def pad_tuple(tup, length, pad_val=None):
    """Pad the given tuple to the given length.

    If the input is not a tuple, convert it to a tuple of length one.
    Return None if pad fails.
    """
    if not isinstance(tup, tuple):
        tup = (tup,)
    if len(tup) > length:
        return None
    elif len(tup) == length:
        return tup
    else:
        return tup + (pad_val,) * (length - len(tup))
Pad the given tuple to the given length.

    If the input is not a tuple, convert it to a tuple of length one.
    Return None if pad fails.
    
python/dgl/heterograph.py