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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _is_request_in_exclude_path(self, request):
 """Check if the request path is in the `_exclude_paths` list"""

        if self._exclude_paths:
            for path in self._exclude_paths:
                if request.path.startswith(path):
                    return True
            return False
        else:
            return False