code: def convert_meta(self):
          
          meta_ = DS9Parser.parse_meta(self.meta_str)
          self.meta = copy.deepcopy(self.global_meta)
          self.meta.update(meta_)
          # the 'include' is not part of the metadata string;
          # it is pre-parsed as part of the shape type and should always
          # override the global one
          self.include = self.meta.get('include', True) if self.include == '' else self.include != '-'
          self.meta['include'] = self.include
docs: Convert meta string to dict