diff -up ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py.pythonpath ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py
--- ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py.pythonpath	2015-07-03 12:17:19.850506767 -0400
+++ ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py	2015-07-03 12:19:16.248849772 -0400
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ additional_dirs, ext_whitelist = [],[]
 # depending on the platform we're running on.
 if os.name=='posix':
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib/')
+    additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib64')
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/local/lib/')
 
     # note - this won't catch libassimp.so.N.n, but 
     # currently there's always a symlink called
     # libassimp.so in /usr/local/lib.
     ext_whitelist.append('.so')
+    ext_whitelist.append('0')
     # libassimp.dylib in /usr/local/lib
     ext_whitelist.append('.dylib')