fy that the value is a string or convert to a string. Since unexpected changes can sometimes happen when converting to a string, ``allow_conversion`` controls whether or not the value will be converted or a TypeError will be raised if the value is not a string and would be converted :arg value: Value to validate or convert to a string :arg allow_conversion: Whether to convert the string and return it or raise a TypeError :returns: Original value if it is a string, the value converted to a string if allow_conversion=True, or raises a TypeError if allow_conversion=False. Ú