installing python library modules (general question)

[Lee Harr]

> ImportError: libmad.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file
> or directory
> 
> I know the file /usr/local/lib/libmad.so.0 exists, but python can't
> seem to find it.  I tried adding this path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, but
> that didn't help.
> 
> I guess that I just really dont' know enought about libraries and
> linux (redhat 9).  I don't really know where they are supposed to go
> after being compiled, and how python "loads" and uses them.
> 


Where are your other python libraries?  On my system, they are in:

/usr/local/lib/python2.2/

and then modules that get added by distutils go in:

/usr/local/lib/python2.2/site-packages/

I have a bunch of libfoo.so and libbaz.so.1 type files in there, so
I think if you have a directory like that you should try dropping
your libmad.so.0 in there.