diff -r Python-2.7.11/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py python-2.7.11.5/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py
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>         if _sys.platform.startswith("aix"):
>             # adding RTLD_NOW is already 'forced' in Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c
>             # left here (as a comment) to remind it is required by AIX
>             # from _ctypes import RTLD_NOW - not until Python3.6
>             # mode |= RTLD_NOW -- not documented, but added automatically by Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
>             # When a string contains ".a(" and ends with ")", asin "libFOO.a(libFOO.so)"
>             # this is taken to be an archive(member) syntax for AIX, and the mode is adjusted
> 
>             if name and name.endswith(")") and name.rfind(".a(") > 0:
>                 # from _ctypes import RTLD_MEMBER is not expected to be valid before Python3.6
>                 RTLD_MEMBER = 0x00040000
>                 mode |= RTLD_MEMBER
Only in python-2.7.11.5/Lib/ctypes: _aixutil.py
diff -r Python-2.7.11/Lib/ctypes/util.py python-2.7.11.5/Lib/ctypes/util.py
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< if os.name == "posix" and sys.platform == "darwin":
---
> if sys.platform.startswith("aix"):
>     # find .so members in .a files
>     # using dump loader header information + sys.
>     import ctypes._aixutil as aix
> 
>     def find_library(name):
>         return aix.find_library(name)
> 
> elif os.name == "posix" and sys.platform == "darwin":
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>         if sys.platform.startswith("aix"):
>             # examples of working with AIX and versions, when available
>             print "find_library(\"c\")        returns:", find_library("c")
>             print "find_library(\"libc\")     returns:", find_library("libc")
>             print "find_library(\"libssl\")   returns:", find_library("libssl")
>             # expectation is None:archive libssl64.a with member libssl64.so is non-standard
>             print "find_library(\"libssl64\") returns:", find_library("libssl64")
>             print "find_library(\"ssl\")      returns:", find_library("ssl")
>             print "find_library(\"libiconv\") returns:", find_library("libiconv")
>             print "find_library(\"intl\")     returns:", find_library("intl")
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<             print cdll.LoadLibrary("libm.so")
<             print cdll.LoadLibrary("libcrypt.so")
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>             if sys.platform.startswith("aix"):
>                 # AIX returns different values for 32 and 64-bit looking for find_library("c"), etc.
>                 print(cdll.LoadLibrary(find_library("c")))
>                 print cdll.LoadLibrary(find_library("crypt"))
>             else:
>                 print(cdll.LoadLibrary("libm.so"))
>                 print cdll.LoadLibrary("libcrypt.so")
diff -r Python-2.7.11/Lib/ctypes/test/test_loading.py python-2.7.11.5/Lib/ctypes/test/test_loading.py
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>     @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform.startswith ("aix"),
>                          'test specific to AIX')
>     def test_load_AIX_libc(self):
>         if (sys.maxsize < 2**32):
>             cdll.LoadLibrary("libc.a(shr.o)")
>         else:
>             cdll.LoadLibrary("libc.a(shr_64.o)")
>         self.assertRaises(OSError, cdll.LoadLibrary, "libc.so.6")
>         self.assertRaises(OSError, CDLL, self.unknowndll)
> 
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<         for name in ("c", "m"):
---
>         for name in ("c", "m", "intl", "ssl"):