Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) Installation

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Learn how to install the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) on Windows, macOS, and Linux. In this video, Bill Ticehurst, Software Engineer at Microsoft Quantum, walks through setting up the QDK VS Code extension, Python packages, virtual environments, Jupyter notebooks, and QDK Chemistry so you can start building quantum applications quickly. Whether you're new to quantum computing or setting up a complete development environment, this tutorial covers everything you need to get started with Q#, OpenQASM, Azure Quantum, quantum simulation, Copilot development, resource estimation, and more. Subscribe for more QDK tutorials, Microsoft Quantum updates, quantum computing walkthroughs, Q# guides, QDK Chemistry content, and developer-focused learning resources from the Microsoft Quantum team. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Quick QDK Setup Overview 01:26 Installing the QDK Python Packages 02:06 Installing QDK Chemistry 02:28 Full Setup Walkthrough 02:42 Installing VS Code 04:00 Installing Python 05:49 Creating a Virtual Environment 06:33 Installing QDK and Jupyter Support 07:18 Configuring VS Code Extensions 08:04 Testing Your QDK Installation 08:27 Ready for Quantum Development 🔗 QDK: https://aka.ms/qdk 🔗 QDK Copilot: https://aka.ms/qdk.copilot 🔗 QDK Chemistry: https://aka.ms/qdk.chemistry 🔗 Microsoft Quantum: https://quantum.microsoft.com 🔗 Quantum Development Kit (QDK) source code: https://github.com/microsoft/qdk 🔗 Azure Quantum Documentation: https://learn.microso

Published 2026-08-19 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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