Update test durations

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ on:
       - reopened
       - synchronize
       - ready_for_review
+  # Scheduled trigger on Wednesdays at 3:00am UTC
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 3 * * 3"
 
 permissions: write-all
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         path: doc.txt
 
   upload-stable-deps:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
     needs:
       - determine_runner
       - sphinx

.github/workflows/interface-dependency-versions.yml

@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Nightly Catalyst Version
         id: catalyst
-        run: echo "nightly=--extra-index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ PennyLane-Catalyst --pre" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "nightly=--index https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --prerelease=allow --upgrade-package PennyLane-Catalyst PennyLane-Catalyst" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: PennyLane-Lightning Latest Version
         id: pennylane-lightning
-        run: echo "latest=-i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ PennyLane-Lightning --pre --upgrade" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "latest=--index https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --prerelease=allow --upgrade-package PennyLane-Lightning PennyLane-Lightning" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     outputs:
       jax-version: jax==${{ steps.jax.outputs.version }} jaxlib==${{ steps.jax.outputs.version }}

.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

@@ -465,18 +465,12 @@ jobs:
       pytest_markers: external
       pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       additional_pip_packages: |
-        pyzx matplotlib stim quimb==1.8.4 mitiq ply optax
+        pyzx matplotlib stim quimb mitiq ply optax scipy-openblas32>=0.3.26
         git+https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-qiskit.git@master
         ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.jax-version }}
         ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.tensorflow-version }}
-        ${{ inputs.additional_python_packages }}
-
-      # This is required during the release process when the latest released version of
-      # catalyst requires the latest version of pennylane that is about to be released.
-      # Installing catalyst after pennylane to make sure that the latest catalyst is used.
-      additional_pip_packages_post: |
         ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.catalyst-nightly }}
-        ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
+        ${{ inputs.additional_python_packages }}
 
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'external.txt' || '' }}
 
@@ -548,13 +542,12 @@ jobs:
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       coverage_artifact_name: qchem-coverage
       python_version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: qchem
       pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       additional_pip_packages: |
-        openfermionpyscf basis-set-exchange
+        openfermionpyscf basis-set-exchange geometric scikit-learn
         ${{ inputs.additional_python_packages }}
 
   gradients-tests:

.github/workflows/tests-labs.yml

@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ jobs:
       job_runner_name: ${{ needs.determine_runner.outputs.runner_group }}
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       coverage_artifact_name: labs-coverage
+      additional_os_packages: openmpi-bin openmpi-doc libopenmpi-dev      
       pytest_additional_args: --import-mode=importlib
       pytest_coverage_flags:  --cov-config=pennylane/labs/.coveragerc --cov=pennylane/labs --cov-append --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml --no-flaky-report --tb=native
       python_version: '3.10'
       pytest_test_directory: pennylane/labs/tests
       additional_pip_packages: |
+        geometric mpi4py h5py basis_set_exchange pyscf
+        geometric mpi4py h5py basis-set-exchange pyscf optax
         ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.jax-version }}

.github/workflows/trigger_benchmarks.yml

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ jobs:
               username: user
             });
             const userPermissions = data.user.permissions;
-            const permission = userPermissions.admin || userPermissions.maintain;
+            const permission = userPermissions.admin || userPermissions.maintain || (userPermissions.write || userPermissions.push);
 
-            console.log(`User '${user}' has admin/maintain access => ${permission}`);
+            console.log(`User '${user}' has admin/maintain/write access => ${permission}`);
 
             return permission;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: React to original comment indicating webhook sent
-        if: steps.comment_user.outputs.result == 'true' 
+        if: steps.comment_body.outputs.triggers_benchmark == 'true' && steps.comment_user.outputs.result == 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         env:
           REPO_OWNER: ${{ steps.repo_info.outputs.REPO_OWNER }}

.github/workflows/unit-test.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ on:
         description: Name of the artifact file that will contain the coverage file for codevoc
         required: true
         type: string
+      uv_version:
+        description: The version of uv (docs.astral.sh/uv/) to use to install dependencies
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 0.5.5
       job_runner_name:
         description: The name of the runner to use for the job
         required: false
@@ -77,6 +82,14 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ''
+      additional_os_packages:
+        description: Additional packages to install. Values will be passed to apt-get install {value}
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''	
+
+env:
+  UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON: 1
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -90,19 +103,40 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
           fetch-depth: ${{ inputs.checkout_fetch_depth }}
           repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
-
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          version: ${{ inputs.uv_version }}
+          enable-cache: true
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'requirements-*.txt'
+
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '${{ inputs.python_version }}'
 
+      - name: Install additional os packages
+        if: inputs.additional_os_packages != ''
+        env:
+          ADDITIONAL_OS_PACKAGES: ${{ inputs.additional_os_packages }}
+        run: |
+          while IFS= read -r line; do
+            if [ ! -z "$line" ]; then
+                echo ''
+                echo "Now installing -> sudo apt-get install -y $line"
+                echo ''
+
+                sudo apt-get install -y $line
+            fi
+          done <<< "$ADDITIONAL_OS_PACKAGES"
+
       - name: Upgrade PIP and install wheel
-        run: pip install --upgrade pip && pip install wheel --upgrade
+        run: uv pip install --upgrade pip wheel
 
       - name: Install PennyLane dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install -r requirements-ci.txt --upgrade
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt --upgrade
+          uv pip install -r requirements-ci.txt -r requirements-dev.txt --upgrade
 
       - name: Install additional PIP packages (Pre-PennyLane)
         shell: bash
@@ -113,18 +147,18 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r line; do
             if [ ! -z "$line" ]; then
                 echo ''
-                echo "Now installing -> pip install $line"
+                echo "Now installing -> uv pip install $line"
                 echo ''
 
-                pip install $line
+                uv pip install $line
             fi
           done <<< "$ADDITIONAL_PIP_PACKAGES"
 
       - name: Install PennyLane
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          python setup.py bdist_wheel
-          pip install dist/PennyLane*.whl
+          uv build --wheel  
+          uv pip install dist/PennyLane*.whl
 
       - name: Install additional PIP packages (Post PennyLane Install)
         shell: bash
@@ -135,10 +169,10 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r line; do
             if [ ! -z "$line" ]; then
                 echo ''
-                echo "Now installing -> pip install $line"
+                echo "Now installing -> uv pip install $line"
                 echo ''
 
-                pip install $line
+                uv pip install $line
             fi
           done <<< "$ADDITIONAL_PIP_PACKAGES"
 

README.md

@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   The definitive open-source framework for quantum programming. Built by researchers, for research.
-  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane/master/doc/_static/header.png#gh-light-mode-only" width="700px">
+  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane/master/doc/_static/readme/pl-logo-lightmode.png#gh-light-mode-only" width="700px">
     <!--
     Use a relative import for the dark mode image. When loading on PyPI, this
     will fail automatically and show nothing.
     -->
-    <img src="./doc/_static/header-dark-mode.png#gh-dark-mode-only" width="700px" onerror="this.style.display='none'" alt=""/>
+    <img src="./doc/_static/readme/pl-logo-darkmode.png#gh-dark-mode-only" width="700px" onerror="this.style.display='none'" alt=""/>
 </p>
 
 ## Key Features

doc/conf.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "site_url": "https://docs.pennylane.ai/",
     "line_color": "#03b2ff",
 }
-ogp_image = "_static/header-tall.png"
+ogp_image = "_static/opengraph.png"
 
 
 # The base URL with a proper language and version.