def _make_list(predictions, targets):
  """Helper: make predictions and targets lists, check they match on length."""
  #  Our models sometimes return predictions in lists, make it a list always.
  # TODO(lukaszkaiser): make abstractions for nested structures and refactor.
  if not isinstance(predictions, (list, tuple)):
    if isinstance(targets, (list, tuple)):
      raise ValueError("Targets are a list or tuple but predictions are not.")
    predictions, targets = [predictions], [targets]
  if len(predictions) != len(targets):
    raise ValueError("Predictions and targets have different lengths.")
  return list(predictions), list(targets)