diff --git a/standalone/hooks/hook-scipy.py b/standalone/hooks/hook-scipy.py
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+from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_data_files, copy_metadata, collect_submodules
+
+hiddenimports = collect_submodules("scipy")
+datas = collect_data_files('scipy')
+datas += copy_metadata('scipy')