def _split_url_string(query_string):
        """
        Turns a `query_string` into a Python dictionary with unquoted values
        """
        parameters = parse_qs(to_utf8(query_string), keep_blank_values=True)
        for k, v in parameters.iteritems():
            parameters[k] = urllib.unquote(v[0])
        return parameters
Turns a `query_string` into a Python dictionary with unquoted values