Am I able to load external DLLs without packaging them?

[Matt Carpenter]

I am attempting to build an .exe from my python script (duh) that makes use of DLLs which should exist on the target system.  This should allow for more flexibility between versions of the target system where the API doesn't change but the internal details might.

Is there a way to make my python script, which uses ctypes to access these DLLs without packaging them?

I have searched but haven't found the answer to this question (although I apologize, I feel like you must have answered it already)

Thanks!

Matt