import tensorflow as tf

    A tensor with the same format as the input with the data either intact
    (if kernel_size == 1) or padded (if kernel_size > 1).
  """
  pad_total = kernel_size - 1
  pad_beg = pad_total // 2
  pad_end = pad_total - pad_beg

  if data_format == 'channels_first':
    padded_inputs = tf.pad(inputs, [[0, 0], [0, 0],
                                    [pad_beg, pad_end], [pad_beg, pad_end]])
  else:
    padded_inputs = tf.pad(inputs, [[0, 0], [pad_beg, pad_end],
                                    [pad_beg, pad_end], [0, 0]])
  return padded_inputs


def conv2d_fixed_padding(inputs, filters, kernel_size, strides, data_format):
  """Strided 2-D convolution with explicit padding."""
  # The padding is consistent and is based only on `kernel_size`, not on the
  # dimensions of `inputs` (as opposed to using `tf.layers.conv2d` alone).
  if strides > 1:
    inputs = fixed_padding(inputs, kernel_size, data_format)
