1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a2f9f55c3..1740db27d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ def py2exe_params():
             'compressed': 1,
             'optimize': 2,
             'dist_dir': './dist',
-            'excludes': ['Crypto', 'Cryptodome'],  # py2exe cannot import Crypto
+            'excludes': [
+                # py2exe cannot import Crypto
+                'Crypto',
+                'Cryptodome',
+                # py2exe appears to confuse this with our socks library.
+                # We don't use pysocks and urllib3.contrib.socks would fail to import if tried.
+                'urllib3.contrib.socks'
+            ],
             'dll_excludes': ['w9xpopen.exe', 'crypt32.dll'],
             # Modules that are only imported dynamically must be added here
             'includes': ['yt_dlp.compat._legacy', 'yt_dlp.compat._deprecated',