def bool_type(argument):
    """
    Implement conversion of boolean input parameters since
    arparse (or bool, depending on the point of view), do not
    handle bool as a type in an intuitive fashion.

    :param argument: The argument to be parsed to a boolean
    :return: The converted value
    """
    try:
        bool(int(argument))
    except ValueError:
        if argument in ('TRUE', 'true', 'True', 't', 'T'):
            return True
        elif argument in ('FALSE', 'false', 'False', 'f', 'F'):
            return False
        else:
            raise ValueError('Parameter could not be converted to type bool')
