Enable better DLL resolution

zooba

BPO	36085
Nosy	@pfmoore, @db3l, @ncoghlan, @tjguk, @jkloth, @ambv, @ericsnowcurrently, @zware, @mattip, @eryksun, @zooba, @pablogsal, @carandraug
PRs	bpo-36085: Enable better DLL resolution on Windows #12302 bpo-36085: Add additional load flag to ensure DLL loads successfully #12633 bpo-36085: Add installer check for KB2533625 #12636 doc: fix documented winmode argument default in ctypes CDLL classes. #19167

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GitHub fields:

assignee = 'https://github.com/zooba'
closed_at = <Date 2019-04-01.18:18:30.116>
created_at = <Date 2019-02-23.00:28:57.358>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Enable better DLL resolution'
updated_at = <Date 2020-03-28.00:39:54.810>
user = 'https://github.com/zooba'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-03-28.00:39:54.810>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'steve.dower'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2019-04-01.18:18:30.116>
closer = 'steve.dower'
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2019-02-23.00:28:57.358>
creator = 'steve.dower'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36085
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 61.0
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nosy_count = 14.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'db3l', 'ncoghlan', 'tim.golden', 'jkloth', 'lukasz.langa', 'eric.snow', 'zach.ware', 'mattip', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'ralf.gommers', 'pablogsal', 'carandraug']
pr_nums = ['12302', '12633', '12636', '19167']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36085'
versions = ['Python 3.8']