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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 matches(self, path):
 """Tests if the given path matches the pattern. Note that the unicode translation of the patch is matched, so replacement characters might have been added. """

        path = self._prepare_path(path)
        return self.full_regex.search(path) is not None