def parse_cookie(cookie):
    """Parse a ``Cookie`` HTTP header into a dict of name/value pairs.
    This function attempts to mimic browser cookie parsing behavior;
    it specifically does not follow any of the cookie-related RFCs
    (because browsers don't either).
    The algorithm used is identical to that used by Django version 1.9.10.
    """
    cookiedict = {}
    for chunk in cookie.split(str(';')):
        if str('=') in chunk:
            key, val = chunk.split(str('='), 1)
        else:
            # Assume an empty name per
            # https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169091
            key, val = str(''), chunk
        key, val = key.strip(), val.strip()
        if key or val:
            # unquote using Python's algorithm.
            cookiedict[key] = unquote_cookie(val)
    return cookiedict