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 check_bad_url_raises(value):
    try:
        inputs.url(value)
        assert False, "shouldn't get here"
    except ValueError as e:
        assert_equal(six.text_type(e), u"{0} is not a valid URL".format(value))