python dotenv smart boolean

dotenv_smart_bool.py

import os
from pathlib import Path
from dotenv import load_dotenv
def get_variable(var_name: str) -> bool: #semplificazione lettura bools .env
    TRUE_=('true', '1', 't') # Add more entries if you want, like: `y`, `yes`, ...
    FALSE_=('false', '0', 'f')
    value = os.getenv(var_name, 'False').lower()  # return `False` if variable is not set. To raise an error, change `'False'` to `None`
    if value not in TRUE_ + FALSE_:
        raise ValueError(f'Invalid value `{value}` for variable `{var_name}`')
    return value in TRUE_
#print("reading up env vars")
env_path = Path('.') / '.env'
load_dotenv(dotenv_path=env_path)