diff -up ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py.pythonpath ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py
--- ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py.pythonpath	2016-05-21 19:54:37.152745935 -0400
+++ ./port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py	2016-05-21 19:57:28.578516453 -0400
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ additional_dirs, ext_whitelist = [],[]
 # depending on the platform we're running on.
 if os.name=='posix':
     additional_dirs.append('./')
+    additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib64/')
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib/')
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/local/lib/')
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ if os.name=='posix':
     # currently there's always a symlink called
     # libassimp.so in /usr/local/lib.
     ext_whitelist.append('.so')
+    ext_whitelist.append('.3')
     # libassimp.dylib in /usr/local/lib
     ext_whitelist.append('.dylib')
 
