def cast_str_to_bool(input_string: str) -> bool:
    """Convert string to boolean with special handling for case, "True", 1.

    Special string parsing for booleans.

    Args:
        input_string (str): Evaluate this string as bool.

    Returns:
        case-insensitive 'True', '1' or '1.0' is True.
        It will be False for all other strings.
    """
    return input_string.lower() in ['true', '1', '1.0']