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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 validate(self, path):
 """Run path against filter sets and return True if all pass"""

        # Exclude hidden files and folders with '.' prefix
        if os.path.basename(path).startswith('.'):
            return False

        # Check that current path level is more than min path and less than max path
        if not self.check_level(path):
            return False

        if self.filters:
            if not self._level_filters(path):
                return False

        # Force include and exclude iterations to be strings in case of integer filters
        # Handle exclusions
        if self.to_exclude:
            if any(str(ex).lower() in path.lower() for ex in self.to_exclude):
                return False

        # Handle inclusions
        if self.to_include:
            if not any(str(inc).lower() in path.lower() for inc in self.to_include):
                return False

        return True