Convert True/False value read from file to boolean

Question

I\'m reading a True - False value from a file and I need to convert it to boolean. Currently it always converts it to True even if the value is set

Answer 1

You can do with json.

In [124]: import json

In [125]: json.loads('false')
Out[125]: False

In [126]: json.loads('true')
Out[126]: True