def METHOD_NAME(new_path, paths):
    """
    Check whether specified path exists and is a new path compared to provided list of paths.
    """
    # assume path is new, until proven otherwise
    res = True
    if os.path.exists(new_path):
        for path in paths:
            if os.path.exists(path) and os.path.samefile(new_path, path):
                res = False
                break
    else:
        # path doesn't exist
        res = False
    return res