def str_to_bool(value):
    if isinstance(value, bool):
        return value
    if value.lower() in {'false', 'f', '0', 'no', 'n'}:
        return False
    elif value.lower() in {'true', 't', '1', 'yes', 'y'}:
        return True
    raise ValueError(f'{value} is not a valid boolean value')