Index: pluginconf.py
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--- pluginconf.py
+++ pluginconf.py
@@ -475,26 +475,29 @@
 def add_plugin_defaults(conf_options, conf_plugins, meta={}, module=""):
 
     # Option defaults, if not yet defined
     for opt in meta.get("config", []):
         if "name" in opt and "value" in opt:
-            if opt["name"] not in conf_options:
+            _value = opt.get("value", "")
+            _name = opt.get("name")
+            _type = opt.get("type")
+            if _name not in conf_options:
                 # typemap "bool" and "int" here
-                if opt["type"] in ("bool", "boolean"):
-                    val = opt["value"].lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
-                elif opt["type"] in ("int", "integer", "numeric"):
-                    val = int(opt["value"])
-                elif opt["type"] in ("array", "table", "list"):
-                    val = [ opt["value"].split(",") ]
-                elif opt["type"] in ("dict"):
-                    val = dict(opt["value"].split(","))
+                if _type in ("bool", "boolean"):
+                    val = _value.lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
+                elif _type in ("int", "integer", "numeric"):
+                    val = int(_value)
+                elif _type in ("array", "table", "list"):
+                    val = [ re.split("\s*[,;]\s*", s.strip()) for s in re.split("\s[|]\s*", _value) ]
+                elif _type in ("dict"):
+                    val = dict([ re.split("\s*(?:=>+|==*|-+>|:=+)\s*", s.strip()) for s in re.split("\s*[|;,]\s*", _value) ])
                 else:
-                    val = str(opt["value"])
-                conf_options[opt["name"]] = val
+                    val = str(_value)
+                conf_options[_name] = val
 
     # Initial plugin activation status
     if module and module not in conf_plugins:
         conf_plugins[module] = meta.get("priority") in (
             "core", "builtin", "always", "default", "standard"
         )