def options_list_to_lowered_dict(self, options_list):
        """
        Helper function that will convert an options list into a dict
        of key/values.

        This is used for the quite common -hheader:value and
        -qparameter=value command line options, like this::

            context.headers = self.options_list_to_lowered_dict(options.header)
            context.query = self.options_list_to_lowered_dict(options.query)

        For a full example, see
        :py:func:`swiftly.cli.get.CLIGet.__call__`.
        """
        result = {}
        if options_list:
            for key in options_list:
                key = key.lstrip()
                colon = key.find(':')
                if colon < 1:
                    colon = None
                equal = key.find('=')
                if equal < 1:
                    equal = None
                if colon and (not equal or colon < equal):
                    key, value = key.split(':', 1)
                elif equal:
                    key, value = key.split('=', 1)
                else:
                    value = ''
                result[key.lower()] = value.lstrip()
        return result
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