def initCar(hostname, port): """Initiales the car shard""" x = 0 strId = str(x) payload = SettingsLibrary.add_car_init_payload_template.substitute( id=strId, category="category" + strId, model="model" + strId, manufacturer="manufacturer" + strId, year=(2000 + x % 100)) print("Initialization payload=") print(payload) resp = UtilLibrary.post(SettingsLibrary.getAddCarInitUrl(hostname, port), "admin", "admin", payload) print("the response of the POST to add car=") print(resp) return resp