Fix undefined 'backend' in IBMQ getting-started example - #2251
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The IBMQ example declares 'nairobi_device' but then calls 'backend.run_circuit(...)', which is not defined in that code block (it happens to resolve only by leaking the AerBackend from the earlier Aer example). Run the compiled circuit on 'nairobi_device' instead.
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Fix undefined
backendin the IBMQ getting-started exampleIn
pytket/docs/getting_started.md, the IBMQ example declares anairobi_devicebut then callsbackend.run_circuit(...)— a variable that is not defined in that code block:Running the guide top-to-bottom makes it
NameError, or worse, silently runs the IBMQ-compiled circuit on theAerBackendthat leaks from the earlier Aer example. The intended execution target isnairobi_device:Verification:
main(2d03cce) thatbackendis undefined in this code block andnairobi_deviceis the only backend in scope.pytket.extensions.qiskit.IBMQBackendexposes bothget_compiled_circuitandrun_circuit, so the fix is valid API usage.backendmisuse appears elsewhere ingetting_started.md(the Aer example above legitimately definesbackend = AerBackend()).Doc-only change; no code, no version bump required.