def METHOD_NAME(curie_string):
    if curie_string == "None":
        pass
        # print("curie_string = 'None'")  # at what point do these get converted from None values to 'None' strings?
    elif '\n' in curie_string or '\r' in curie_string:
        pass
        # print("curie_string contains newline characters")
    else:
        match = re.match(curie_pattern, curie_string)
        return match is not None