1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/obalie/utils.py b/obalie/utils.py
index dcf476a..2d4be0e 100644
--- a/obalie/utils.py
+++ b/obalie/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Miscellaneous Utility Commands
 
 
 import shlex
+from urlparse import urljoin
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from obalie.exceptions import ExecutableError
 
@@ -30,3 +31,12 @@ def run_command(command, raw_output=False):
         return stdout
     else:
         return stdout.splitlines(True)
+
+
+def join_url(base, path):
+    """
+    Joins a URL but ignores the leading slash on the path that would
+    otherwise truncate the base part back to the hostname.
+    """
+    path = path.lstrip('/')
+    return urljoin(base, path)