valueUtility.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

class ValueUtility:

    @classmethod
    def toBoolean(cls, value):
        if value is None:
            return False
        strValue = str(value).lower()
        if strValue == '1':
            return True
        elif strValue == 'true':
            return True
        return False

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# Testing.
if __name__ == '__main__':
    print ValueUtility.toBoolean('True')