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---
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deprecations:
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The naming of gate objects and methods have been updated to be more
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consistent. The following changes have been made:
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* The Pauli gates all have one uppercase letter only (``I``, ``X``, ``Y``,
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``Z``)
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* The parameterized Pauli gates (i.e. rotations) prepend the uppercase
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letter ``R`` (``RX``, ``RY``, ``RZ``)
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* A controlled version prepends the uppercase letter ``C`` (``CX``,
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``CRX``, ``CCX``)
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* Gates are named according to their action, not their alternative names
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(``CCX``, not ``Toffoli``)
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The old names have been deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
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This is a list of the changes showing the old and new class, name attribute,
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and methods. If a new column is blank then there is no change for that.
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.. list-table:: Gate Name Changes
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:header-rows: 1
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* - Old Class
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- New Class
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- Old Name Attribute
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- New Name Attribute
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- Old :class:`qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit` method
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- New :class:`qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit` method
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* - ``ToffoliGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CCXGate`
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- ``ccx``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.ccx` and
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:meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.toffoli`
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-
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* - ``CrxGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CRXGate`
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- ``crx``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.crx`
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* - ``CryGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CRYGate`
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- ``cry``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cry`
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* - ``CrzGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CRZGate`
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- ``crz``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.crz`
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* - ``FredkinGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CSwapGate`
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- ``cswap``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cswap` and
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:meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.fredkin`
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* - ``Cu1Gate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CU1Gate`
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- ``cu1``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cu1`
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* - ``Cu3Gate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CU3Gate`
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- ``cu3``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cu3`
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* - ``CnotGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CXGate`
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- ``cx``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cx` and
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:meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cnot`
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* - ``CyGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CYGate`
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- ``cy``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cy`
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* - ``CzGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.CZGate`
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- ``cz``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.cz`
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* - ``DiagGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.DiagonalGate`
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- ``diag``
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- ``diagonal``
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- ``diag_gate``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.diagonal`
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* - ``IdGate``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.IGate`
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- ``id``
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- ``iden``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.i` and
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:meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.id`
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* - :class:`~qiskit.extensions.Isometry`
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- ``iso``
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- ``isometry``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.iso`
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.isometry`
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and :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.iso`
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* - ``UCG``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.UCGate`
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- ``multiplexer``
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- ``ucg``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.uc`
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* - ``UCRot``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.UCPauliRotGate`
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* - ``UCX``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.UCRXGate`
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- ``ucrotX``
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- ``ucrx``
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- ``ucx``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.ucrx`
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* - ``UCY``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.UCRYGate`
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- ``ucroty``
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- ``ucry``
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- ``ucy``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.ucry`
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* - ``UCZ``
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- :class:`~qiskit.extensions.UCRZGate`
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- ``ucrotz``
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- ``ucrz``
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- ``ucz``
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- :meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.ucrz`
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features:
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- The :class:`qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit` method
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:meth:`~qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.iso` for adding an
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:class:`~qiskit.extensions.Isometry` gate to the circuit has a new alias.
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You can now call :meth:`qiskit.circuit.QuantumCircuit.isometry` in addition
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to calling ``iso``.
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