The problem:
I've installed mapnik 3.0.1 successfully by running the typical source code install:
./configuremake && make installldconfig -vHowever....
When I import mapnik into python I get the following:
Python 2.7.5 (default, Jun 24 2015, 00:41:19) [GCC 4.8.3 20140911 (Red Hat 4.8.3-9)]...