[3.8] bpo-39401: Avoid unsafe DLL load on Windows 7 and earlier (GH-18231) by zooba · Pull Request #18234 · python/cpython

bpo-39401: Avoid unsafe DLL load on Windows 7 and earlier

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this backports the windows 7 compatible fix for bpo-39401 from pythongh-18234,
originally authored by Steve Dower, and removes explicit dependencies on
pathcch.