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 literal_eval(node_or_string):
    if isinstance(node_or_string, AST):
        node_or_string = gast_to_ast(node_or_string)
    return _ast.literal_eval(node_or_string)