[issue14705] Add 'bool' format character to PyArg_ParseTuple*

[Larry Hastings]

Larry Hastings <larry at hastings.org> added the comment:

> I would have expected a bool parse code to insist on a boolean,

I originally had a second form ('P') that insisted on a boolean as you suggest.  But nobody could come up with a use case.  So I removed it in the final patch.  Please see this issue for the discussion.

If you have a use case for it I'd be happy to revive it and check it in.

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