code: def create_weld_object(data):
      
      weld_obj = create_empty_weld_object()
      obj_id = get_weld_obj_id(weld_obj, data)
  
      return obj_id, weld_obj
docs: Helper method to create a WeldObject and update with data.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      data : numpy.ndarray or WeldObject or str
          Data to include in newly created object. If str, it is a placeholder or 'str' literal.
  
      Returns
      -------
      (str, WeldObject)
          Object id for the data to use in the Weld code and
          the WeldObject updated with the data.