def validate_periods(periods):
    """
    If a `periods` argument is passed to the Datetime/Timedelta Array/Index
    constructor, cast it to an integer.

    Parameters
    ----------
    periods : None, float, int

    Returns
    -------
    periods : None or int

    Raises
    ------
    TypeError
        if periods is None, float, or int
    """
    if periods is not None:
        if lib.is_float(periods):
            periods = int(periods)
        elif not lib.is_integer(periods):
            raise TypeError('periods must be a number, got {periods}'
                            .format(periods=periods))
    return periods