Add missing type aliases

doc/quickstart.rst

@@ -201,23 +201,23 @@ type*, which must be chosen from the predefined set:
 
 .. table::
 
-    =======================     ================
+    =======================     ======================
      Type name                  Alias
-    =======================     ================
+    =======================     ======================
     ``bool``                    ``uint8_t``
-    ``int32_t``                 ``int``   
-    ``int64_t``                 ``long``  
+    ``int32_t``                 ``int``
+    ``int64_t``                 ``long``, ``long long``
     ``double``                  ``float``
-    ``long double``             
-    ``string``                  
+    ``long double``
+    ``string``
     ``vector<bool>``            ``vector<uint8_t>``
     ``vector<int32_t>``         ``vector<int>``
-    ``vector<int64_t>``         ``vector<long>``
+    ``vector<int64_t>``         ``vector<long>``, ``vector<long long>``
     ``vector<double>``          ``vector<float>``
     ``vector<long double>``
     ``vector<string>``
-    ``python::object``          ``object`` 
-    =======================     ================
+    ``python::object``          ``object``
+    =======================     ======================
 
 New property maps can be created for a given graph by calling the
 :meth:`~graph_tool.Graph.new_vertex_property`, :meth:`~graph_tool.Graph.new_edge_property`, or

src/graph_tool/core.py

@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ def _type_alias(type_name):
     alias = {"int8_t": "bool",
              "boolean": "bool",
              "int": "int32_t",
-             "long": "int32_t",
+             "long": "int64_t",
              "long long": "int64_t",
-             "object": "python::object"}
+             "object": "python::object",
+             "float": "double"}
     if type_name in value_types():
         return type_name
     if type_name in alias:
@@ -235,23 +236,23 @@ class PropertyMap(object):
 
     .. table::
 
-        =======================     ================
+        =======================     ======================
          Type name                  Alias
-        =======================     ================
+        =======================     ======================
         ``bool``                    ``uint8_t``
         ``int32_t``                 ``int``
-        ``int64_t``                 ``long``
+        ``int64_t``                 ``long``, ``long long``
         ``double``                  ``float``
         ``long double``
         ``string``
         ``vector<bool>``            ``vector<uint8_t>``
         ``vector<int32_t>``         ``vector<int>``
-        ``vector<int64_t>``         ``vector<long>``
+        ``vector<int64_t>``         ``vector<long>``, ``vector<long long>``
         ``vector<double>``          ``vector<float>``
         ``vector<long double>``
         ``vector<string>``
         ``python::object``          ``object``
-        =======================     ================
+        =======================     ======================
     """
     def __init__(self, pmap, g, key_type, key_trans=None):
         self.__map = pmap