def _is_url_blacklisted(self, url):
        """
        Verify if the provided URL is blacklisted via url_hosts_blacklist runner parameter.
        """
        if not self.url_hosts_blacklist:
            # Blacklist is empty
            return False

        host = self._get_host_from_url(url=url)

        if host in self.url_hosts_blacklist:
            return True

        return False

        Verify if the provided URL is blacklisted via url_hosts_blacklist runner parameter.
        
contrib/runners/http_runner/http_runner/http_runner.py