code: def _expand_paths(path):
      
      dir_name = os.path.dirname(path)
      paths = []
      logger.debug("Attempting to expand %s", path)
      if os.path.isdir(dir_name):
          files = os.listdir(dir_name)
          match = os.path.basename(path)
          for file_path in files:
              if re.match(match, file_path):
                  expanded_path = os.path.join(dir_name, file_path)
                  paths.append(expanded_path)
          logger.debug("Expanded paths %s", paths)
          return paths
      else:
          logger.debug("Could not expand %s", path)
docs: Expand wildcarded paths