def bool_element(element, name, default=True):
element_value = element.find(name)<EOL>if element_value is not None:<EOL><INDENT>return element_value.text == '<STR_LIT:true>'<EOL><DEDENT>return default<EOL>
Returns the bool value of an element, or a default if it's not defined
:param element: The XML Element object
:type  element: etree._Element

:param name: The name of the element to evaluate
:type  name: str

:param default: The default value to return if the element is not defined
:type  default: bool