* In init, detect content type to be Python int, float, or str.
* In append(), check type consistence.
* In init & append(), int will be cast into float if they occur together.
* Map Python type into numpy dtype
* Raise error if type detection fails.

* refine code style
* set up unit tests for Batch, DataSet, FieldArray
* remove a lot of out-of-date unit tests, to get testing passed

* remove and fix other unit tests
* add more code comments