requirements-core.txt

# Core Requirements for Quantum Computing 101 (Minimal Install)
# Purpose: Minimal dependencies needed to run basic examples (Modules 1-4 only)
# Used by: Users who want lightweight installation without advanced features
# Note: Does not include ML frameworks, cloud SDKs, or Jupyter
# For full features, use requirements.txt instead

# Core quantum computing framework
# Note: Qiskit 2.x versioning starts at 1.0.0
qiskit>=1.0.0,<3.0.0
qiskit-aer>=0.14.0,<1.0.0

# Scientific computing and visualization
numpy>=1.26.0,<2.0.0
scipy>=1.12.0,<2.0.0
matplotlib>=3.8.0,<4.0.0

# Essential dependencies for circuit visualization
pylatexenc>=2.10

# For educational examples that use data
scikit-learn>=1.4.0

# Essential packages used in examples
cryptography>=41.0.0
yfinance>=0.2.18

# Optional but recommended for better plots
seaborn>=0.12.0