from typing import List


def TwoTupleStr(items: List[str]) -> tuple:
    """
    Create a tuple of of str that is guaranteed to be of length two from a list

    If the list is larger, then only the first two elements will be used.
    If the list is smaller, then the empty string will be used
    """

    if len(items) > 2:
        items = items[:2]
    
    if len(items) < 2:
        items += [""] * (2 - len(items))
    
    return tuple([str(i) for i in items])