parse query string with urllib in Python 2.4

Question

Using Python2.4.5 (don\'t ask!) I want to parse a query string and get a dict in return. Do I have to do it \"manually\" like follows?

>>> qs = \'first=         


        

Answer 1

this solves the annoyance:

d = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl( qs ) )

personally i would expect there two be a built in wrapper in urlparse. in most cases i wouldn't mind to discards the redundant parameter if such exist