1. import re
  3. def decode_cookies(cookie_string):
  4. """Decodes a string of cookies into a dictionary.
  5. Handles multiple cookies separated by semicolons.
  6. """
  7. cookies = {}
  8. if not cookie_string:
  9. return cookies
  11. cookie_list = cookie_string.split(';') # Split into individual cookies
  13. for cookie in cookie_list:
  14. cookie = cookie.strip() # Remove leading/trailing whitespace
  15. if not cookie:
  16. continue # Skip empty cookies
  18. if '=' not in cookie:
  19. continue #skip cookies without value
  21. try:
  22. name, value = cookie.split('=', 1) # Split into name and value
  23. name = name.strip()
  24. value = value.strip()
  25. cookies[name] = value
  26. except ValueError:
  27. # Handle cases where the cookie format is invalid
  28. print(f"Invalid cookie format: {cookie}")
  29. continue
  31. return cookies
  33. if __name__ == '__main__':
  34. # Example usage
  35. cookie_string = "name=john; age=30; city=New York; " \
  36. "email=john.doe@example.com; " \
  37. " " #Added whitespace for testing
  38. decoded_cookies = decode_cookies(cookie_string)
  39. print(decoded_cookies) # Output the decoded cookies as a dictionary
  41. cookie_string2 = ""
  42. decoded_cookies2 = decode_cookies(cookie_string2)
  43. print(decoded_cookies2)
  45. cookie_string3 = "invalid_cookie"
  46. decoded_cookies3 = decode_cookies(cookie_string3)
  47. print(decoded_cookies3)

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