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 _getProvenance(self, item, user, version=None, resource='item',
                       checkOk=True):
        params = {}
        if version is not None:
            params = {'version': version}
        resp = self.request(
            path='/%s/%s/provenance' % (resource, item['_id']),
            method='GET', user=user, type='application/json', params=params)
        if checkOk:
            self.assertStatusOk(resp)
        return resp