--- Python-2.5.1/configure.in.orig
+++ Python-2.5.1/configure.in
@@ -1408,6 +1408,7 @@
 		esac
 		;;
 	CYGWIN*)   SO=.dll;;
+	Darwin*)   SO=.dylib;;
 	*)	   SO=.so;;
 	esac
 else
--- Python-2.5.1/Python/dynload_shlib.c.orig
+++ Python-2.5.1/Python/dynload_shlib.c
@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@
         {"module.exe", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
         {"MODULE.EXE", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
 #else
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+	{".dylib", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
+	{"module.dylib", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
+#else
 	{".so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
 	{"module.so", "rb", C_EXTENSION},
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 	{0, 0}
 };