This patch comes from upstream: http://bugs.python.org/issue5289

If we ever upgrade to 2.7.4 or later, it will no longer be needed.

--- Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/util.py~

+++ Python-2.7.3/Lib/ctypes/util.py

@@ -180,6 +180,35 @@ elif os.name == "posix":

             res.sort(cmp= lambda x,y: cmp(_num_version(x), _num_version(y)))

             return res[-1]

+    elif sys.platform == "sunos5":

+

+        def _findLib_crle(name, is64):

+            if not os.path.exists('/usr/bin/crle'):

+                return None

+

+            if is64:

+                cmd = 'env LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/crle -64 2>/dev/null'

+            else:

+                cmd = 'env LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/crle 2>/dev/null'

+

+            for line in os.popen(cmd).readlines():

+                line = line.strip()

+                if line.startswith('Default Library Path (ELF):'):

+                    paths = line.split()[4]

+

+            if not paths:

+                return None

+

+            for dir in paths.split(":"):

+                libfile = os.path.join(dir, "lib%s.so" % name)

+                if os.path.exists(libfile):

+                    return libfile

+

+            return None

+

+        def find_library(name, is64 = False):

+            return _get_soname(_findLib_crle(name, is64) or _findLib_gcc(name))

+

     else:

         def _findSoname_ldconfig(name):