Daily rc sync to master

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
     python: "3.8"
+  apt_packages:
+    - graphviz
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:

doc/development/deprecations.rst

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Deprecations
 Pending deprecations
 --------------------
 
-* The `grouping_type` and `grouping_method` arguments of `qchem.molecular_hamiltonian()` are deprecated.
+* The ``grouping_type`` and ``grouping_method`` arguments of ``qchem.molecular_hamiltonian()`` are deprecated.
 
   - Deprecated in v0.31
   - Will be removed in v0.32
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Pending deprecations
   - Deprecated in v0.31
   - Will be removed in v0.32
 
-* ``LieAlgebraOptimizer`` is renamed. Please use ``RiemannianGradientOptimizer`` instead.
-  
+* ``LieAlgebraOptimizer`` has been renamed. Please use ``RiemannianGradientOptimizer`` instead.
+
   - Deprecated in v0.31
   - Will be removed in v0.32
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Pending deprecations
 * ``qml.ExpvalCost`` has been deprecated, and usage will now raise a warning.
 
   - Deprecated in v0.24
-  - Will be removed in v0.31
+  - Will be removed in v0.32
 
   Instead, it is recommended to simply
   pass Hamiltonians to the ``qml.expval`` function inside QNodes:
@@ -122,17 +122,17 @@ Pending deprecations
 Completed deprecation cycles
 ----------------------------
 
-* The ``qml.utils.sparse_hamiltonian`` function is deprecated. ``~.Hamiltonian.sparse_matrix`` should be used instead.
+* The ``qml.utils.sparse_hamiltonian`` function has been removed. ``~.Hamiltonian.sparse_matrix`` should be used instead.
 
   - Deprecated in v0.29
   - Removed in v0.31
 
-* The ``collections`` module has been deprecated.
+* The ``collections`` module has been removed.
 
   - Deprecated in v0.29
   - Removed in v0.31
 
-* ``qml.op_sum``` is deprecated. Users should use ``qml.sum`` instead.
+* ``qml.op_sum``` has been removed. Users should use ``qml.sum`` instead.
 
   - Deprecated in v0.29.
   - Removed in v0.31.
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ Completed deprecation cycles
   - The old signature is replaced with the new one in v0.30
 
 
-* The ``grouping`` module is removed. The functionality has been moved and
+* The ``grouping`` module has been removed. The functionality has been moved and
   reorganized in the new ``pauli`` module under ``pauli/utils.py`` or ``pauli/grouping/``.
 
   - Still accessible in v0.27, v0.28, v0.29, v0.30
-  - Will be removed in v0.31
+  - Removed in v0.31
 
   The functions from ``grouping/pauli.py``, ``grouping/transformations.py`` and
   ``grouping/utils.py`` have been moved to ``pauli/utils.py``. The remaining functions

doc/development/release_notes.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Release notes
 
 This page contains the release notes for PennyLane.
 
+.. mdinclude:: ../releases/changelog-dev.md
+
 .. mdinclude:: ../releases/changelog-0.31.0.md
 
 .. mdinclude:: ../releases/changelog-0.30.0.md

doc/releases/changelog-0.27.0.md

@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
 * `qml.math.unwrap` no longer creates ragged arrays. Lists remain lists.
   [(#3163)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane/pull/3163)
 
-* New `null.qubit` device. The `null.qubit`performs no operations or memory allocations.
+* New `null.qubit` device. The `null.qubit` performs no operations or memory allocations.
   [(#2589)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane/pull/2589)
 
 * `default.qubit` favours decomposition and avoids matrix construction for `QFT` and `GroverOperator` at larger qubit numbers.