code: def show_progress(self):
          
          from pyemma import config
          # no value yet, obtain from config
          if not hasattr(self, "_show_progress"):
              val = config.show_progress_bars
              self._show_progress = val
          # config disabled progress?
          elif not config.show_progress_bars:
              return False
  
          return self._show_progress
docs: whether to show the progress of heavy calculations on this object.