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Error when providing edge_color to draw_chimera_embedding or other drawing functions.

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2/5
Estimated time
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
data-visualization

Research direction

Start with drawing/qubit_layout.py in draw_embedding, where the traceback shows the conflicting edge_color argument, and compare how drawing/chimera_layout.py and the Pegasus embedding wrapper pass arguments through. Reproduce the provided example and confirm that edge_color works for the affected drawing functions without raising an error.

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Description

Description
When edge_color is provided to draw_chimera_embedding or draw_pegasus_embedding function, an error is thrown

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/shoeki/quan/b.py", line 6, in <module>
    dnx.draw_chimera_embedding(G, emb, width=0.5, show_labels=True, edge_color=["red"])
  File "/home/shoeki/quan/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/dwave_networkx/drawing/chimera_layout.py", line 282, in draw_chimera_embedding
    draw_embedding(G, chimera_layout(G), *args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/shoeki/quan/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/dwave_networkx/drawing/qubit_layout.py", line 365, in draw_embedding
    draw(G, layout, nodelist=nodelist, edgelist=background_edgelist,
TypeError: networkx.drawing.nx_pylab.draw() got multiple values for keyword argument 'edge_color'

To Reproduce
Here is a minimal code example

import dwave_networkx as dnx

G = dnx.chimera_graph(16, 16, 4)
emb = {"a": [0], "b": [1]}
dnx.draw_chimera_embedding(G, emb, width=0.5, show_labels=True, edge_color=["red"])

Expected behavior
A graph should be drawn without error

Environment:

  • OS: WSL 2.5.9.0 (Ubuntu)
  • Python version: 3.12.3
  • dwave-networkx==0.8.18

Additional context
This issue is a similar error to https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-networkx/issues/162 and https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-networkx/pull/158, but has not been fixed yet.

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