code: def get_bool(strings: Sequence[str],
               prefix: str,
               ignoreleadingcolon: bool = False,
               precedingline: str = "") -> Optional[bool]:
      
      return get_bool_raw(get_string(strings, prefix,
                                     ignoreleadingcolon=ignoreleadingcolon,
                                     precedingline=precedingline))
docs: Fetches a boolean parameter via :func:`get_string`.