def smart_cast2(var):
    r"""
    if the variable is a string tries to cast it to a reasonable value.
    maybe can just use eval. FIXME: funcname

    Args:
        var (unknown):

    Returns:
        unknown: some var

    CommandLine:
        python -m utool.util_type --test-smart_cast2

    Example:
        >>> # ENABLE_DOCTEST
        >>> from utool.util_type import *  # NOQA
        >>> import utool as ut
        >>> # build test data
        >>> var_list = ['?', 1, '1', '1.0', '1.2', 'True', None, 'None']
        >>> # execute function
        >>> castvar_list = [smart_cast2(var) for var in var_list]
        >>> # verify results
        >>> result = ut.repr4(castvar_list, nl=False)
        >>> print(result)
        ['?', 1, 1, 1.0, 1.2, True, None, None]
    """
    if var is None:
        return None
    if isinstance(var, six.string_types):
        castvar = None
        lower = var.lower()
        if lower == 'true':
            return True
        elif lower == 'false':
            return False
        elif lower == 'none':
            return None
        if var.startswith('[') and var.endswith(']'):
            #import re
            #subvar_list = re.split(r',\s*' + ut.negative_lookahead(r'[^\[\]]*\]'), var[1:-1])
            return smart_cast(var[1:-1], list)
        elif var.startswith('(') and var.endswith(')'):
            #import re
            #subvar_list = re.split(r',\s*' + ut.negative_lookahead(r'[^\[\]]*\]'), var[1:-1])
            return tuple(smart_cast(var[1:-1], list))
        type_list = [int, float]
        for type_ in type_list:
            castvar = try_cast(var, type_)
            if castvar is not None:
                break
        if castvar is None:
            castvar = var
    else:
        castvar = var
    return castvar
r"""
    if the variable is a string tries to cast it to a reasonable value.
    maybe can just use eval. FIXME: funcname

    Args:
        var (unknown):

    Returns:
        unknown: some var

    CommandLine:
        python -m utool.util_type --test-smart_cast2

    Example:
        >>> # ENABLE_DOCTEST
        >>> from utool.util_type import *  # NOQA
        >>> import utool as ut
        >>> # build test data
        >>> var_list = ['?', 1, '1', '1.0', '1.2', 'True', None, 'None']
        >>> # execute function
        >>> castvar_list = [smart_cast2(var) for var in var_list]
        >>> # verify results
        >>> result = ut.repr4(castvar_list, nl=False)
        >>> print(result)
        ['?', 1, 1, 1.0, 1.2, True, None, None]