# @param create_parents if true, also create the parents if they do not exist
def create_auth(self, xrn, create_parents=False):
- hrn, type = urn_to_hrn(xrn)
+ hrn, type = urn_to_hrn(str(xrn))
logger.debug("Hierarchy: creating authority: %s"% hrn)
# create the parent authority if necessary