Update dependencies and mock imports (no qiskitmetal)

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -31,24 +31,16 @@ jobs:
         python -m ensurepip
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
-    - name: Install Qiskit Metal via Conda
-      run: |
-        sudo apt install graphviz=2.42.2-6 pandoc=2.9.2.1-3ubuntu2 qtbase5-dev=5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 qt5-qmake=5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
-        echo "source $CONDA/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        conda create -n myenv python=3.11 -y
-        echo "conda activate myenv" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        conda install -c conda-forge qiskit-metal -y
-    
     - name: Install squadds recs
       run: |
-        ~/miniconda3/envs/myenv/bin/pip install datasets
-        ~/miniconda3/envs/myenv/bin/pip install pyEPR-quantum
-        ~/miniconda3/envs/myenv/bin/pip install dotnetcore2
-        ~/miniconda3/envs/myenv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt 
-    
+        pip install datasets
+        pip install pyEPR-quantum
+        pip install dotnetcore2
+        pip install -r requirements.txt 
+      
     - name: Install squadds library
       run: |
-        ~/miniconda3/envs/myenv/bin/pip install -e . -vvv
+        pip install -e . -vvv
 
     - name: Verify qutip and scqubits Installation
       run: |

docs/conf.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 add_module_names = True
 modindex_common_prefix = ["squadds."]
-autodoc_mock_imports = ["qutip", "scqubits"]
+autodoc_mock_imports = ["qutip", "scqubits", "qiskit_metal"]
 
 autodoc_typehints = "description"
 # Only add type hints from signature to description body if the parameter has documentation.  The