extras/ibmq/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Exteneral Device Specifications Sub-package """
+""" IBMQ Experiment Sub-package """
 #***************************************************************************************************
 # Copyright 2015, 2019 National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS).
 # Under the terms of Contract DE-NA0003525 with NTESS, the U.S. Government retains certain rights
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 or in the LICENSE file in the root pyGSTi directory.
 #***************************************************************************************************
 
-from .ibmqcore import *
+from .ibmqexperiment import *