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ibm_quantum channel and IQP classic will be sunset on July 1st.

Public docs with references of ibm_quantum channel - https://docs.quantum.ibm.com/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/qiskit-runtime-service

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Fixes #2207

@kt474 kt474 requested review from beckykd and 1ucian0 April 9, 2025 14:48
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Thanks Kevin! If I am not mistaken, the migration to cloud also involves using new tokens. I know it's part of the migration guide, but maybe we should point that out explicitly too (as in, show a deprecation warning in the token argument).

@kt474 kt474 added this to the 0.38.0 milestone Apr 10, 2025
@kt474 kt474 added the Changelog: Deprecation Include in Deprecated section of changelog label Apr 10, 2025
kt474 and others added 14 commits April 10, 2025 14:43
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Rebecca Dimock <66339736+beckykd@users.noreply.github.com>
@kt474 kt474 merged commit 5995664 into Qiskit:main Apr 11, 2025
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@@ -155,6 +158,15 @@ def __init__(
self._api_client = RuntimeClient(self._client_params)
self._backend_allowed_list = self._discover_cloud_backends()
else:
warnings.warn(
'The "ibm_quantum" channel option is deprecated and will be sunset on 1 July. '
"After this date, ibm_cloud will be the only valid channel. "
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@kt474, isn't local also a valid channel after July 1?

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Yeah that was an oversight - I'll update this message and backport

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Deprecate the ibm_quantum channel option
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