Not sure this is a solution at all. The best thing is to alert the package maintainer (I think it's Felipe from this list) and see if he can fix it.
 
Victor

----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Micallef <chris@micallef.net.au>
Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:28 am
Subject: [Csnd] Re: Python Csound binding error on Ubuntu 9.10 64b
To: "<csound@lists.bath.ac.uk>" <csound@lists.bath.ac.uk>

> Hi Akira,
>
> I had the exact same errors on ubuntu 9.10 too. I tried 32 bit and 64 bit editions. No luck.
>
> I got around this by using the win32 version of csound and running it through wine. You'll need to install the win32 of python too! :)
>
> But this really isn't a fix. It's just a work around solution :)
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
> On 29/01/2010, at 7:15 PM, "Akira Bergman" <akirabergman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,

> I get the following on ipython interface;
>
> ***************************************************************************************************
>
> In [1]: import csnd
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
>
> /home/nuri/<ipython console> in <module>()
>
> /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/csnd.py in <module>()
>       5 # This file is compatible with both classic and new-style classes.
>
>       6 
> ----> 7 import _csnd
>       8 import new
>       9 new_instancemethod = new.instancemethod
>
> ImportError: /usr/lib/libcsnd.so.5.2: undefined symbol: csoundSetKillXYinCallback
>
> In [2]: 
>
> ******************************************************************************************************
>
> In [2]: import CsoundAC
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
>
> /home/nuri/<ipython console> in <module>()
>
> /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/CsoundAC.py in <module>()
>       5 # This file is compatible with both classic and new-style classes.
>
>       6 
> ----> 7 import _CsoundAC
>       8 import new
>       9 new_instancemethod = new.instancemethod
>
> ImportError: /usr/lib/libcsnd.so.5.2: undefined symbol: csoundSetKillXYinCallback
>
> In [3]: 
>
> ***************************************************************************************************
>
> In other words I can not use Csound and CsoundAC from python. I reported this at Ubuntu Forums with no replies;
>
>
> But I can use Python from Csound, through PYINIT+PYRUN...
>
> Could you suggest a way of getting this working please? 
> Would this work on 32b 9.10 or earlier Ubuntu versions? 
>
> I have upgraded my PC to i5 recently and the earlier Ubuntu versions do not work on it. I can go back to my old Pentium machine to run Csound but I don't really want to do that.
>
> Best regards.

 
 
Dr Victor Lazzarini, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Music,
National University of Ireland, Maynooth