docs: def to_dict(value, prefix=None, separators="=,"):
      """
      Args:
          value: Value to turn into a dict
          prefix (str | unicode | None): Optional prefix for keys (if provided, `prefix.` is added to all keys)
          separators (str | unicode): 2 chars: 1st is assignment separator, 2nd is key-value pair separator
  
      Returns:
          (dict): Parse key/values
      """
      if not value or isinstance(value, dict):
          return value or {}
  
      result = {}
      for val in flattened(value, split=(separators[1], SANITIZED)):
          if not val:
              continue
  
          if hasattr(val, "partition"):
              k, _, v = val.partition(separators[0])
              k = k.strip()
              if k:
                  v = v.strip()
                  if prefix and not k.startswith(prefix):
                      k = "%s.%s" % (prefix, k)
                  result[k] = v
  
      return result