# libtmux.options.convert_value

- **Module:** libtmux.options
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/036c521c4b83ce6e434eb50afe2a0d08a6a05e46/src/libtmux/options.py#L182
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/py/libtmux-options-convert_value/

```
libtmux.options.convert_value(value: _V | None) -> ConvertedValue | _V | None
```

Convert raw option strings to python types.

## Example

```python
>>> convert_value("on")
True
>>> convert_value("off")
False
```

## Example

```python
>>> convert_value("1")
1
>>> convert_value("50")
50
```

## Example

```python
>>> convert_value("%50")
'%50'
```