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---
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title: basicaer
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description: API reference for qiskit.providers.basicaer
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in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 2
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python_api_type: module
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python_api_name: qiskit.providers.basicaer
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---
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<span id="module-qiskit.providers.basicaer" />
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<span id="qiskit-providers-basicaer" />
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# BasicAer: Python-based Simulators
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<span id="module-qiskit.providers.basicaer" />
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`qiskit.providers.basicaer`
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A module of Python-based quantum simulators. Simulators are accessed via the BasicAer provider, e.g.:
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```python
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from qiskit import BasicAer
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backend = BasicAer.get_backend('qasm_simulator')
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```
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## Simulators
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| [`QasmSimulatorPy`](qiskit.providers.basicaer.QasmSimulatorPy "qiskit.providers.basicaer.QasmSimulatorPy")(\[configuration, provider]) | Python implementation of a qasm simulator. |
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| [`StatevectorSimulatorPy`](qiskit.providers.basicaer.StatevectorSimulatorPy "qiskit.providers.basicaer.StatevectorSimulatorPy")(\[configuration, provider]) | Python statevector simulator. |
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| [`UnitarySimulatorPy`](qiskit.providers.basicaer.UnitarySimulatorPy "qiskit.providers.basicaer.UnitarySimulatorPy")(\[configuration, provider]) | Python implementation of a unitary simulator. |
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## Provider
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| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
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| [`BasicAerProvider`](qiskit.providers.basicaer.BasicAerProvider "qiskit.providers.basicaer.BasicAerProvider")() | Provider for Basic Aer backends. |
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## Job Class
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| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ |
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| [`BasicAerJob`](qiskit.providers.basicaer.BasicAerJob "qiskit.providers.basicaer.BasicAerJob")(backend, job\_id, result) | BasicAerJob class. |
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## Exceptions
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| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
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| [`BasicAerError`](qiskit.providers.basicaer.BasicAerError "qiskit.providers.basicaer.BasicAerError")(\*message) | Base class for errors raised by Basic Aer. |
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