old_contents: import ast
  
  def parse_request(request):
      d = {}
      for (k,v) in request.items():
          d[k] = ast.literal_eval(v) 
  
  
new_contents: import ast
  
  def parse_request(request):
      d = {}
      for (k,v) in request.items():
          d[k] = ast.literal_eval(v) 
      return d
  
subject: return data