def METHOD_NAME():
    f = np.arange(64)
    assert len(_normalize_sequence(f, 1, 'test')) == f.ndim
    f = f.reshape((2,2,2,-1))
    assert len(_normalize_sequence(f, 1, 'test')) == f.ndim
    f = f.reshape((2,2,2,1,1,-1))
    assert len(_normalize_sequence(f, 1, 'test')) == f.ndim