def get_setting(key, converter=str, choices=None):
value = ADDON.getSetting(id=key)
if converter is str:
return value
elif converter is unicode:
return value.decode('utf-8')
elif converter is bool:
return value == 'true'
elif converter is int:
return int(value)
elif isinstance(choices, (list, tuple)):
return choices[int(value)]
else:
raise TypeError('Acceptable converters are str, unicode, bool and '
'int. Acceptable choices are instances of list '
' or tuple.')
