def acceptable_mime_type(accept_patterns, mime_type):
    """Check that ``mime_type`` matches one of ``accept_patterns``.

    Note that this function assumes that all patterns in accept_patterns
    will be simple types of the form "type/subtype", where one or both
    of these can be "*". We do not support parameters (i.e. "; q=") in
    patterns.

    :type accept_patterns: list of string
    :param accept_patterns: acceptable MIME types.

    :type mime_type: string
    :param mime_type: the MIME being checked

    :rtype: boolean
    :returns: True if the supplied MIME type matches at least one of the
              patterns, else False.
    """
    if '/' not in mime_type:
        raise ValueError(
            'Invalid MIME type: "%s"' % mime_type)
    unsupported_patterns = [p for p in accept_patterns if ';' in p]
    if unsupported_patterns:
        raise ValueError(
            'MIME patterns with parameter unsupported: "%s"' % ', '.join(
                unsupported_patterns))

    def _match(pattern, mime_type):
        """Return True iff mime_type is acceptable for pattern."""
        return all(accept in ('*', provided) for accept, provided
                   in zip(pattern.split('/'), mime_type.split('/')))

    return any(_match(pattern, mime_type) for pattern in accept_patterns)