def METHOD_NAME(path):
    """Add a path to the DLL search path.
    This search path is used when resolving dependencies for imported
    extension modules (the module itself is resolved through sys.path),
    and also by ctypes.
    Remove the directory by calling close() on the returned object or
    using it in a with statement.
    """
    import nt
    cookie = nt._add_dll_directory(path)
    return _AddedDllDirectory(
        path,
        cookie,
        nt._remove_dll_directory
    )