Convenience function to normalize the `chunks` argument for an array
    with the given `shape`.

def normalize_chunks(chunks, shape, typesize):
    """Convenience function to normalize the `chunks` argument for an array
    with the given `shape`."""

    # N.B., expect shape already normalized

    # handle auto-chunking
    if chunks is None or chunks is True:
        return guess_chunks(shape, typesize)

    # handle no chunking
    if chunks is False:
        return shape

    # handle 1D convenience form
    if isinstance(chunks, numbers.Integral):
        chunks = (int(chunks),)

    # handle bad dimensionality
    if len(chunks) > len(shape):
        raise ValueError('too many dimensions in chunks')

    # handle underspecified chunks
    if len(chunks) < len(shape):
        # assume chunks across remaining dimensions
        chunks += shape[len(chunks):]

    # handle None in chunks
    chunks = tuple(s if c is None else int(c)
                   for s, c in zip(shape, chunks))

    return chunks