Description of problem:
Python's ctypes module is unable to access libraries that are stored in
/usr/local/lib

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
[dwayne@localhost lib]$ python --version
Python 2.5.1

How reproducible:
I have a custom compiled libgettextpo in /usr/local/lib but not in /usr/lib
running the script that follows produces the error

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make sure you have a library in /usr/local/lib but not in /usr/lib
2. Run the following test script that does - find_library

<script>
from ctypes import *
lib_location = ctypes.util.find_library('gettextpo')
print lib_location
</script>

3. Run the following test script that does LoadLibrary

<script>
from ctypes import *
import ctypes.util
lib_location = ctypes.util.find_library('gettextpo')
gpo = cdll.LoadLibrary(lib_location)
</script>

4. Symblink the /us/local/lib/libgettextpo.so.0 to /usr/lib
5. Run the scripts again
 
Actual results:
First script succeeds with output of:
libgettextpo.so.0

Indicating that it was able to find the library version in /usr/local/lib

The second fails with the following traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ctypes-test.py", line 7, in <module>
    gpo = cdll.LoadLibrary(lib_location)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/ctypes/__init__.py", line 423, in LoadLibrary
    return self._dlltype(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/ctypes/__init__.py", line 340, in __init__
    self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
OSError: libgettextpo.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
directory

Indicating that it couldn't find the library

Once the symlink step is executed loading and execution continue correctly.

Expected results:
A library in /usr/local/lib should simply load as expected.