dimod.binary.BinaryQuadraticModel.change_vartype¶

BinaryQuadraticModel.change_vartype(vartype: dimod.vartypes.Vartype, inplace: bool = True) → BinaryQuadraticModel[source]¶

Return a binary quadratic model with the specified vartype.

Parameters

vartype –
Variable type for the changed model. Accepted input values:
- SPIN, 'SPIN', {-1, 1}
- BINARY, 'BINARY', {0, 1}
inplace – If True, the binary quadratic model is updated in-place; otherwise, a new binary quadratic model is returned.

Returns

A binary quadratic model with the specified vartype.