docs: def _is_exempt(self, environ):
          """
          Returns True if this request's URL starts with one of the
          excluded paths.
          """
          exemptions = self.exclude_paths
  
          if exemptions:
              path = environ.get('PATH_INFO')
              for excluded_p in self.exclude_paths:
                  if path.startswith(excluded_p):
                      return True
  
          return False