Struggling with boost::python

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I'm trying to run the hello world boost python example and at first glance everything seems fine. I'm getting the following output

>bjam
...patience...
...patience...
...found 1727 targets...
...updating 9 targets...
gcc.compile.c++ bin/gcc-4.7/debug/hello.o
gcc.link.dll bin/gcc-4.7/debug/hello_ext.so
common.copy libboost_python.so.1.53.0
ln-UNIX libboost_python.so
ln-UNIX libboost_python.so.1
ln-UNIX libboost_python.so.1.53
common.copy hello_ext.so
capture-output bin/hello.test/gcc-4.7/debug/hello
**passed** bin/hello.test/gcc-4.7/debug/hello.test
...updated 9 targets...

However, when I try to use it in python I get an import error message

>python
Python 2.7.4 (default, Apr 19 2013, 18:32:33) 
[GCC 4.7.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import hello
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "hello.py", line 6, in <module>
  import hello_ext
ImportError: libboost_python.so.1.53.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:56:31Z

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You need to configure your environment to find the boost libraries. This does not have much to do with python, but with the boost installation. The quickest way is to extend the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.

Have a look here:

Error loading shared libraries of boost

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:56

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answered Jun 30, 2013 at 7:55

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