def METHOD_NAME(*args, **kwargs):
    backend_name = choose_backend()
    if backend_name == 'spark':
        hl.init(master=f'local[{HAIL_QUERY_N_CORES}]', min_block_size=0, quiet=True, global_seed=0, *args, **kwargs)
    else:
        hl.init(global_seed=0, *args, **kwargs)