From aba2eaa621f5fc3eb31369fccb0789d60b986d60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aniket Singh Yadav <singhyadavaniket43@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 14:43:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: Convert set to list for random.sample() for Python 3.11
 compatibility

---
 tensorflow_quantum/python/util.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tensorflow_quantum/python/util.py b/tensorflow_quantum/python/util.py
index 006dce8bd..dab705082 100644
--- a/tensorflow_quantum/python/util.py
+++ b/tensorflow_quantum/python/util.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _apply_random_control(gate, all_qubits):
     if n_open == 0:
         # No open qubits to control. Return unmodified gate.
         return gate
-    control_locs = random.sample(open_qubits, n_open)
+    control_locs = random.sample(list(open_qubits), n_open)
     control_values = random.choices([0, 1], k=n_open)
     # TODO(tonybruguier,#636): Here we call the parent's class controlled_by
     # because Cirq's breaking change #4167 created 3-qubit gates that cannot be