def merge_with_pauli_noise(prog_list: Iterable, probabilities: List, qubits: List):
    """
    Insert pauli noise channels between each item in the list of programs.
    This noise channel is implemented as a single noisy identity gate acting on the provided qubits.
    This method does not rely on merge_programs and so avoids the inclusion of redundant Kraus Pragmas
    that would occur if merge_programs was called directly on programs with distinct noisy gate definitions.

    :param prog_list: an iterable such as a program or a list of programs.
        If a program is provided, a single noise gate will be applied after each gate in the program.
        If a list of programs is provided, the noise gate will be applied after each program.
    :param probabilities: The 4^num_qubits list of probabilities specifying the desired pauli channel.
        There should be either 4 or 16 probabilities specified in the order
        I, X, Y, Z or II, IX, IY, IZ, XI, XX, XY, etc respectively.
    :param qubits: a list of the qubits that the noisy gate should act on.
    :return: A single program with noisy gates inserted between each element of the program list.
    :rtype: Program
    """
    p = Program()
    p.defgate("pauli_noise", np.eye(2 ** len(qubits)))
    p.define_noisy_gate("pauli_noise", qubits, pauli_kraus_map(probabilities))
    for elem in prog_list:
        p.inst(Program(elem))
        if isinstance(elem, Measurement):
            continue  # do not apply noise after measurement
        p.inst(("pauli_noise", *qubits))
    return p
def merge_with_pauli_noise ( prog_list : Iterable , probabilities : List , qubits : List ) : p = Program ( ) p . defgate ( "pauli_noise" , np . eye ( 2 ** len ( qubits ) ) ) p . define_noisy_gate ( "pauli_noise" , qubits , pauli_kraus_map ( probabilities ) ) for elem in prog_list : p . inst ( Program ( elem ) ) if isinstance ( elem , Measurement ) : continue p . inst ( ( "pauli_noise" , * qubits ) ) return p
Insert pauli noise channels between each item in the list of programs.
    This noise channel is implemented as a single noisy identity gate acting on the provided qubits.
    This method does not rely on merge_programs and so avoids the inclusion of redundant Kraus Pragmas
    that would occur if merge_programs was called directly on programs with distinct noisy gate definitions.

    :param prog_list: an iterable such as a program or a list of programs.
        If a program is provided, a single noise gate will be applied after each gate in the program.
        If a list of programs is provided, the noise gate will be applied after each program.
    :param probabilities: The 4^num_qubits list of probabilities specifying the desired pauli channel.
        There should be either 4 or 16 probabilities specified in the order
        I, X, Y, Z or II, IX, IY, IZ, XI, XX, XY, etc respectively.
    :param qubits: a list of the qubits that the noisy gate should act on.
    :return: A single program with noisy gates inserted between each element of the program list.
    :rtype: Program