ipython session parsing QS

gistfile1.txt

In [2]: import urllib

In [3]: urllib.parse.parse_qs('tool_id=ucsc_table_direct1&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fgenome.ucsc.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2FhgTables&hguid=1587314780_KBXslDDpain7o5EBARpPf
   ...: 3nJ1NbE&db=hg38&org=Human&hgta_table=knownGene&hgta_track=knownGene&hgta_regionType=range&hgta_outputType=bed&position=chr2%3A25%2C160%2C915-2
   ...: 5%2C168%2C903&hgsid=1708063580_QD5ONXCqxp8H5TlaKJtczZ2cy5pQ&boolshad.hgta_printCustomTrackHeaders=0&hgta_ctName=tb_knownGene&hgta_ctDesc=table
   ...: +browser+query+on+knownGene&hgta_ctVis=pack&hgta_ctUrl=&fbQual=whole&fbUpBases=200&fbExonBases=0&fbIntronBases=0&fbDownBases=200&hgta_doGetBed
   ...: =get+BED&hgta_doGalaxyQuery=Send+query+to+Galaxy')
Out[3]:
{'tool_id': ['ucsc_table_direct1'],
 'URL': ['http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTables'],
 'hguid': ['1587314780_KBXslDDpain7o5EBARpPf3nJ1NbE'],
 'db': ['hg38'],
 'org': ['Human'],
 'hgta_table': ['knownGene'],
 'hgta_track': ['knownGene'],
 'hgta_regionType': ['range'],
 'hgta_outputType': ['bed'],
 'position': ['chr2:25,160,915-25,168,903'],
 'hgsid': ['1708063580_QD5ONXCqxp8H5TlaKJtczZ2cy5pQ'],
 'boolshad.hgta_printCustomTrackHeaders': ['0'],
 'hgta_ctName': ['tb_knownGene'],
 'hgta_ctDesc': ['table browser query on knownGene'],
 'hgta_ctVis': ['pack'],
 'fbQual': ['whole'],
 'fbUpBases': ['200'],
 'fbExonBases': ['0'],
 'fbIntronBases': ['0'],
 'fbDownBases': ['200'],
 'hgta_doGetBed': ['get BED'],
 'hgta_doGalaxyQuery': ['Send query to Galaxy']}

what I think you want to send to us ?

In [4]: d = {'tool_id': 'ucsc_table_direct1', 'URL': "https://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgTables?hguid=1587314780_KBXslDDpain7o5EBARpPf3nJ1NbE&db=hg38&o
   ...: rg=Human&hgta_table=knownGene&hgta_track=knownGene&hgta_regionType=range&hgta_outputType=bed&position=chr2:25,160,915-25,168,903&hgsid=1708063
   ...: 580_QD5ONXCqxp8H5TlaKJtczZ2cy5pQ&boolshad.hgta_printCustomTrackHeaders=0&hgta_ctName=tb_knownGene&hgta_ctDesc=table+browser+query+on+knownGene
   ...: &hgta_ctVis=pack&hgta_ctUrl=&fbQual=whole&fbUpBases=200&fbExonBases=0&fbIntronBases=0&fbDownBases=200&hgta_doGetBed=get+BED&hgta_doGalaxyQuery
   ...: =Send+query+to+Galaxy"}
   
   
In [5]: urllib.parse.urlencode(d)
Out[5]: 'tool_id=ucsc_table_direct1&URL=https%3A%2F%2Fgenome.ucsc.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2FhgTables%3Fhguid%3D1587314780_KBXslDDpain7o5EBARpPf3nJ1NbE%26db%3Dhg38%26org%3DHuman%26hgta_table%3DknownGene%26hgta_track%3DknownGene%26hgta_regionType%3Drange%26hgta_outputType%3Dbed%26position%3Dchr2%3A25%2C160%2C915-25%2C168%2C903%26hgsid%3D1708063580_QD5ONXCqxp8H5TlaKJtczZ2cy5pQ%26boolshad.hgta_printCustomTrackHeaders%3D0%26hgta_ctName%3Dtb_knownGene%26hgta_ctDesc%3Dtable%2Bbrowser%2Bquery%2Bon%2BknownGene%26hgta_ctVis%3Dpack%26hgta_ctUrl%3D%26fbQual%3Dwhole%26fbUpBases%3D200%26fbExonBases%3D0%26fbIntronBases%3D0%26fbDownBases%3D200%26hgta_doGetBed%3Dget%2BBED%26hgta_doGalaxyQuery%3DSend%2Bquery%2Bto%2BGalaxy'