fix: allowing for platform=None

qiboteam · Apr 10, 2024 · 96ff762 · 96ff762
1 parent 96c2083
commit 96ff762
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 6 deletions.
diff --git a/src/qibojit/backends/__init__.py b/src/qibojit/backends/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MetaBackend:
  """Meta-backend class which takes care of loading the qibojit backends."""
 
  @staticmethod
- def load(platform: str) -> QibojitBackend:
+ def load(platform: str = None) -> QibojitBackend:
  """Loads the backend.
 
  Args:
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ def load(platform: str) -> QibojitBackend:
  return CupyBackend()
  elif platform == "cuquantum":
  return CuQuantumBackend()
- else:
- raise_error(
- ValueError,
-  f"Unsupported platform, please use one among {PLATFORMS}.",
- )
+ else: # pragma: no cover
+ try:
+ return CupyBackend()
+ except (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError):
+  return NumbaBackend()
 
  def list_available(self) -> dict:
  """Lists all the available qibojit backends."""