Unable to connect to SQL Server via pymssql

Question

I am attempting to connect to SQL Server running on Windows XP system from a *nix system on a local server via pymssql. However, the connection fails as shown below

Answer 1

It looks like you've got this solved, but for anybody else from google that lands here: check to make sure mixed-mode authorization is turned on on your MS SQL Server. It defaults to only allowing Windows authorization, and that will cause this error in pymssql.