def _truncate_seq_pair(tokens_a, tokens_b, max_length):
    """Truncates a sequence pair in place to the maximum length."""
    while True:
        total_length = len(tokens_a) + len(tokens_b)
        if total_length <= max_length:
            break
        if len(tokens_a) > len(tokens_b):
            tokens_a.pop()
        else:
            tokens_b.pop()
