code: def _parseCounters(self, data):
          
          info_dict = util.NestedDict()
          for line in data.splitlines():
              mobj = re.match('^\s*([\w\.]+)\s*=\s*(\S.*)$', line)
              if mobj:
                  (key, value) = mobj.groups()
                  klist = key.split('.')
                  info_dict.set_nested(klist, parse_value(value))
          return info_dict
docs: Parse simple stats list of key, value pairs.
          
          @param data: Multiline data with one key-value pair in each line.
          @return:     Dictionary of stats.