def break_up_sink_info(sink_info:str) -> dict:
    """Break up the info into a dictionary.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sink_info: str
        The sink info from pulsemixer.

    Returns
    -------
    dict
        A dictionary of sink information.
    """
    pieces = sink_info.split(",")
    if "\t" in pieces[0]:
        # Split up the first item
        pieces[0] = pieces[0].split("\t")[1]

    pieces_dict = {} 
    for p in pieces:
        p_pieces = p.split(":")
        if len(p_pieces) == 2:
            pieces_dict[p_pieces[0].replace(" ", "")] =\
                    p_pieces[1].replace(" ", "")

    return pieces_dict