code: def verify_aws_login(self):
          '''Verify AWS login '''
          if ((self.aws_access_key_id == 'YourAccessKeyId') or
                  (self.aws_secret_access_key == 'YourSecretAccessKey')):
              return False
          else:
              try:
                  self.rdsc.describe_db_instances()
              except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as exception:
                  print exception
                  return False
              except AttributeError as e:
                  print e
                  print "*** Unable to establish connection to AWS region %s "\
                      "using your access key/secret key", self.region
                  return False
              except boto.exception.BotoServerError as e:
                  print "***********************************************************"
                  print "WARNING"
                  print "Unable to establish connection to AWS RDS (Amazon relational database services)."
                  print "See relevant psiturk docs here:"
                  print "\thttp://psiturk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configure_databases.html#obtaining-a-low-cost-or-free-mysql-database-on-amazon-s-web-services-cloud"
                  print "***********************************************************"
                  return False
              else:
                  return Truf verify_aws_login(self):
          '''Verify AWS login '''
          if ((self.aws_access_key_id == 'YourAccessKeyId') or
                  (self.aws_secret_access_key == 'YourSecretAccessKey')):
              return False
          else:
              try:
                  self.rdsc.describe_db_instances()
              except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as exception:
                  print exception
                  return False
              except AttributeError as e:
                  print e
                  print "*** Unable to establish connection to AWS region %s "\
                      "using your access key/secret key", self.region
                  return False
              except boto.exception.BotoServerError as e:
                  print "***********************************************************"
                  print "WARNING"
                  print "Unable to establish connection to AWS RDS (Amazon relational database services)."
                  print "See relevant psiturk docs here:"
                  print "\thttp://psiturk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configure_databases.html#obtaining-a-low-cost-or-free-mysql-database-on-amazon-s-web-services-cloud"
                  print "***********************************************************"
                  return False
              else:
                  return True
docs: Verify AWS login