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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _parse_boolean(value):
 """ Returns a boolean value corresponding to the given value. :param value: Any value :return: Its boolean value """

    if not value:
        return False

    try:
        # Lower string to check known "false" value
        value = value.lower()
        return value not in ("none", "0", "false", "no")
    except AttributeError:
        # Not a string, but has a value
        return True