# libtmux.options.parse_options_to_dict

- **Module:** libtmux.options
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Python
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/tmux-python/libtmux/blob/036c521c4b83ce6e434eb50afe2a0d08a6a05e46/src/libtmux/options.py#L254
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/reference/py/libtmux-options-parse_options_to_dict/

```
libtmux.options.parse_options_to_dict(stdout: t.IO[str]) -> UntypedOptionsDict
```

Process subprocess.stdout options or hook output to flat, naive, untyped dict.

Does not explode arrays or deep values.

## Example

```python
>>> import io
```

## Example

```python
>>> raw_options = io.StringIO("status-keys vi")
>>> parse_options_to_dict(raw_options) == {"status-keys": "vi"}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> int_options = io.StringIO("message-limit 50")
>>> parse_options_to_dict(int_options) == {"message-limit": "50"}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> empty_option = io.StringIO("user-keys")
>>> parse_options_to_dict(empty_option) == {"user-keys": None}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> array_option = io.StringIO("command-alias[0] split-pane=split-window")
>>> parse_options_to_dict(array_option) == {
... "command-alias[0]": "split-pane=split-window"}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> array_option = io.StringIO("command-alias[40] split-pane=split-window")
>>> parse_options_to_dict(array_option) == {
... "command-alias[40]": "split-pane=split-window"}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> many_options = io.StringIO(r'''status-keys
... command-alias[0] split-pane=split-window
... ''')
>>> parse_options_to_dict(many_options) == {
... "command-alias[0]": "split-pane=split-window",
... "status-keys": None,}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> many_more_options = io.StringIO(r'''
... terminal-features[0] xterm*:clipboard:ccolour:cstyle:focus
... terminal-features[1] screen*:title
... ''')
>>> parse_options_to_dict(many_more_options) == {
... "terminal-features[0]": "xterm*:clipboard:ccolour:cstyle:focus",
... "terminal-features[1]": "screen*:title",}
True
```

## Example

```python
>>> quoted_option = io.StringIO(r'''
... command-alias[0] "choose-session=choose-tree -s"
... ''')
>>> parse_options_to_dict(quoted_option) == {
... "command-alias[0]": "choose-session=choose-tree -s",
... }
True
```