Python – Convert String Truth values to Boolean

Given a string list, convert the string truth values to Boolean values.

Input : test_list = ["True", "False", "True", "False"] 
Output : [True, False, True, False] 
Explanation : String booleans converted to actual Boolean.

Input : test_list = ["True"] 
Output : [True] 

Input : test_list = ["true", "false", "TRUE", "FALSE"] 
Output : [True, False, True, False] 
Explanation : String boolean converted to actual Boolean. 

Method #1 : Using list comprehension

In this, we check for just the true value, and the rest of the values are automatically converted to a False boolean.

Python3

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Convert String Truth values to Boolean
# Using list comprehension

# initializing lists
test_list = ["True", "False", "TRUE", "FALSE", "true", "false"]

# printing string
print("The original list : " + str(test_list))

# using list comprehension to check "True" string
res = [ele.lower().capitalize() == "True" for ele in test_list]

# printing results
print("The converted Boolean values : " + str(res))

Output

The original list : ['True', 'False', 'True', 'True', 'False']
The converted Boolean values : [True, False, True, True, False]

Method #2 : Using map() + lambda

In this, we apply the same approach, just a different way to solve the problem. The map() is used to extend the logic of values computed by the lambda function.

Python3

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Convert String Truth values to Boolean
# Using map() + lambda

# initializing lists
test_list = ["True", "False", "TRUE", "FALSE", "true", "false"]

# printing string
print("The original list : " + str(test_list))

# using map() to extend and lambda to check "True" string
res = list(map(lambda ele: ele.lower().capitalize() == "True", test_list))

# printing results
print("The converted Boolean values : " + str(res))

Output

The original list : ['True', 'False', 'True', 'True', 'False']
The converted Boolean values : [True, False, True, True, False]