perl -MData::Dumper -le'$_="a = 1, b = 2"; my %h = /(\S+) = (\d+)/g; p
+rint Dumper \%h'
$VAR1 = {
          'a' => '1',
          'b' => '2'
        };
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the regex of course should vary based on precisely what you'll need to match, this is an example.