diff -Naur Python-3.6.5-orig/setup.py Python-3.6.5/setup.py --- Python-3.6.5-orig/setup.py 2018-04-16 09:53:33.458006800 +0300 +++ Python-3.6.5/setup.py 2018-04-16 09:53:33.675010600 +0300 @@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ macros = dict() libraries = ['rt'] - if host_platform == 'win32': + if host_platform.startswith(('mingw', 'win')): multiprocessing_srcs = [ '_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c', '_multiprocessing/semaphore.c', ] @@ -1637,8 +1637,12 @@ multiprocessing_srcs.append('_multiprocessing/semaphore.c') if sysconfig.get_config_var('WITH_THREAD'): + multiprocessing_libs = [] + if host_platform.startswith(('mingw', 'win')): + multiprocessing_libs += ['ws2_32'] exts.append ( Extension('_multiprocessing', multiprocessing_srcs, define_macros=list(macros.items()), + libraries=multiprocessing_libs, include_dirs=["Modules/_multiprocessing"])) else: missing.append('_multiprocessing')