parameters: (x)
docstring: Performs cleaning steps on the data so various type comparisons can
      be performed correctly.
docstring_summary: Performs cleaning steps on the data so various type comparisons can
      be performed correctly.
docstring_tokens: Performs cleaning steps on the data so various type comparisons can be performed correctly .
function: def _sanitize_value(x):
      """
      Performs cleaning steps on the data so various type comparisons can
      be performed correctly.
      """
      if isinstance(x, _six.string_types + _six.integer_types + (float,)):
          return x
      elif _HAS_SKLEARN and _sp.issparse(x):
          return x.todense()
      elif isinstance(x, _np.ndarray):
          return x
      elif isinstance(x, tuple):
          return (_sanitize_value(v) for v in x)
      elif isinstance(x, list):
          return [_sanitize_value(v) for v in x]
      elif isinstance(x, dict):
          return dict((_sanitize_value(k), _sanitize_value(v)) for k, v in x.items())
      else:
          assert False, str(x)
function_tokens: def _sanitize_value ( x ) : if isinstance ( x , _six . string_types + _six . integer_types + ( float , ) ) : return x elif _HAS_SKLEARN and _sp . issparse ( x ) : return x . todense ( ) elif isinstance ( x , _np . ndarray ) : return x elif isinstance ( x , tuple ) : return ( _sanitize_value ( v ) for v in x ) elif isinstance ( x , list ) : return [ _sanitize_value ( v ) for v in x ] elif isinstance ( x , dict ) : return dict ( ( _sanitize_value ( k ) , _sanitize_value ( v ) ) for k , v in x . items ( ) ) else : assert False , str ( x )