[Python] botocore.exceptions.EndpointConnectionError: Could not connect to the endpoint

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04, Python 2.7.3 and trying to run chalice

However, when I run

chalice deploy
​

I get back:

botocore.exceptions.EndpointConnectionError: Could not connect to the endpoint URL: "https://lambda.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2015-03-31/functions/helloworld"
​

I can't find any information on what's causing this. My AWS configuration was setup and tested to be working with boto.

My config:

[default] output = table region = us-west-1

Continue reading...