Task: robust KEY=VALUE parser
# Task: robust KEY=VALUE parser
## Deliverable
Implement `parse_kv(text: str) -> dict[str, str]` in `parse_kv.py`.
## Spec
- Input is a multi-line string of config text.
- Each **effective** line has the form `KEY=VALUE`.
- Keys: non-empty, trimmed; composed of letters, digits, underscore (`[A-Za-z0-9_]+`).
- Values: rest of the line after the first `=`; do **not** strip interior spaces;
strip only a single optional pair of matching double quotes wrapping the whole value
(`"hello world"` → `hello world`). Nested/unmatched quotes are left as-is.
- Blank lines are ignored.
- Lines whose first non-whitespace character is `#` are comments and ignored.
- Lines that are not blank, not comments, and do not match `KEY=VALUE` with a valid
key are **errors**: collect them; after parsing, if any errors exist, raise
`ValueError` with a message that includes how many invalid lines were found
(e.g. contains the substring `invalid` and the count).
- If the same key appears more than once, **last wins**.
- Return a plain `dict` (insertion order may follow first-seen or last-seen; not graded).
## Constraints
- Edit only files under this package directory you were given (the starter tree).
- Do not add network calls or non-stdlib dependencies.
- Do not modify any `hidden_tests` directory if one appears in the tree.
## Done means
`parse_kv` meets the spec. Prefer writing a short note of what you verified.when to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo TinkerandScribe/gxp (MIT). A "Task: robust KEY=VALUE parser" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.
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TinkerandScribe/gxp · MIT
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