diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py Python-2.4/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
--- Python-2.4-orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2004-11-11 09:23:15.000000000 +1100
+++ Python-2.4/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2005-02-05 22:27:58.261865984 +1100
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'unix_prefix': {
         'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '$platbase/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
         },
     'unix_home': {
         'purelib': '$base/lib/python',
-        'platlib': '$base/lib/python',
+        'platlib': '$base/lib64/python',
         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py Python-2.4/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
--- Python-2.4-orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2004-10-14 01:54:16.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-2.4/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2005-02-05 22:27:58.262865832 +1100
@@ -99,8 +99,12 @@
         prefix = plat_specific and EXEC_PREFIX or PREFIX
 
     if os.name == "posix":
+        if plat_specific or standard_lib:
+            lib = "lib64"
+        else:
+            lib = "lib"
         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,
-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())
+                                 "lib64", "python" + get_python_version())
         if standard_lib:
             return libpython
         else:
diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/Lib/site.py Python-2.4/Lib/site.py
--- Python-2.4-orig/Lib/site.py	2004-07-20 12:28:28.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-2.4/Lib/site.py	2005-02-05 22:27:58.262865832 +1100
@@ -179,9 +179,14 @@
                 sitedirs = [os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "site-packages")]
             elif os.sep == '/':
                 sitedirs = [os.path.join(prefix,
+                                         "lib64",
+                                         "python" + sys.version[:3],
+                                         "site-packages"),
+                            os.path.join(prefix,
                                          "lib",
                                          "python" + sys.version[:3],
                                          "site-packages"),
+                                                       os.path.join(prefix, "lib64", "site-python"),
                             os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-python")]
             else:
                 sitedirs = [prefix, os.path.join(prefix, "lib", "site-packages")]
diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/Makefile.pre.in Python-2.4/Makefile.pre.in
--- Python-2.4-orig/Makefile.pre.in	2004-09-27 03:26:55.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-2.4/Makefile.pre.in	2005-02-05 22:27:58.263865680 +1100
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@
 
 # Expanded directories
 BINDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/bin
-LIBDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/lib
+LIBDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/lib64
 MANDIR=		@mandir@
 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@
 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include
-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib
+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64
 
 # Detailed destination directories
 BINLIBDEST=	$(LIBDIR)/python$(VERSION)
diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/Modules/Setup.dist Python-2.4/Modules/Setup.dist
--- Python-2.4-orig/Modules/Setup.dist	2004-08-31 23:50:12.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-2.4/Modules/Setup.dist	2005-02-05 22:27:58.264865528 +1100
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 # *** Uncomment and edit to reflect your Tcl/Tk versions:
 #	-ltk8.2 -ltcl8.2 \
 # *** Uncomment and edit to reflect where your X11 libraries are:
-#	-L/usr/X11R6/lib \
+ 	-L/usr/X11R6/lib64 \
 # *** Or uncomment this for Solaris:
 #	-L/usr/openwin/lib \
 # *** Uncomment these for TOGL extension only:
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 #DB=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.0
 #DBLIBVER=4.0
 #DBINC=$(DB)/include
-#DBLIB=$(DB)/lib
+DBLIB=$(DB)/lib64
 #_bsddb _bsddb.c -I$(DBINC) -L$(DBLIB) -ldb-$(DBLIBVER)
 
 # Historical Berkeley DB 1.85
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
 # Andrew Kuchling's zlib module.
 # This require zlib 1.1.3 (or later).
 # See http://www.gzip.org/zlib/
-#zlib zlibmodule.c -I$(prefix)/include -L$(exec_prefix)/lib -lz
+zlib zlibmodule.c -I$(prefix)/include -L$(exec_prefix)/lib64 -lz
 
 # Interface to the Expat XML parser
 #
diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/Modules/getpath.c Python-2.4/Modules/getpath.c
--- Python-2.4-orig/Modules/getpath.c	2004-08-08 11:00:47.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-2.4/Modules/getpath.c	2005-02-05 22:27:58.266865224 +1100
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef PYTHONPATH
-#define PYTHONPATH PREFIX "/lib/python" VERSION ":" \
-              EXEC_PREFIX "/lib/python" VERSION "/lib-dynload"
+#define PYTHONPATH PREFIX "/lib64/python" VERSION ":" \
+              EXEC_PREFIX "/lib64/python" VERSION "/lib-dynload"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LANDMARK
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 static char exec_prefix[MAXPATHLEN+1];
 static char progpath[MAXPATHLEN+1];
 static char *module_search_path = NULL;
-static char lib_python[] = "lib/python" VERSION;
+static char lib_python[] = "lib64/python" VERSION;
 
 static void
 reduce(char *dir)
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
     }
     else
         strncpy(zip_path, PREFIX, MAXPATHLEN);
-    joinpath(zip_path, "lib/python00.zip");
+    joinpath(zip_path, "lib64/python00.zip");
     bufsz = strlen(zip_path);	/* Replace "00" with version */
     zip_path[bufsz - 6] = VERSION[0];
     zip_path[bufsz - 5] = VERSION[2];
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
             fprintf(stderr,
                 "Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>\n");
         strncpy(exec_prefix, EXEC_PREFIX, MAXPATHLEN);
-        joinpath(exec_prefix, "lib/lib-dynload");
+        joinpath(exec_prefix, "lib64/lib-dynload");
     }
     /* If we found EXEC_PREFIX do *not* reduce it!  (Yet.) */
 
diff -uNr Python-2.4-orig/setup.py Python-2.4/setup.py
--- Python-2.4-orig/setup.py	2005-02-05 22:27:23.618132632 +1100
+++ Python-2.4/setup.py	2005-02-05 22:27:58.268864920 +1100
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 
     def detect_modules(self):
         # Ensure that /usr/local is always used
-        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
+        add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')
         add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
 
         # Add paths to popular package managers on OS X/darwin
@@ -429,11 +429,11 @@
             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses'):
                 readline_libs.append('curses')
             elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs +
-                                               ['/usr/lib/termcap'],
+                                               ['/usr/lib64/termcap'],
                                                'termcap'):
                 readline_libs.append('termcap')
             exts.append( Extension('readline', ['readline.c'],
-                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib/termcap'],
+                                   library_dirs=['/usr/lib64/termcap'],
                                    libraries=readline_libs) )
         if platform not in ['mac']:
             # crypt module.
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@
             if krb5_h:
                 ssl_incs += krb5_h
         ssl_libs = find_library_file(self.compiler, 'ssl',lib_dirs,
-                                     ['/usr/local/ssl/lib',
-                                      '/usr/contrib/ssl/lib/'
+                                     ['/usr/local/ssl/lib64',
+                                      '/usr/contrib/ssl/lib64/'
                                      ] )
 
         if (ssl_incs is not None and
@@ -493,13 +493,13 @@
         # order you wish to search - e.g., search for db4 before db3
         db_try_this = {
             'db4': {'libs': ('db-4.3', 'db43', 'db-4.2', 'db42', 'db-4.1', 'db41', 'db-4.0', 'db4',),
-                    'libdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.3/lib',
-                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/lib',
-                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1/lib',
-                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.0/lib',
-                                '/usr/local/lib',
+                    'libdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.3/lib64',
+                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/lib64',
+                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.1/lib64',
+                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.0/lib64',
+                                '/usr/local/lib64',
                                 '/opt/sfw',
-                                '/sw/lib',
+                                '/sw/lib64',
                                 ),
                     'incdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.3/include',
                                 '/usr/local/include/db43',
@@ -514,11 +514,11 @@
                                 '/usr/include/db4',
                                 )},
             'db3': {'libs': ('db-3.3', 'db-3.2', 'db3',),
-                    'libdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.3/lib',
-                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.2/lib',
-                                '/usr/local/lib',
-                                '/opt/sfw/lib',
-                                '/sw/lib',
+                    'libdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.3/lib64',
+                                '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.2/lib64',
+                                '/usr/local/lib64',
+                                '/opt/sfw/lib64',
+                                '/sw/lib64',
                                 ),
                     'incdirs': ('/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.3/include',
                                 '/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.2/include',
@@ -1000,11 +1000,11 @@
             added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R6/lib')
         elif os.path.exists('/usr/X11R5/include'):
             include_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/include')
-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/lib')
+            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11R5/lib64')
         else:
             # Assume default location for X11
             include_dirs.append('/usr/X11/include')
-            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11/lib')
+            added_lib_dirs.append('/usr/X11/lib64')
 
         # If Cygwin, then verify that X is installed before proceeding
         if platform == 'cygwin':
