urllib.parse.parse_qsl does not parse empty query string with strict parsing

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-11-22.22:35:40.875>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.10']
title = 'urllib.parse.parse_qsl does not parse empty query string with strict parsing'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-12.08:41:19.198>
user = 'https://github.com/sattlerc'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-12-12.08:41:19.198>
actor = 'asvetlov'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-11-22.22:35:40.875>
creator = 'sattler'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45874
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['406807', '408368']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['asvetlov', 'python-dev', 'sattler']
pr_nums = ['29716']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45874'
versions = ['Python 3.10']