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 _try_write_with_flush(cls, fileobj, payload):
        """This method is here so that it can be patched to simulate write errors.

        This is because mock can't patch primitive objects like file objects.
        """
        fileobj.write(payload)
        fileobj.flush()