I am a relative newbie with Python and was trying to install wxPython 2.9 using Python 2.6. I did a build from source and then installed the package both being done in a non-standard (local) path. When I try and import wx (having provided the path to the installation folder in my environment variable), I get the following error message:  

"ImportError:
  libwx_gtk2u_xrc-2.9.so.1: cannot open
  shared object file: No such file or
  directory".  

Can someone please tell me if I need to build gtk separately? And if yes, how do I go about doing it?
Add the directory containing the library given in the error to your ld search paths. See the ldconfig(8) man page for details.
Error while installing wxPython package in a non-standard path