Jesus Rivero - (Neurogeek) wrote:[color=blue]
> Python has sys.path
> If you want to add dirs into your PYTHONPATH add them to sys.path[/color]
The OP seems to be asking about C libraries dynamically linked to extension
modules, not Python libraries.
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> ACB wrote:[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>I have been trying to get the gdmodule installed and have run into
>>>an issue. When I import gd I get the following error.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>import gd
>>>
>>>Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>>>File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/gd.py", line 10, in ?
>>>import _gd ImportError: /usr/local/lib/libgd.so.2: Undefined symbol
>>>"libiconv_open"
>>>
>>>But, when I run nm libiconv.so in the directory with the iconv
>>>library I get an entry like this 00011fe0 T libiconv_open
>>>
>>>so I know the functionality is there. So, my question. Does
>>>python have a way to add search directories for locating libraries?[/color][/color][/color]
No. You will have to read your OS's documentation on how to make sure
libiconv.so is in a location your dynamic linker will look for shared libraries.
If you are on Linux, then probably
$ man ld.so
will tell you the appropriate information.
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