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

import urlparse
qs = 'first=1&second=4&third=3&first=0'

print dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(qs))

OR

print urlparse.parse_qs(qs)