def parse(self, argument):
    """See base class."""
    if isinstance(argument, six.string_types):
      if argument.lower() in ('true', 't', '1'):
        return True
      elif argument.lower() in ('false', 'f', '0'):
        return False
      else:
        raise ValueError('Non-boolean argument to boolean flag', argument)
    elif isinstance(argument, six.integer_types):
      # Only allow bool or integer 0, 1.
      # Note that float 1.0 == True, 0.0 == False.
      bool_value = bool(argument)
      if argument == bool_value:
        return bool_value
      else:
        raise ValueError('Non-boolean argument to boolean flag', argument)

    raise TypeError('Non-boolean argument to boolean flag', argument)
See base class.