lib3ddevil1/bindings/__init__.py

import ctypes, os, sys

def loadlibc():
    sharedlib = './lib3ddevil1.so'
    libc = None
    os.environ['PATH'] = os.path.abspath(
                            os.path.join(
                                os.path.dirname(__file__), "../")) \
                         + ';' \
                         + os.environ['PATH']
    try:
        libc      = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(sharedlib)
    except OSError as e:
        print("Error loading dynamically linked library.\nOSError: " + str(e))
        raise RuntimeError("Couldn't load %s" % sharedlib)
    return libc

libc = loadlibc()