def to_series(x):
  '''
  Accepts either an R time series or a Pandas Series. Returns a Pandas Series 
  containing the data in the input.
  
  Args:
    x: an R time series or a Pandas Series

  Returns:
    a Pandas Series with the data in x
  '''
  if type(x) is pandas.Series:
    return x
  elif validate.is_R_ts(x):
    return ts_as_series(x)
  else:
    raise TypeError('Must be a Pandas series or R ts object.')
def to_series(x):
    '''
  Accepts either an R time series or a Pandas Series. Returns a Pandas Series 
  containing the data in the input.
  
  Args:
    x: an R time series or a Pandas Series

  Returns:
    a Pandas Series with the data in x
  '''
    if type(x) is pandas.Series:
        return x
    elif validate.is_R_ts(x):
        return ts_as_series(x)
    else:
        raise TypeError('Must be a Pandas series or R ts object.')
def to_ts(x):
  '''
  Takes in a time series as either a Pandas Series or an R time series. 
  Returns the series as an R time series, along with a flag that is True 
  if the input was a Pandas Series and false if it was an R time series.
  
  Args:
    x: an R time series or Pandas Series
    
  Returns:
    2-tuple of x, as an R time series, and True/False, with true if 
    input was a Pandas Series
  '''
  if type(x) is pandas.Series:
    return series_as_ts(x), True
  elif validate.is_R_ts(x):
    return x, False
  else:
    raise TypeError('Must be a Pandas series or R ts object.')
def to_ts(x):
    '''
  Takes in a time series as either a Pandas Series or an R time series. 
  Returns the series as an R time series, along with a flag that is True 
  if the input was a Pandas Series and false if it was an R time series.
  
  Args:
    x: an R time series or Pandas Series
    
  Returns:
    2-tuple of x, as an R time series, and True/False, with true if 
    input was a Pandas Series
  '''
    if type(x) is pandas.Series:
        return series_as_ts(x), True
    elif validate.is_R_ts(x):
        return x, False
    else:
        raise TypeError('Must be a Pandas series or R ts object.')