How to load .csv as dict in Python, skipping initial space and quotechar

load_csv_dict

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Given file example.csv, with the following contents:
key1: 'I am value1'
key2: 'I am value2'
"""

import csv

example = dict()
with open('example.csv') as csvfile:
    reader = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=':', skipintialspace=True, quotechar="'")
    example = {row[0]: row[1] for row in reader}
    
"""
example = {'key1': 'I am value1', 'key2': 'I am value2'}
"""