:calls: `POST https://<upload_url>/repos/:owner/:repo/releases/:release_id/assets?name=foo.zip <https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#upload-a-release-asset>`_
        :rtype: :class:`github.GitReleaseAsset.GitReleaseAsset`

def upload_asset(self, path, label="", content_type=""):
        """
        :calls: `POST https://<upload_url>/repos/:owner/:repo/releases/:release_id/assets?name=foo.zip <https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#upload-a-release-asset>`_
        :rtype: :class:`github.GitReleaseAsset.GitReleaseAsset`
        """
        assert isinstance(path, (str, unicode)), path
        assert isinstance(label, (str, unicode)), label

        post_parameters = {
            "name": basename(path),
            "label": label
        }
        headers = {}
        if len(content_type) > 0:
            headers["Content-Type"] = content_type
        resp_headers, data = self._requester.requestBlobAndCheck(
            "POST",
            self.upload_url.split("{?")[0],
            parameters=post_parameters,
            headers=headers,
            input=path
        )
        return github.GitReleaseAsset.GitReleaseAsset(self._requester, resp_headers, data, completed=True)