Transforms a values of int, float and tuples to a column vector numpy array

def values_to_array(input_values):
    '''
    Transforms a values of int, float and tuples to a column vector numpy array
    '''
    if type(input_values)==tuple:
        values = np.array(input_values).reshape(-1,1)
    elif type(input_values) == np.ndarray:
        values = np.atleast_2d(input_values)
    elif type(input_values)==int or type(input_values)==float or type(np.int64):
        values = np.atleast_2d(np.array(input_values))
    else:
        print('Type to transform not recognized')
    return values