Convert a given list of ``key=value`` strings ::

        ["key_1=value_1", "key_2=value_2", ..., "key_n=value_n"]

    into the corresponding dictionary ::

        dictionary[key_1] = value_1
        dictionary[key_2] = value_2
        ...
        dictionary[key_n] = value_n

    :param list pairs: the list of key=value strings
    :rtype: dict

def pairs_to_dict(pairs, result=None):
    """
    Convert a given list of ``key=value`` strings ::

        ["key_1=value_1", "key_2=value_2", ..., "key_n=value_n"]

    into the corresponding dictionary ::

        dictionary[key_1] = value_1
        dictionary[key_2] = value_2
        ...
        dictionary[key_n] = value_n

    :param list pairs: the list of key=value strings
    :rtype: dict
    """
    dictionary = {}
    for pair in pairs:
        if len(pair) > 0:
            tokens = pair.split(gc.CONFIG_STRING_ASSIGNMENT_SYMBOL)
            if ((len(tokens) == 2) and
                    (len(tokens[0])) > 0 and
                    (len(tokens[1]) > 0)):
                dictionary[tokens[0]] = tokens[1]
            elif result is not None:
                result.add_warning("Invalid key=value string: '%s'" % pair)
    return dictionary