libxml2 installation/binding issue with Python 3.6.4

[dieter]

"Priest, Matt" <matt.priest at intel.com> writes:
> ...
> I've successfully (?) installed Python 3.6.4 and libxml2, with the ultimate goal of installing GTK+ 3.22.0.

You might also try "lxml" - which is an alternative for "libxml2".

> However, I'm running into this error:
> ...
>     import libxml2mod
> ImportError: /nfs/sc/disks/slx_1353/mlpriest/sl1/work_root/a0/development/sfwr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/libxml2mod.so: undefined symbol: _PyVerify_fd

This indicates a version mismatch between the C part of
"libxml2" and something in your system - maybe the "libxml2" C library
but more likely Python (given the name).

Are you sure that "libxml2" is Python 3 ready?