def METHOD_NAME(name, padding="--", joiner=","):
    """
    Standardize an LCIA method name to a length 3 tuple.
    Parameters
    ----------
    name : tuple
        The current name.
    padding : str, optional
        The string to use for missing fields. The default is "--".
    joiner : str, optional
        The string to use to join the fields. The default is ",".
    Returns
    -------
    tuple
        The standardized name.
    """
    if len(name) >= 3:
        return tuple(name)[:2] + (joiner.join(name[2:]),)
    else:
        return (tuple(name) + (padding,) * 3)[:3]