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 __draw_ellipse(ax, x, y, angle, width, height, color):
        if (width > 0.0) and (height > 0.0):
            ax.plot(x, y, color=color, marker='x', markersize=6)
            ellipse = patches.Ellipse((x, y), width, height, alpha=0.2, angle=-angle, linewidth=2, fill=True, zorder=2, color=color)
            ax.add_patch(ellipse)