Error in server handshake with latest code

Checking my work with the latest myconnpy code, getting the following error:

Importing model introspection
Creating test database...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "runtests.py", line 191, in <module>
    django_tests(int(options.verbosity), options.interactive, args)
  File "runtests.py", line 161, in django_tests
    failures = test_runner(test_labels, verbosity=verbosity, interactive=interactive, extra_tests=extra_tests)
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/test/simple.py", line 191, in run_tests
    connection.creation.create_test_db(verbosity, autoclobber=not interactive)
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/creation.py", line 327, in create_test_db
    test_database_name = self._create_test_db(verbosity, autoclobber)
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/creation.py", line 363, in _create_test_db
    cursor = self.connection.cursor()
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/db/backends/__init__.py", line 81, in cursor
    cursor = self._cursor()
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/django/base.py", line 136, in _cursor
    self.connection = Database.connect(**kwargs)
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/connector/__init__.py", line 45, in Connect
    return MySQL(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/connector/mysql.py", line 328, in __init__
    self.connect(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/connector/mysql.py", line 433, in connect
    self._open_connection()
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/connector/mysql.py", line 102, in _open_connection
    self.conn.open_connection()
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/connector/connection.py", line 205, in open_connection
    self.do_handshake()
  File "/home/tyler/envs/django/lib/python2.6/site-packages/mysql/connector/connection.py", line 73, in do_handshake
    raise errors.InterfaceError(errno=2012)
mysql.connector.errors.InterfaceError: 2012: Error in server handshake

Python 2.6
MySQL 5.1.42