def _pad_name(name, pad_num=10, quotes=False):
    """
    Pad a string so that they all line up when stacked.

    Parameters
    ----------
    name : str
        The string to pad.
    pad_num : int
        The number of total spaces the string should take up.
    quotes : bool
        If name should be quoted.

    Returns
    -------
    str
        Padded string
    """
    l_name = len(name)
    if l_name < pad_num:
        pad = pad_num - l_name
        if quotes:
            pad_str = "'{name}'{sep:<{pad}}"
        else:
            pad_str = "{name}{sep:<{pad}}"
        pad_name = pad_str.format(name=name, sep='', pad=pad)
        return pad_name
    else:
        return '{0}'.format(name)