def range_pad(lower, upper, padding=None, log=False):
    """
    Pads the range by a fraction of the interval
    """
    if padding is not None and not isinstance(padding, tuple):
        padding = (padding, padding)
    if is_number(lower) and is_number(upper) and padding is not None:
        if not isinstance(lower, datetime_types) and log and lower > 0 and upper > 0:
            log_min = np.log(lower) / np.log(10)
            log_max = np.log(upper) / np.log(10)
            lspan = (log_max-log_min)*(1+padding[0]*2)
            uspan = (log_max-log_min)*(1+padding[1]*2)
            center = (log_min+log_max) / 2.0
            start, end = np.power(10, center-lspan/2.), np.power(10, center+uspan/2.)
        else:
            if isinstance(lower, datetime_types) and not isinstance(lower, cftime_types):
                # Ensure timedelta can be safely divided
                lower, upper = np.datetime64(lower), np.datetime64(upper)
                span = (upper-lower).astype('>m8[ns]')
            else:
                span = (upper-lower)
            lpad = span*(padding[0])
            upad = span*(padding[1])
            start, end = lower-lpad, upper+upad
    else:
        start, end = lower, upper

    return start, end
Pads the range by a fraction of the interval