How to convert networkx graphs to graph-tool

This small function converts a networkx graph to a graph-tool compatible graph, preserving both the edge properties and node properties.
def networkx_to_graph_tool(networkx_graph: nx.Graph) -> gt.Graph:
    """
    Converts a networkx graph to a graph-tool graph.
    """
    # Phase 0: Create a directed or undirected graph-tool Graph
    graph_tool_graph = gt.Graph(directed=networkx_graph.is_directed())

    # Add the Graph properties as "internal properties"
    for key, value in list(networkx_graph.graph.items()):
        # Convert the value and key into a type for graph-tool
        tname, value, key = get_prop_type(value, key)

        prop = graph_tool_graph.new_graph_property(tname)  # Create the PropertyMap

        graph_tool_graph.graph_properties[key] = prop  # Set the PropertyMap
        graph_tool_graph.graph_properties[key] = value  # Set the actual value

    # Phase 1: Add the vertex and edge property maps
    # Go through all nodes and edges and add seen properties
    # Add the node properties first
    nprops = set()  # cache keys to only add properties once
    for node, data in networkx_graph.nodes(data=True):

        # Go through all the properties if not seen and add them.
        for key, val in list(data.items()):
            if key in nprops:
                continue  # Skip properties already added

            # Convert the value and key into a type for graph-tool
            tname, _, key = get_prop_type(val, key)

            prop = graph_tool_graph.new_vertex_property(tname)  # Create the PropertyMap
            graph_tool_graph.vertex_properties[key] = prop  # Set the PropertyMap

            # Add the key to the already seen properties
            nprops.add(key)

    # Also add the node id: in NetworkX a node can be any hashable type, but
    # in graph-tool node are defined as indices. So we capture any strings
    # in a special PropertyMap called 'id' -- modify as needed!
    graph_tool_graph.vertex_properties['id'] = graph_tool_graph.new_vertex_property('string')
    # Add the edge properties second
    eprops = set()  # cache keys to only add properties once
    for src, dst, data in networkx_graph.edges(data=True):
        # Go through all the edge properties if not seen and add them.
        for key, val in list(data.items()):
            if key in eprops: continue  # Skip properties already added
            # Convert the value and key into a type for graph-tool
            tname, _, key = get_prop_type(val, key)
            prop = graph_tool_graph.new_edge_property(tname)  # Create the PropertyMap
            graph_tool_graph.edge_properties[key] = prop  # Set the PropertyMap
            # Add the key to the already seen properties
            eprops.add(key)
    # Phase 2: Actually add all the nodes and vertices with their properties
    # Add the nodes
    vertices = {}  # vertex mapping for tracking edges later
    for node, data in networkx_graph.nodes(data=True):
        # Create the vertex and annotate for our edges later
        v = graph_tool_graph.add_vertex()
        vertices[node] = v
        # Set the vertex properties, not forgetting the id property
        data['id'] = str(node)
        for key, value in list(data.items()):
            graph_tool_graph.vp[key][v] = value  # vp is short for vertex_properties
    # Add the edges
    for src, dst, data in networkx_graph.edges(data=True):
        # Look up the vertex structs from our vertices mapping and add edge.
        e = graph_tool_graph.add_edge(vertices[src], vertices[dst])
        # Add the edge properties
        for key, value in list(data.items()):
            graph_tool_graph.ep[key][e] = value  # ep is short for edge_properties
    # Done, finally!
    return graph_tool_graph    }
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