def parse_args_into_dict(input_arguments):
    """
    Takes a tuple like (u'input_b=mystr', u'input_c=18') and returns a dictionary of input name to the
    original string value

    :param Tuple[Text] input_arguments:
    :rtype: dict[Text, Text]
    """

    return {split_arg[0]: split_arg[1] for split_arg in [input_arg.split("=", 1) for input_arg in input_arguments]}