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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def maybe_convert_ix(*args):
 """ We likely want to take the cross-product """


    ixify = True
    for arg in args:
        if not isinstance(arg, (np.ndarray, list, ABCSeries, Index)):
            ixify = False

    if ixify:
        return np.ix_(*args)
    else:
        return args