diff --git a/roles/ldap_server/molecule/default/tests/helpers.py b/roles/ldap_server/molecule/default/tests/helpers.py
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+import io
+
+import ldif
+
+
+def parse_ldif(ldif_input):
+    """
+    Helper function that parses the passed-in LDIF string. This is a
+    simple wrapper around the Python LDAP ldif.LDIFRecordList class.
+
+    Entries are returned as list of (dn, attributes)
+    tuples. Attributes are represented by a dictionary mapping
+    attribute names to list of associated values.
+
+    :param ldif_input: LDIF to parse.
+    :type ldif_input: str
+
+    :returns: List of parsed entries.
+    :rtype: list[tuple(str, dict{str: list[str]})]
+
+    Returns:
+    """
+
+    parser = ldif.LDIFRecordList(io.StringIO(ldif_input))
+
+    try:
+        parser.parse()
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise ValueError("Failed to parse input: %s" % str(e))
+
+    return parser.all_records