Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -rc7d96b722594bb29a7bbc3689715b90af6e3d616 -r477260ff9a68fb041c2a18cb105267ef315b7c01
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision c7d96b722594bb29a7bbc3689715b90af6e3d616)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 477260ff9a68fb041c2a18cb105267ef315b7c01)
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
 import object
 import names
 from leahi_dialin.ui.td_messaging import TD_Messaging
-from leahi_dialin.common.td_defs import TDOpModes,TDTreatmentStates
-from configuration import config, navigation
+from leahi_dialin.common.td_defs  import TDOpModes,TDTreatmentStates
+from configuration                import config, navigation
+from leahi_dialin.ui              import utils
+from builtins                     import int as pyInt
 
 td =TD_Messaging()
-from leahi_dialin.ui import utils
-from builtins import int as pyInt
+
+def aut(*args):
+    """
+    Joins the executable name and argument 
+    into a single command string
+    """
+    return " ".join(('leahi', *args))
    
 def get_object_from_names(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object", timeout_ms = 200):
     """