def METHOD_NAME(a, args):
    """Add a before the other arguments. Also works with
    dict that holds args to several modules. Always puts the
    args in a dict to be compatible with set_using_dict"""
    if isinstance(args, tuple):
        return (a, *args)
    elif isinstance(args, dict):
        ret = {}
        for key, value in args.items():
            if isinstance(value, tuple):
                ret[key] = (a, *value)
            else:
                ret[key] = (a, value)
        return (ret,)
    return a, args