def is_null(value):
    """
    Check if the scalar value or tuple/list value is NULL.

    :param value: Value to check.
    :type value: a scalar or tuple or list

    :return: Returns ``True`` if and only if the value is NULL (scalar value is None
        or _any_ tuple/list elements are None).
    :rtype: bool
    """
    if type(value) in (tuple, list):
        for v in value:
            if v is None:
                return True
        return False
    else:
        return value is None