def reshape(seq, how):
    """Reshape the sequence according to the template in ``how``.

    Examples
    ========

    >>> from sympy.utilities import reshape
    >>> seq = range(1, 9)

    >>> reshape(seq, [4]) # lists of 4
    [[1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8]]

    >>> reshape(seq, (4,)) # tuples of 4
    [(1, 2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 7, 8)]

    >>> reshape(seq, (2, 2)) # tuples of 4
    [(1, 2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 7, 8)]

    >>> reshape(seq, (2, [2])) # (i, i, [i, i])
    [(1, 2, [3, 4]), (5, 6, [7, 8])]

    >>> reshape(seq, ((2,), [2])) # etc....
    [((1, 2), [3, 4]), ((5, 6), [7, 8])]

    >>> reshape(seq, (1, [2], 1))
    [(1, [2, 3], 4), (5, [6, 7], 8)]

    >>> reshape(tuple(seq), ([[1], 1, (2,)],))
    (([[1], 2, (3, 4)],), ([[5], 6, (7, 8)],))

    >>> reshape(tuple(seq), ([1], 1, (2,)))
    (([1], 2, (3, 4)), ([5], 6, (7, 8)))

    >>> reshape(range(12), [2, [3, set([2])], (1, (3,), 1)])
    [[0, 1, [2, 3, 4, set([5, 6])], (7, (8, 9, 10), 11)]]

    """
    m = sum(flatten(how))
    n, rem = divmod(len(seq), m)
    if m < 0 or rem:
        raise ValueError('template must sum to positive number '
        'that divides the length of the sequence')
    i = 0
    how_type = type(how)
    rv = [None]*n
    for k in range(len(rv)):
        rv[k] = []
        for hi in how:
            if type(hi) is int:
                rv[k].extend(seq[i: i + hi])
                i += hi
            else:
                n = sum(flatten(hi))
                hi_type = type(hi)
                rv[k].append(hi_type(reshape(seq[i: i + n], hi)[0]))
                i += n
        rv[k] = how_type(rv[k])
    return type(seq)(rv)