def parse_options(options):
if options is None:<EOL><INDENT>return []<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>return [<EOL>convert_single_option(key.strip(), value.strip())<EOL>for key, value<EOL>in [option.split('<STR_LIT:=>', <NUM_LIT:1>) for option in options]<EOL>]<EOL><DEDENT>
:type options: list of str
:rtype: list of dict