code: def _Matches(path, pattern_list):
    
    # Note: This code does not scale to large pattern_list sizes.
    return any(fnmatch.fnmatchcase(path, pattern) for pattern in pattern_list)
docs: Returns true if path matches any patten found in pattern_list.
  
    Args:
      path: A dot separated path to a package, class, method or variable
      pattern_list: A list of wildcard patterns
  
    Returns:
      True if path matches any wildcard found in pattern_list.