qml.grouping.is_pauli_word

is_pauli_word(observable)

Checks if an observable instance is a Pauli word.

Parameters

observable (Observable) – an observable, either a Tensor instance or single-qubit observable.

Returns

true if the input observable is a Pauli word, false otherwise.

Return type

bool

Raises

TypeError – if input observable is not an Observable instance.

Example

>>> is_pauli_word(qml.Identity(0))
True
>>> is_pauli_word(qml.PauliX(0) @ qml.PauliZ(2))
True
>>> is_pauli_word(qml.PauliZ(0) @ qml.Hadamard(1))
False