def key_value_list_to_dict(kvp_list):
    """Convert a key-value pair list from the datastore metadata into a proper dictionary
    
    Args:
        kvp_list (list): List of key-value pairs
        
    Returns:
        (dictionary): the kvp-list reformatted as a dictionary
    """
    return dict([(d['key'], d['value']) for d in kvp_list])