def create_user(cls, username, password, name, email):
        """utility class method to create a user"""
        config = Config()
        payload = {"username": username,
                   "email": email,
                   "name": name,
                   "password": password, }
        user_creation_resp = requests.post("https://users.{}/users/".format(config.host),
                                           json=payload)
        if user_creation_resp.status_code != 201:
            raise errors.ResourceError("couldnt create user")
utility class method to create a user