Accepting Boolean Value in Params in Django (Python)

accepting_boolean_value.md

Accepting Boolean Value in Params in Django (Python)

There are cases in which we have to receive a boolean value in params to fill up an object. I have came through an idea of doing this, following utility method will help you doing this:

def str2bool(value):
    """
    convert string to bool
    """
    if value:
        return value.lower() in ("true",)
    else:
        return False

In your view: (Usage)

is_active = str2bool(self.request.query_params.get('active', 'true'))

You can have these kind of utility methods in your project to use them effectively. Kudos!