def asbool(s):
    """ Return the boolean value ``True`` if the case-lowered value of string
    input ``s`` is a :term:`truthy string`. If ``s`` is already one of the
    boolean values ``True`` or ``False``, return it."""
    if s is None:
        return False
    if isinstance(s, bool):
        return s
    s = str(s).strip()
    return s.lower() in truthy