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+import re
+import warnings
+
+from django import http
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin
+
+class UnprependWWWMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
+    """ Unprepends www if necessary. """
+
+    response_redirect_class = http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect
+
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        """
+        Rewrite the URL based on settings.UNPREPEND_WWW
+        """
+
+        unprepend_www = getattr(settings, "UNPREPEND_WWW", False)
+
+        if not unprepend_www:
+            return
+
+        # Check for a redirect based on settings.UNPREPEND_WWW
+        host = request.get_host()
+        must_unprepend = unprepend_www and host and host.lower().startswith('www.')
+        wwwless_host = host[4:]
+        redirect_url = ('%s://%s' % (request.scheme, wwwless_host)) if must_unprepend else ''
+
+        path = request.get_full_path()
+
+        # Return a redirect if necessary
+        if redirect_url or path != request.get_full_path():
+            redirect_url += path
+            return self.response_redirect_class(redirect_url)