def _list_to_dict(_list, key_type = str, num_values = 2):
""" Get dictionary from a gsettings list key """
if sys.version_info.major == 2:
_list = [unicode_str(x) for x in _list] # translate to unicode
return unpack_name_value_list(_list, key_type=key_type,
num_values = num_values)
