How do I reference the python plugins script PATH "C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\scripting\plugins\"?

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When running a BOM export script from Eeschema, use is made of other python scripts from
C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\scripting\plugins

When using a standard script, no path information is needed for using utility scripts, for instance
import kicad_utils

I’d like to place a python BOM export script in a directory of my choice - for example it might go in the same directory as the kicad project.
In a multi-user environment, what is the preferred way to reference the path to the standard utility scripts?

So far, the non-ideal solution I have used is to copy the utility scripts to the same directory as my customised script.

Maybe I can hard-code the path -

Import the KiCad python helper module and the csv formatter

import C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\bin\scripting\plugins\kicad_netlist_reader

That is also non-ideal as it needs updating if the KiCad version changes for example.

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Pythonic way to handle this is to add it to your PYTHONPATH env variable and have your scripts import kicad_netlist_reader from global namespace (i.e. without a leading dot).

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