is_true

privex.helpers.common.is_true(v) → bool[source]

Check if a given bool/str/int value is some form of True:

  • bool: True

  • str: 'true', 'yes', 'y', '1'

  • int: 1

(note: strings are automatically .lower()’d)

Usage:

>>> is_true('true')
True
>>> is_true('no')
False
Parameters

v (Any) – The value to check for truthfulness

Return bool is_true

True if the value appears to be truthy, otherwise False.