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 _invert_results(self, candidates):
        inverted_candidates = list(self.directory)

        for candidate in candidates:
            try:
                inverted_candidates.remove(candidate)
            except ValueError:
                pass

        return inverted_candidates