code: def parse_vmware_file(path):
          
  
          pairs = OrderedDict()
          encoding = "utf-8"
          # get the first line to read the .encoding value
          with open(path, "rb") as f:
              line = f.readline().decode(encoding, errors="ignore")
              if line.startswith("#!"):
                  # skip the shebang
                  line = f.readline().decode(encoding, errors="ignore")
              try:
                  key, value = line.split('=', 1)
                  if key.strip().lower() == ".encoding":
                      file_encoding = value.strip('" ')
                      try:
                          codecs.lookup(file_encoding)
                          encoding = file_encoding
                      except LookupError:
                          log.warning("Invalid file encoding detected in '{}': {}".format(path, file_encoding))
              except ValueError:
                  log.warning("Couldn't find file encoding in {}, using {}...".format(path, encoding))
  
          # read the file with the correct encoding
          with open(path, encoding=encoding, errors="ignore") as f:
              for line in f.read().splitlines():
                  try:
                      key, value = line.split('=', 1)
                      pairs[key.strip().lower()] = value.strip('" ')
                  except ValueError:
                      continue
          return pairs
docs: Parses a VMware file (VMX, preferences or inventory).
  
          :param path: path to the VMware file
  
          :returns: dict