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diff --git a/lib/param/bool_.py b/lib/param/bool_.py
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+from param import Param
+import re
+import sys
+class ParamBool(Param):
+  def __init__(self, value, classname=""):
+    super(ParamBool, self).__init__(classname=classname)
+    if value:
+      self.value = self._bool_correct(value)
+    else:
+      self.value = False
+  def _bool_correct(self, b):
+    if type(b) == str or type(b) == unicode:
+      if re.match(r'true', b, re.IGNORECASE):
+         return True
+      elif re.match(r'false', b, re.IGNORECASE):
+         return False
+    elif type(b) == bool:
+      return b
+    self.err_warn("Not a bool: %s" % str(b))