concrete/docs/dev/api/concrete.compiler.public_arguments.md

module concrete.compiler.public_arguments

PublicArguments.

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class PublicArguments

PublicArguments holds encrypted and plain arguments, as well as public materials.

An encrypted computation may require both encrypted and plain arguments, PublicArguments holds both types, but also other public materials, such as public keys, which are required for private computation.

method __init__

__init__(public_arguments: PublicArguments)

Wrap the native Cpp object.

Args:

• public_arguments (_PublicArguments): object to wrap

Raises:

• TypeError: if public_arguments is not of type _PublicArguments

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method deserialize

deserialize(
    client_parameters: ClientParameters,
    serialized_args: bytes
) → PublicArguments

Unserialize PublicArguments from bytes of serialized_args.

Args:

• client_parameters (ClientParameters): client parameters of the compiled circuit
• serialized_args (bytes): previously serialized PublicArguments

Raises:

• TypeError: if client_parameters is not of type ClientParameters
• TypeError: if serialized_args is not of type bytes

Returns:

• PublicArguments: deserialized object

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method new

new(client_parameters: ClientParameters, values: List[Value]) → PublicArguments

Create public arguments from individual values.

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method serialize

serialize() → bytes

Serialize the PublicArguments.

Returns:

• bytes: serialized object