code: def is_paths(maybe_paths, marker='*'):
      
      return ((is_path(maybe_paths) and marker in maybe_paths) or  # Path str
              (is_path_obj(maybe_paths) and marker in maybe_paths.as_posix()) or
              (is_iterable(maybe_paths) and
               all(is_path(p) or is_ioinfo(p) for p in maybe_paths)))
docs: Does given object 'maybe_paths' consist of path or path pattern strings?