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+name: quantumoptics2
+channels:
+  - defaults
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python=3.7
+  - numpy
+  - matplotlib
+  - scipy
+  - plotly
+  - pip:
+    - cython
+    - qutip
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