Python syntax for changing the value of a boolean variable

Could someone please tell me the syntax to change an indigo variable?

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   indigo.variable.updateValue(269281850)


Thank you

https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id ... e_examples

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indigo.variable.updateValue(269281850, "asleep")


Isn't 'asleep' a string? Same for 'True' , 'False'. 'y', 'N'?
or are you suggesting I'm asleep?
For strings, I'm been using the format

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#    indigo.variable.updateValue(1568794432, value = str("Vacant"))


I didn't notice you wanted a boolean. All variables are strings. If you want it to be evaluated as a boolean:

True will be returned if the value is one of these: “true”, “on”, “yes”, and “1”. False will be returned if the value is one of these: “false”, “off”, “no”, and “0”. If no default value is specified and the value can't be successfully converted, the method will return False.

See https://wiki.indigodomo.com/doku.php?id ... able_class

Thanks - I thought the syntax might be different from the character string syntax. I have spent so much time with the guess-and-check approach to coming up with the right python syntax - and always failing - that I skipped straight to the forum this time.
I've added it to my python syntax dictionary.
As always, thank you for your help.