diff --git a/scipy/linalg/_matfuncs_expm.pyi b/scipy/linalg/_matfuncs_expm.pyi
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+from numpy.typing import NDArray
+from typing import Any, Tuple
+
+def pick_pade_structure(a: NDArray[Any]) -> Tuple[int, int]:
+
+def pade_UV_calc(a: NDArray[Any], n: int, m: int) -> None:
+