Merge pull request #84 from pasqal-io/release

v0.1.0 release

README.md

@@ -1,42 +1,52 @@
 # Pulser
 
-A framework for interacting with [Pasqal][pasqal] devices at the **pulse** level.
+Pulser is a framework for composing, simulating and executing **pulse** sequences for neutral-atom quantum devices.
 
-Pulser is a library that allows for writing sequences of pulses representing the
-behaviour of some Pasqal processor prototypes.
+Pulser documentation is available at https://pulser.readthedocs.io.
 
-- The user can define one or several channels to target the qubits in the device. 
-- A basis can be chosen to represent the transition levels of the Rydberg atom-arrays setup.
-- Channels can be local or global depending on the application. In the local case,
-  a phase-shift option is included to reduce complexity
-- There's a visualization routine for ease of use.
+The source code can be found at https://github.com/pasqal-io/Pulser.
 
-The pulse sequences can then be read and operated by real Pasqal devices or
-emulated (using [QuTiP][qutip] libraries).
+## Overview of Pulser
+
+Pulser is designed to let users create experiments that are tailored to specific neutral atom devices,
+like those developed at [Pasqal][pasqal].
+This reduces the level of abstraction and gives you maximal flexibility and control over the behaviour of the relevant physical parameters, within the bounds set by the chosen device.
+
+Consequently, Pulser breaks free from the paradigm of digital quantum computing
+and also allows the creation of **analog** quantum simulations, outside of the
+scope of traditional quantum circuit approaches. Whatever the type of experiment
+or paradigm, if it can be done on the device, it can be done with Pulser.
+
+Additionally, Pulser features built-in tools for classical simulation (using [QuTiP][qutip] libraries) to aid in the development and testing of new pulse sequences.
 
 ## Installation
 
-To install Pulser from source, do the following from within the repository
-after cloning it:
+To install the latest release of ``pulser``, have Python 3.7.0 or higher installed, then use ``pip``:
+
+```bash
+pip install pulser
+```
+
+If you wish to **install Pulser from source** instead, do the following from within this repository after cloning it:
 
 ```bash
 pip install -e .
 ```
 
-## Testing
+### Development Requirements (Optional)
 
-To run the test suite, after installation first run the following to install
-development requirements:
+To run the tutorials or the test suite locally, after installation first run the following to install the development requirements:
 
 ```bash
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
-Then, do the following to run the test suite and report test coverage:
+Then, you can do the following to run the test suite and report test coverage:
 
 ```bash
 pytest --cov pulser
 ```
 
+
 [pasqal]: https://pasqal.io/
 [qutip]: http://qutip.org/

docs/source/installation.rst

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 Installation
 ==============
 
-..
-    Stable version
-    -----------------
-    To install the latest release of ``pulser``, have Python 3.7.0 or higher
-    installed, then use ``pip``: ::
+Stable version
+-----------------
+To install the latest release of ``pulser``, have Python 3.7.0 or higher
+installed, then use ``pip``: ::
 
-      pip install pulser
+  pip install pulser
 
 
 Latest version

setup.py

@@ -16,27 +16,24 @@
 
 setup(
     name="pulser",
-    version="0.0.1",
+    version="0.1.0",
     install_requires=[
         "matplotlib",
         "numpy",
         "scipy",
+        "qutip",
     ],
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
-    description="A pulse-level composer for Pasqal's quantum devices.",
+    description="A pulse-level composer for neutral-atom quantum devices.",
     long_description=open("README.md").read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     author="Pulser Development Team",
     python_requires=">=3.7.0",
     license="Apache 2.0",
     classifiers=[
-         "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
+         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-         "Operating System :: MacOS",
-         "Operating System :: Unix",
-         "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
          ],
     url="https://github.com/pasqal-io/Pulser",
 )