Remove resource estimator from azure-quantum-python SDK (26574) (#654)

* Started removing RE-related code

* Removed RE from tests and samples

* Deleted the azure-quantum-python/visualization folder

* Deleted empty azure-quantum/examples/README.md

* Restored a stripped-down version of visualization/build/visualization-lib-pr.yml to keep the PR-check pipeline from hanging

* Restored argument_types

* Deleted ErrorBudgetPartition import

* Deleted qiskit/backends/microsoft.py because it only supported RE

* Deleted some commented-out code

* Deleted visualization YAML stub

* Replace RE references in comments

azure-quantum/azure/quantum/argument_types/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 ##
 
-"""Defines argument types for Microsoft Estimator"""
+"""Defines argument types for QIR"""
 
 from .types import EmptyArray, Pauli, Range, Result
 

azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/__init__.py

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
     QCIQPUBackend,
 )
 
-from azure.quantum.qiskit.backends.microsoft import (
-    MicrosoftBackend,
-    MicrosoftResourceEstimationBackend,
-)
-
 from .backend import AzureBackendBase
 
 __all__ = [

azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/job.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import json
 import re
 from azure.quantum import Job
-from azure.quantum.qiskit.results.resource_estimator import make_estimator_result
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
 MICROSOFT_OUTPUT_DATA_FORMAT_V2 = "microsoft.quantum-results.v2"
 IONQ_OUTPUT_DATA_FORMAT = "ionq.quantum-results.v1"
 QUANTINUUM_OUTPUT_DATA_FORMAT = "honeywell.quantum-results.v1"
-RESOURCE_ESTIMATOR_OUTPUT_DATA_FORMAT = "microsoft.resource-estimates.v1"
 
 class AzureQuantumJob(JobV1):
     def __init__(
@@ -96,10 +94,7 @@ def result(self, timeout=None, sampler_seed=None):
             "error_data" : None if self._azure_job.details.error_data is None else self._azure_job.details.error_data.as_dict()
         }
 
-        if self._azure_job.details.output_data_format == RESOURCE_ESTIMATOR_OUTPUT_DATA_FORMAT:
-            return make_estimator_result(result_dict)
-        else:
-            return Result.from_dict(result_dict)
+        return Result.from_dict(result_dict)
 
     def cancel(self):
         """Attempt to cancel the job."""