parameters: (cls, value)
return_statement: return result
docstring: Represents value as a dict.
  
          :param value:
          :rtype: dict
docstring_summary: Represents value as a dict.
docstring_tokens: Represents value as a dict .
function: def _parse_dict(cls, value):
          """Represents value as a dict.
  
          :param value:
          :rtype: dict
          """
          separator = '='
          result = {}
          for line in cls._parse_list(value):
              key, sep, val = line.partition(separator)
              if sep != separator:
                  raise DistutilsOptionError(
                      'Unable to parse option value to dict: %s' % value)
              result[key.strip()] = val.strip()
  
          return result
function_tokens: def _parse_dict ( cls , value ) : separator = '=' result = { } for line in cls . _parse_list ( value ) : key , sep , val = line . partition ( separator ) if sep != separator : raise DistutilsOptionError ( 'Unable to parse option value to dict: %s' % value ) result [ key . strip ( ) ] = val . strip ( ) return result