def api_cmd_parse_interpolated_args(args_args):
    """
    Parse the API call arguments.  
    """
    request_args = {}
    for item in [item for sublist in args_args for item in sublist]:
        if len(item.split('=',1))==2:
            request_args.update({item.split('=',1)[0]: item.split('=',1)[1]})
        else:
            raise ValueError("Using 'msiem api --args', arguments must be like '<key>=<value>'.")
    return request_args