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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_path_match(req_path: str, cookie_path: str) -> bool: """Implements path matching adhering to RFC 6265."""

        if not req_path.startswith("/"):
            req_path = "/"

        if req_path == cookie_path:
            return True

        if not req_path.startswith(cookie_path):
            return False

        if cookie_path.endswith("/"):
            return True

        non_matching = req_path[len(cookie_path):]

        return non_matching.startswith("/")