def is_show_uncategorized(self, request):
        """Return the result of the "?show_uncategorized" query string param"""

        show_uncategorized = request.GET.get('show_uncategorized', False)
        if show_uncategorized is True or show_uncategorized == 'true':
            return True
        return False
def _restore_vars(v_list, t_list):
  """Restore variables in v_list from t_list."""
  ops = []
  for v, t in zip(v_list, t_list):
    ops.append(v.assign(t))
  return ops