updated gitignore file
added utils file with tests
updated tests for BASE_API_URL
Merge pull request #6 from Harvard-University-iCommons/feature/util_methods

Feature/util methods
added sections and tests
working on tests for list_course_sections
updated test for list_course_sections
Merge pull request #7 from Harvard-University-iCommons/feature/merge_sections

Feature/merge sections
Merge branch 'develop' into feature/canvas_client_methods

Update version to 0.5.0.dev1