code: def is_array_like(a):
      """
      Helper function to determine if a value is array like.
      Parameters
      ----------
      a : obj
          Object to test.
      Returns
      -------
      True or false respectively.
      """
      return isinstance(a, tuple([list, tuple, np.ndarray]))
  
imports: from __future__ import absolute_import
  from __future__ import division
  from __future__ import print_function
  from __future__ import unicode_literals
  from .None import distanceProfile
  from .None import order
  from .utils import mass, movmeanstd
  import numpy
  import multiprocessing
  from functools import partial
  import math
  from .scrimp import scrimp_plus_plus
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: is_array_like(a) and returns: isinstance