diff -rupN --no-dereference assimp-6.0.2/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py assimp-6.0.2-new/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py
--- assimp-6.0.2/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py	2025-06-08 21:50:39.000000000 +0200
+++ assimp-6.0.2-new/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/helper.py	2025-08-17 10:36:52.891631207 +0200
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ additional_dirs, ext_whitelist = [],[]
 # depending on the platform we're running on.
 if os.name=='posix':
     additional_dirs.append('./')
+    additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib64/')
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib/')
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/')
     additional_dirs.append('/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/')
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ if os.name=='posix':
     # currently there's always a symlink called
     # libassimp.so in /usr/local/lib.
     ext_whitelist.append('.so')
+    ext_whitelist.append('.3')
     # libassimp.dylib in /usr/local/lib
     ext_whitelist.append('.dylib')