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---
title: qasm3
description: API reference for qiskit.qasm3
in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 2
python_api_type: module
python_api_name: qiskit.qasm3
---
<span id="module-qiskit.qasm3" />
<span id="qiskit-qasm3" />
# OpenQASM 3
<span id="module-qiskit.qasm3" />
`qiskit.qasm3`
Qiskit provides some tools for converting between [OpenQASM 3](https://openqasm.com) representations of quantum programs, and the [`QuantumCircuit`](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit") class. These will continue to evolve as Qiskits support for the dynamic-circuit capabilities expressed by OpenQASM 3 increases.
## Exporting to OpenQASM 3
The high-level functions are simply [`dump()`](#qiskit.qasm3.dump "qiskit.qasm3.dump") and [`dumps()`](#qiskit.qasm3.dumps "qiskit.qasm3.dumps"), which respectively export to a file (given as a filename) and to a Python string.
### dump
<Function id="qiskit.qasm3.dump" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/__init__.py" signature="dump(circuit, stream, **kwargs)">
Serialize a [`QuantumCircuit`](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit") object as a OpenQASM3 stream to file-like object.
**Parameters**
* **circuit** ([*QuantumCircuit*](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit")) Circuit to serialize.
* **stream** (*TextIOBase*) stream-like object to dump the OpenQASM3 serialization
* **\*\*kwargs** Arguments for the [`Exporter`](#qiskit.qasm3.Exporter "qiskit.qasm3.Exporter") constructor.
**Return type**
`None`
</Function>
### dumps
<Function id="qiskit.qasm3.dumps" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/__init__.py" signature="dumps(circuit, **kwargs)">
Serialize a [`QuantumCircuit`](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit") object in an OpenQASM3 string.
**Parameters**
* **circuit** ([*QuantumCircuit*](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit")) Circuit to serialize.
* **\*\*kwargs** Arguments for the [`Exporter`](#qiskit.qasm3.Exporter "qiskit.qasm3.Exporter") constructor.
**Returns**
The OpenQASM3 serialization
**Return type**
str
</Function>
Both of these exporter functions are single-use wrappers around the main [`Exporter`](#qiskit.qasm3.Exporter "qiskit.qasm3.Exporter") class. For more complex exporting needs, including dumping multiple circuits in a single session, it may be more convenient or faster to use the complete interface.
### Exporter
<Class id="qiskit.qasm3.Exporter" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/exporter.py" signature="Exporter(includes=('stdgates.inc',), basis_gates=('U',), disable_constants=False, alias_classical_registers=False, indent='  ')" modifiers="class">
QASM3 exporter main class.
**Parameters**
* **includes** (`Sequence`\[`str`]) the filenames that should be emitted as includes. These files will be parsed for gates, and any objects dumped from this exporter will use those definitions where possible.
* **basis\_gates** (`Sequence`\[`str`]) the basic defined gate set of the backend.
* **disable\_constants** (`bool`) if `True`, always emit floating-point constants for numeric parameter values. If `False` (the default), then values close to multiples of QASM 3 constants (`pi`, `euler`, and `tau`) will be emitted in terms of those constants instead, potentially improving accuracy in the output.
* **alias\_classical\_registers** (`bool`) If `True`, then classical bit and classical register declarations will look similar to quantum declarations, where the whole set of bits will be declared in a flat array, and the registers will just be aliases to collections of these bits. This is inefficient for running OpenQASM 3 programs, however, and may not be well supported on backends. Instead, the default behaviour of `False` means that individual classical registers will gain their own `bit[size] register;` declarations, and loose [`Clbit`](qiskit.circuit.Clbit "qiskit.circuit.Clbit")s will go onto their own declaration. In this form, each [`Clbit`](qiskit.circuit.Clbit "qiskit.circuit.Clbit") must be in either zero or one [`ClassicalRegister`](qiskit.circuit.ClassicalRegister "qiskit.circuit.ClassicalRegister")s.
* **indent** (`str`) the indentation string to use for each level within an indented block. Can be set to the empty string to disable indentation.
#### dump
<Function id="qiskit.qasm3.Exporter.dump" signature="dump(circuit, stream)">
Convert the circuit to QASM 3, dumping the result to a file or text stream.
</Function>
#### dumps
<Function id="qiskit.qasm3.Exporter.dumps" signature="dumps(circuit)">
Convert the circuit to QASM 3, returning the result as a string.
</Function>
</Class>
All of these interfaces will raise [`QASM3ExporterError`](#qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ExporterError "qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ExporterError") on failure.
### QASM3ExporterError
<Class id="qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ExporterError" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/exceptions.py" signature="QASM3ExporterError(*message)" modifiers="exception">
An error raised during running the OpenQASM 3 exporter.
Set the error message.
</Class>
## Importing from OpenQASM 3
Currently only two high-level functions are offered, as Qiskit support for importing from OpenQASM 3 is in its infancy, and the implementation is expected to change significantly. The two functions are [`load()`](#qiskit.qasm3.load "qiskit.qasm3.load") and [`loads()`](#qiskit.qasm3.loads "qiskit.qasm3.loads"), which are direct counterparts of [`dump()`](#qiskit.qasm3.dump "qiskit.qasm3.dump") and [`dumps()`](#qiskit.qasm3.dumps "qiskit.qasm3.dumps"), respectively loading a program indirectly from a named file and directly from a given string.
<Admonition title="Note" type="note">
While we are still in the exploratory release period, to use either function, the package `qiskit_qasm3_import` must be installed. This can be done by installing Qiskit Terra with the `qasm3-import` extra, such as by:
```python
pip install qiskit-terra[qasm3-import]
```
We expect that this functionality will eventually be merged into core Terra, and no longer require an optional import, but we do not yet have a timeline for this.
</Admonition>
### load
<Function id="qiskit.qasm3.load" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/__init__.py" signature="load(filename)">
Load an OpenQASM 3 program from the file `filename`.
**Parameters**
**filename** (`str`) the filename to load the program from.
**Returns**
a circuit representation of the OpenQASM 3 program.
**Return type**
[QuantumCircuit](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit")
**Raises**
[**QASM3ImporterError**](#qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError "qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError") if the OpenQASM 3 file is invalid, or cannot be represented by a [`QuantumCircuit`](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit").
</Function>
### loads
<Function id="qiskit.qasm3.loads" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/__init__.py" signature="loads(program)">
Load an OpenQASM 3 program from the given string.
**Parameters**
**program** (`str`) the OpenQASM 3 program.
**Returns**
a circuit representation of the OpenQASM 3 program.
**Return type**
[QuantumCircuit](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit")
**Raises**
[**QASM3ImporterError**](#qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError "qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError") if the OpenQASM 3 file is invalid, or cannot be represented by a [`QuantumCircuit`](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit").
</Function>
Both of these two functions raise [`QASM3ImporterError`](#qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError "qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError") on failure.
### QASM3ImporterError
<Class id="qiskit.qasm3.QASM3ImporterError" github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/qasm3/exceptions.py" signature="QASM3ImporterError(*message)" modifiers="exception">
An error raised during the OpenQASM 3 importer.
Set the error message.
</Class>
For example, we can define a quantum program using OpenQASM 3, and use [`loads()`](#qiskit.qasm3.loads "qiskit.qasm3.loads") to directly convert it into a [`QuantumCircuit`](qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit "qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit"):
```python
import qiskit.qasm3
program = """
OPENQASM 3.0;
include "stdgates.inc";
input float[64] a;
qubit[3] q;
bit[2] mid;
bit[3] out;
let aliased = q[0:1];
gate my_gate(a) c, t {
gphase(a / 2);
ry(a) c;
cx c, t;
}
gate my_phase(a) c {
ctrl @ inv @ gphase(a) c;
}
my_gate(a * 2) aliased[0], q[{1, 2}][0];
measure q[0] -> mid[0];
measure q[1] -> mid[1];
while (mid == "00") {
reset q[0];
reset q[1];
my_gate(a) q[0], q[1];
my_phase(a - pi/2) q[1];
mid[0] = measure q[0];
mid[1] = measure q[1];
}
if (mid[0]) {
let inner_alias = q[{0, 1}];
reset inner_alias;
}
out = measure q;
"""
circuit = qiskit.qasm3.loads(program)
circuit.draw("mpl")
```