fixing converions of booleans

common/python/nomadcore/parser_backend.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from builtins import range
 from builtins import object
 import json
 import numpy as np
-import sys
+import sys, re
 
 def numpyDtypeForDtypeStr(dtypeStr):
     """returns the numpy dtype given the meta info dtype"""
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def valueForStrValue(strValue, dtypeStr):
         elif dtypeStr[0] == "i":
             return int(strValue)
         elif dtypeStr[0] == "b":
-            return (re.match("\s*(?:no?|\.?f(?:alse)?\.?|0)\s*$", strValue) is None)
+            return (re.match("\s*(?:[nN][oO]?|\.?[fF](?:[aA][lL][sS][eE])?\.?|0)\s*$", strValue) is None)
         elif dtypeStr[0] == "B":
             return strValue # assumed to be base64 encoded
         elif dtypeStr[0] == "C":