https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane

autograd automatic-differentiation cirq deep-learning differentiable-computing jax machine-learning neural-network optimization python pytorch qiskit qml quantum quantum-chemistry quantum-computing quantum-machine-learning tensorflow

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PennyLane is an open-source quantum software platform for quantum computing, quantum machine learning, and quantum chemistry. Create meaningful quantum algorithms, from inspiration to implementation.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane
Owner: PennyLaneAI
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2018-04-17T16:45:42.000Z (over 8 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2026-08-24T23:12:10.000Z (about 8 hours ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T23:12:32.940Z (about 8 hours ago)
Topics: autograd, automatic-differentiation, cirq, deep-learning, differentiable-computing, jax, machine-learning, neural-network, optimization, python, pytorch, qiskit, qml, quantum, quantum-chemistry, quantum-computing, quantum-machine-learning, tensorflow
Language: Python
Homepage: https://pennylane.ai
Size: 202 MB
Stars: 3,438
Watchers: 49
Forks: 853
Open Issues: 441
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
- Agents: AGENTS.md
- Claude: CLAUDE.md

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Name: PennyLaneAI
Login: PennyLaneAI
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Kind: organization
Description: PennyLane is a cross-platform Python library for differentiable programming of quantum computers. Train a quantum computer the same way as a neural network.
Website: https://pennylane.ai
Location:
Twitter: PennyLaneAI
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Icon url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64286425?v=4
Repositories: 24
Last Synced at: 2024-12-23T00:05:17.672Z
Profile URL: https://github.com/PennyLaneAI

Committers metadata

Last synced: 5 days ago

Total Commits: 6,983
Total Committers: 227
Avg Commits per committer: 30.762
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.905

Commits in past year: 1,401
Committers in past year: 67
Avg Commits per committer in past year: 20.91
Development Distribution Score (DDS) in past year: 0.799

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Diksha Dhawan	4****1	53
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Last synced: 1 day ago

Total issues: 707
Total pull requests: 6,284
Average time to close issues: 6 months
Average time to close pull requests: 19 days
Total issue authors: 194
Total pull request authors: 199
Average comments per issue: 2.29
Average comments per pull request: 2.28
Merged pull request: 4,169
Bot issues: 1
Bot pull requests: 360

Past year issues: 58
Past year pull requests: 892
Past year average time to close issues: about 1 month
Past year average time to close pull requests: 11 days
Past year issue authors: 31
Past year pull request authors: 88
Past year average comments per issue: 2.59
Past year average comments per pull request: 2.06
Past year merged pull request: 467
Past year bot issues: 0
Past year bot pull requests: 61

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Package metadata

Total packages: 10
Total downloads:
- conda: 399,746 total
- pypi: 311,356 last-month
Total dependent packages: 53 (may contain duplicates)
Total dependent repositories: 97 (may contain duplicates)
Total versions: 687
Total maintainers: 4

pypi.org: pennylane

PennyLane is a cross-platform Python library for quantum computing, quantum machine learning, and quantum chemistry. Train a quantum computer the same way as a neural network.

Homepage:
Documentation: https://pennylane.readthedocs.io/
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 0.45.1 (published about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T00:42:00.025Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 70
Dependent Packages: 49
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Downloads: 311,356 Last month
Rankings:
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- Average: 1.482%
- Dependent repos count: 1.531%
- Stargazers count: 1.587%
- Downloads: 1.613%
- Forks count: 2.335%
Maintainers (4)
- josh146
- PennyLaneAI
- XanaduAI
- mlxd

proxy.golang.org: github.com/pennyLaneAI/pennylane

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proxy.golang.org: github.com/PennyLaneAi/pennylane

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proxy.golang.org: github.com/PennyLaneAI/PennyLane

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Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: v0.45.1 (published about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T00:56:36.365Z (1 day ago)
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proxy.golang.org: github.com/PennylaneAI/pennylane

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Last Synced: 2026-08-24T00:58:11.003Z (1 day ago)
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Dependent Packages: 0
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Rankings:
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- Average: 4.7%
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proxy.golang.org: github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane

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Licenses: apache-2.0
Latest release: v0.45.1 (published about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:18:33.329Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 87
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
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proxy.golang.org: github.com/pennylaneai/pennylane

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Latest release: v0.45.1 (published about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2026-08-24T01:07:41.359Z (1 day ago)
Versions: 87
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Rankings:
- Dependent packages count: 4.604%
- Average: 4.759%
- Dependent repos count: 4.914%

conda-forge.org: pennylane

Homepage: https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane
Licenses: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
Latest release: 0.23.0 (published over 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-20T09:08:18.447Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 7
Dependent Packages: 4
Dependent Repositories: 2
Downloads: 397,038 Total
Rankings:
- Forks count: 7.785%
- Stargazers count: 9.661%
- Dependent packages count: 12.501%
- Average: 12.557%
- Dependent repos count: 20.28%

conda-forge.org: pennylane-qchem

Homepage: http://xanadu.ai
Licenses: Apache-2.0
Latest release: 0.17.0 (published over 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2026-03-20T09:07:50.980Z (5 months ago)
Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 2,708 Total
Rankings:
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- Average: 25.408%
- Dependent repos count: 34.025%
- Dependent packages count: 51.175%

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