diff --git a/crates/capi/src/floatobject.rs b/crates/capi/src/floatobject.rs
index ead09c219..f7b0d0be4 100644
--- a/crates/capi/src/floatobject.rs
+++ b/crates/capi/src/floatobject.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyFloat_FromString(obj: *mut PyObject) -> *mut PyObject
     with_vm(|vm| {
         let obj = NonNull::new(obj)
             .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("float() argument must be a string or a number"))?;
-        let obj = unsafe { obj.as_ref() }.to_owned();
+        let obj = unsafe { obj.as_ref() };
         let float = rustpython_vm::builtins::parse_float_from_string(obj, vm)?;
         Ok(vm.ctx.new_float(float))
     })
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs
index 9c60c0fb8..47509b64b 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
         // Handle the result
         match step_result {
             Ok(result) => {
-                task_step_handle_result(zelf, result, vm)?;
+                task_step_handle_result(zelf, &result, vm)?;
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 task_step_handle_exception(zelf, e, vm)?;
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
 
         match result {
             Ok(result) => {
-                task_step_handle_result(&task_ref, result, vm)?;
+                task_step_handle_result(&task_ref, &result, vm)?;
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 task_step_handle_exception(&task_ref, e, vm)?;
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
 
     fn task_step_handle_result(
         task: &Py<PyTask>,
-        result: PyObjectRef,
+        result: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         // Check if task awaits on itself
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
 
         let blocking = vm
             .get_attribute_opt(
-                result.clone(),
+                result.to_owned(),
                 vm.ctx.intern_str("_asyncio_future_blocking"),
             )?
             .and_then(|v| v.try_to_bool(vm).ok())
@@ -2188,17 +2188,17 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             // Get the future's loop, similar to get_future_loop:
             // 1. If it's our native Future/Task, access fut_loop directly (check Task first)
             // 2. Otherwise try get_loop(), falling back to _loop on AttributeError
-            let fut_loop = if let Ok(task) = result.clone().downcast::<PyTask>() {
+            let fut_loop = if let Ok(task) = result.to_owned().downcast::<PyTask>() {
                 task.base
                     .fut_loop
                     .read()
                     .clone()
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| vm.ctx.none())
-            } else if let Ok(fut) = result.clone().downcast::<PyFuture>() {
+            } else if let Ok(fut) = result.to_owned().downcast::<PyFuture>() {
                 fut.fut_loop.read().clone().unwrap_or_else(|| vm.ctx.none())
             } else {
                 // Try get_loop(), fall back to _loop on AttributeError
-                match vm.call_method(&result, "get_loop", ()) {
+                match vm.call_method(result, "get_loop", ()) {
                     Ok(loop_obj) => loop_obj,
                     Err(e) if e.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error) => {
                         result.get_attr(vm.ctx.intern_str("_loop"), vm)?
@@ -2227,14 +2227,14 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                 return Ok(());
             }
 
-            *task.task_fut_waiter.write() = Some(result.clone());
+            *task.task_fut_waiter.write() = Some(result.to_owned());
 
             let task_obj: PyObjectRef = task.to_owned().into();
             let wakeup_wrapper = TaskWakeupMethWrapper::new(task_obj.clone()).into_ref(&vm.ctx);
-            vm.call_method(&result, "add_done_callback", (wakeup_wrapper,))?;
+            vm.call_method(result, "add_done_callback", (wakeup_wrapper,))?;
 
             // Track awaited_by relationship for introspection
-            future_add_to_awaited_by(result.clone(), task_obj, vm)?;
+            future_add_to_awaited_by(result.to_owned(), task_obj, vm)?;
 
             // If task_must_cancel is set, cancel the awaited future immediately
             // This propagates the cancellation through the future chain
@@ -2248,12 +2248,12 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                 } else {
                     FuncArgs::new(vec![], KwArgs::default())
                 };
-                let cancel_result = vm.call_method(&result, "cancel", cancel_args)?;
+                let cancel_result = vm.call_method(result, "cancel", cancel_args)?;
                 if cancel_result.try_to_bool(vm).unwrap_or(false) {
                     task.task_must_cancel.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                 }
             }
-        } else if vm.is_none(&result) {
+        } else if vm.is_none(result) {
             let loop_obj = task.base.fut_loop.read().clone();
             if let Some(loop_obj) = loop_obj {
                 let task_obj: PyObjectRef = task.to_owned().into();
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/array.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/array.rs
index cbd843808..dd5f761c5 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/array.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/array.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub mod array {
             builtins::{
                 PositionIterInternal, PyByteArray, PyBytes, PyBytesRef, PyDictRef, PyFloat,
                 PyGenericAlias, PyInt, PyList, PyListRef, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyType,
-                PyTypeRef, PyUtf8StrRef, builtins_iter, locked_next,
+                PyTypeRef, PyUtf8Str, PyUtf8StrRef, builtins_iter, locked_next,
             },
             class_or_notimplemented,
             convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject},
@@ -1060,8 +1060,8 @@ pub mod array {
             }
         }
 
-        fn __getitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            self.getitem_inner(&needle, vm)
+        fn __getitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+            self.getitem_inner(needle, vm)
         }
 
         fn setitem_inner(
@@ -1107,11 +1107,11 @@ pub mod array {
 
         fn __setitem__(
             zelf: &Py<Self>,
-            needle: PyObjectRef,
+            needle: &PyObject,
             value: PyObjectRef,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
-            Self::setitem_inner(zelf, &needle, value, vm)
+            Self::setitem_inner(zelf, needle, value, vm)
         }
 
         fn delitem_inner(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -1121,11 +1121,11 @@ pub mod array {
             }
         }
 
-        fn __delitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-            self.delitem_inner(&needle, vm)
+        fn __delitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+            self.delitem_inner(needle, vm)
         }
 
-        fn __add__(&self, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
+        fn __add__(&self, other: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
             if let Some(other) = other.downcast_ref::<Self>() {
                 self.read()
                     .add(&other.read(), vm)
@@ -1140,10 +1140,10 @@ pub mod array {
 
         fn __iadd__(
             zelf: PyRef<Self>,
-            other: PyObjectRef,
+            other: &PyObject,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
-            if zelf.is(&other) {
+            if zelf.is(other) {
                 zelf.try_resizable(vm)?.imul(2, vm)?;
             } else if let Some(other) = other.downcast_ref::<Self>() {
                 zelf.try_resizable(vm)?.iadd(&other.read(), vm)?;
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ pub mod array {
             ))
         }
 
-        fn __contains__(&self, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        fn __contains__(&self, value: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
             let array = self.array.read();
             for element in array
                 .iter(vm)
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ pub mod array {
                 length: atomic_func!(|seq, _vm| Ok(PyArray::sequence_downcast(seq).__len__())),
                 concat: atomic_func!(|seq, other, vm| {
                     let zelf = PyArray::sequence_downcast(seq);
-                    PyArray::__add__(zelf, other.to_owned(), vm).map(|x| x.into())
+                    PyArray::__add__(zelf, other, vm).map(|x| x.into())
                 }),
                 repeat: atomic_func!(|seq, n, vm| {
                     PyArray::sequence_downcast(seq)
@@ -1445,11 +1445,11 @@ pub mod array {
                 }),
                 contains: atomic_func!(|seq, target, vm| {
                     let zelf = PyArray::sequence_downcast(seq);
-                    Ok(zelf.__contains__(target.to_owned(), vm))
+                    Ok(zelf.__contains__(target, vm))
                 }),
                 inplace_concat: atomic_func!(|seq, other, vm| {
                     let zelf = PyArray::sequence_downcast(seq).to_owned();
-                    PyArray::__iadd__(zelf, other.to_owned(), vm).map(|x| x.into())
+                    PyArray::__iadd__(zelf, other, vm).map(|x| x.into())
                 }),
                 inplace_repeat: atomic_func!(|seq, n, vm| {
                     let zelf = PyArray::sequence_downcast(seq).to_owned();
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ pub mod array {
         fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             self.internal
                 .lock()
-                .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
+                .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ pub mod array {
         Ok(typ)
     }
 
-    fn check_type_code(spec: PyUtf8StrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<ArrayContentType> {
+    fn check_type_code(spec: &Py<PyUtf8Str>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<ArrayContentType> {
         let spec = spec.as_str().chars().exactly_one().map_err(|_| {
             vm.new_type_error(
                 "_array_reconstructor() argument 2 must be a unicode character, not str",
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ pub mod array {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn _array_reconstructor(args: ReconstructorArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyArrayRef> {
         let cls = check_array_type(args.arraytype, vm)?;
-        let mut array = check_type_code(args.typecode, vm)?;
+        let mut array = check_type_code(&args.typecode, vm)?;
         let format = args.mformat_code;
         let bytes = args.items.as_bytes();
         if !bytes.len().is_multiple_of(format.item_size()) {
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/csv.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/csv.rs
index 6b12922f5..442d26444 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/csv.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/csv.rs
@@ -1346,14 +1346,15 @@ mod _csv {
             self.dialect.clone()
         }
 
-        fn writerow_quoted_strings(&self, row: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        fn writerow_quoted_strings(&self, row: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let _state = self.state.lock();
-            let row: ArgIterable = ArgIterable::try_from_object(vm, row.clone()).map_err(|_e| {
-                new_csv_error(
-                    vm,
-                    format!("'{}' object is not iterable", row.class().name()),
-                )
-            })?;
+            let row: ArgIterable =
+                ArgIterable::try_from_object(vm, row.to_owned()).map_err(|_e| {
+                    new_csv_error(
+                        vm,
+                        format!("'{}' object is not iterable", row.class().name()),
+                    )
+                })?;
             let fields = row.iter(vm)?.collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?;
             let single_field = fields.len() == 1;
             let mut output = Vec::new();
@@ -1396,15 +1397,16 @@ mod _csv {
             self.write.call((s,), vm)
         }
 
-        fn writerow_quote_none(&self, row: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        fn writerow_quote_none(&self, row: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let _state = self.state.lock();
 
-            let row: ArgIterable = ArgIterable::try_from_object(vm, row.clone()).map_err(|_e| {
-                new_csv_error(
-                    vm,
-                    format!("'{}' object is not iterable", row.class().name()),
-                )
-            })?;
+            let row: ArgIterable =
+                ArgIterable::try_from_object(vm, row.to_owned()).map_err(|_e| {
+                    new_csv_error(
+                        vm,
+                        format!("'{}' object is not iterable", row.class().name()),
+                    )
+                })?;
 
             let fields = row.iter(vm)?.collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?;
             let single_field = fields.len() == 1;
@@ -1443,15 +1445,16 @@ mod _csv {
             self.write.call((s,), vm)
         }
 
-        fn writerow_minimal(&self, row: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        fn writerow_minimal(&self, row: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let _state = self.state.lock();
 
-            let row: ArgIterable = ArgIterable::try_from_object(vm, row.clone()).map_err(|_e| {
-                new_csv_error(
-                    vm,
-                    format!("'{}' object is not iterable", row.class().name()),
-                )
-            })?;
+            let row: ArgIterable =
+                ArgIterable::try_from_object(vm, row.to_owned()).map_err(|_e| {
+                    new_csv_error(
+                        vm,
+                        format!("'{}' object is not iterable", row.class().name()),
+                    )
+                })?;
 
             let fields = row.iter(vm)?.collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?;
             let single_field = fields.len() == 1;
@@ -1495,11 +1498,11 @@ mod _csv {
         #[pymethod]
         fn writerow(&self, row: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             match self.dialect.quoting {
-                QuoteStyle::None => return self.writerow_quote_none(row, vm),
+                QuoteStyle::None => return self.writerow_quote_none(&row, vm),
                 QuoteStyle::Strings | QuoteStyle::Notnull => {
-                    return self.writerow_quoted_strings(row, vm);
+                    return self.writerow_quoted_strings(&row, vm);
                 }
-                QuoteStyle::Minimal => return self.writerow_minimal(row, vm),
+                QuoteStyle::Minimal => return self.writerow_minimal(&row, vm),
                 _ => {}
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs
index d1f593a19..9f6efa5e0 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _elementtree {
         fn set_events(
             &self,
             events_append: PyObjectRef,
-            events_to_report: PyObjectRef,
+            events_to_report: &PyObject,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             {
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _elementtree {
                 st.end_ns_event = None;
                 st.comment_event = None;
                 st.pi_event = None;
-                if vm.is_none(&events_to_report) {
+                if vm.is_none(events_to_report) {
                     st.end_event = Some(vm.ctx.new_str("end").into());
                     return Ok(());
                 }
@@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _elementtree {
             Ok(value)
         }
 
-        fn raise_expat_error(&self, err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        fn raise_expat_error(&self, err: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             let message = err.str(vm)?;
             let code = err
                 .get_attr("code", vm)
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _elementtree {
                     if let Ok(error_type) = error_type.downcast::<PyType>()
                         && e.fast_isinstance(&error_type)
                     {
-                        self.raise_expat_error(e.into(), vm)?;
+                        self.raise_expat_error(e.as_object(), vm)?;
                         unreachable!()
                     }
                     Err(e)
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _elementtree {
                 ));
             };
             let append = events_queue.get_attr("append", vm)?;
-            builder.set_events(append, events_to_report.unwrap_or_none(vm), vm)?;
+            builder.set_events(append, &events_to_report.unwrap_or_none(vm), vm)?;
             // Comments and processing instructions are only reported once
             // asked for, so their handlers are installed lazily here.
             let this = zelf.as_object();
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs
index a863c6fa3..591604b7b 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _hashlib {
         Ok(new_xof_hasher("shake_256", data))
     }
 
-    fn parse_unsigned_int(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<u64> {
+    fn parse_unsigned_int(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<u64> {
         let value = obj.try_index(vm)?;
         if value.as_bigint().sign() == malachite_bigint::Sign::Minus {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error("Cannot convert negative int"));
@@ -960,14 +960,14 @@ pub(crate) mod _hashlib {
 
         let leaf_size = match args.leaf_size.into_option() {
             Some(obj) => {
-                let value = parse_unsigned_int(obj, vm)?;
+                let value = parse_unsigned_int(&obj, vm)?;
                 u32::try_from(value).map_err(|_| vm.new_overflow_error("leaf_size is too large"))?
             }
             None => 0,
         };
         let node_offset = match args.node_offset.into_option() {
             Some(obj) => {
-                let value = parse_unsigned_int(obj, vm)?;
+                let value = parse_unsigned_int(&obj, vm)?;
                 if value > max_node_offset {
                     return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("node_offset is too large"));
                 }
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/json.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/json.rs
index e2d1b7f86..3842e1ced 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/json.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/json.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ mod _json {
             pystr: PyStrRef,
             char_idx: usize,
             byte_idx: usize,
-            scan_once: PyObjectRef,
+            scan_once: &PyObject,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<PyIterReturn> {
             flame_guard!("JsonScanner::parse");
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ mod _json {
                     // Parse object in Rust
                     let mut memo = HashMap::new();
                     return self
-                        .parse_object(pystr, char_idx + 1, byte_idx + 1, &scan_once, &mut memo, vm)
+                        .parse_object(pystr, char_idx + 1, byte_idx + 1, scan_once, &mut memo, vm)
                         .map(|(obj, end_char, _end_byte)| {
                             PyIterReturn::Return(vm.new_tuple((obj, end_char)).into())
                         });
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ mod _json {
                     // Parse array in Rust
                     let mut memo = HashMap::new();
                     return self
-                        .parse_array(pystr, char_idx + 1, byte_idx + 1, &scan_once, &mut memo, vm)
+                        .parse_array(pystr, char_idx + 1, byte_idx + 1, scan_once, &mut memo, vm)
                         .map(|(obj, end_char, _end_byte)| {
                             PyIterReturn::Return(vm.new_tuple((obj, end_char)).into())
                         });
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ mod _json {
                 }
             };
 
-            zelf.parse(pystr, char_idx, byte_idx, zelf.to_owned().into(), vm)
+            zelf.parse(pystr, char_idx, byte_idx, zelf.as_object(), vm)
                 .and_then(|x| x.to_pyresult(vm))
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs
index e05306d86..bc44fde8d 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ mod _lzma {
     }
 
     fn parse_filter_chain(
-        filter_specs: PyObjectRef,
+        filter_specs: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<Vec<backend::FilterSpec>> {
         const LZMA_FILTERS_MAX: usize = 4;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ mod _lzma {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<Option<Vec<backend::FilterSpec>>> {
         filters
-            .map(|filters| parse_filter_chain(filters, vm))
+            .map(|filters| parse_filter_chain(&filters, vm))
             .transpose()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs
index 6136e2d19..8fbd184fc 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ mod mmap {
                 ass_item: atomic_func!(|seq, i, value, vm| {
                     let zelf = PyMmap::sequence_downcast(seq);
                     if let Some(value) = value {
-                        PyMmap::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, value, vm)
+                        PyMmap::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, &value, vm)
                     } else {
                         Err(vm
                             .new_type_error("mmap object doesn't support item deletion".to_owned()))
@@ -905,9 +905,9 @@ mod mmap {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             fn args(
-                dest: PyIntRef,
-                src: PyIntRef,
-                cnt: PyIntRef,
+                dest: &Py<PyInt>,
+                src: &Py<PyInt>,
+                cnt: &Py<PyInt>,
                 size: usize,
                 vm: &VirtualMachine,
             ) -> Option<(usize, usize, usize)> {
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ mod mmap {
             }
 
             let size = self.__len__();
-            let (dest, src, cnt) = args(dest, src, cnt, size, vm)
+            let (dest, src, cnt) = args(&dest, &src, &cnt, size, vm)
                 .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_value_error("source, destination, or count out of range"))?;
 
             let dest_end = dest + cnt;
@@ -1234,17 +1234,17 @@ mod mmap {
             Ok(())
         }
 
-        fn __getitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
-            self.getitem_inner(&needle, vm)
+        fn __getitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
+            self.getitem_inner(needle, vm)
         }
 
         fn __setitem__(
             zelf: &Py<Self>,
-            needle: PyObjectRef,
+            needle: &PyObject,
             value: PyObjectRef,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
-            Self::setitem_inner(zelf, &needle, value, vm)
+            Self::setitem_inner(zelf, needle, value, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -1358,22 +1358,22 @@ mod mmap {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             match SequenceIndex::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, needle, "mmap")? {
-                SequenceIndex::Int(i) => Self::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, value, vm),
-                SequenceIndex::Slice(slice) => Self::setitem_by_slice(zelf, &slice, value, vm),
+                SequenceIndex::Int(i) => Self::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, &value, vm),
+                SequenceIndex::Slice(slice) => Self::setitem_by_slice(zelf, &slice, &value, vm),
             }
         }
 
         fn setitem_by_index(
             &self,
             i: isize,
-            value: PyObjectRef,
+            value: &PyObject,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             let i: usize = i
                 .wrapped_at(self.__len__())
                 .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("mmap index out of range"))?;
 
-            let b = value_from_object(vm, &value)?;
+            let b = value_from_object(vm, value)?;
 
             self.try_writable(vm, |mmap| {
                 mmap[i] = b;
@@ -1385,12 +1385,12 @@ mod mmap {
         fn setitem_by_slice(
             &self,
             slice: &SaturatedSlice,
-            value: PyObjectRef,
+            value: &PyObject,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             let (range, step, slice_len) = slice.adjust_indices(self.__len__());
 
-            let bytes = bytes_from_object(vm, &value)?;
+            let bytes = bytes_from_object(vm, value)?;
 
             if bytes.len() != slice_len {
                 return Err(vm.new_index_error("mmap slice assignment is wrong size"));
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/pickle.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/pickle.rs
index d38ba9426..4eca3f9e2 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/pickle.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/pickle.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ mod _pickle {
         frame_end: Option<usize>,
     }
 
-    fn to_byte_vec(obj: PyObjectRef, what: &str, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    fn to_byte_vec(obj: &PyObject, what: &str, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Vec<u8>> {
         obj.downcast_ref::<crate::vm::builtins::PyBytes>()
             .map(|b| b.as_bytes().to_vec())
             .ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ mod _pickle {
             {
                 match peek.call((PREFETCH,), vm) {
                     Ok(data) => {
-                        let data = to_byte_vec(data, "peek", vm)?;
+                        let data = to_byte_vec(&data, "peek", vm)?;
                         let len = data.len();
                         self.set_input(data, false);
                         if n <= len {
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ mod _pickle {
                 }
             }
             let read = self.read.clone().expect("file input");
-            let data = to_byte_vec(read.call((n,), vm)?, "read", vm)?;
+            let data = read.call((n,), vm)?;
+            let data = to_byte_vec(&data, "read", vm)?;
             let len = data.len();
             self.set_input(data, true);
             Ok(len)
@@ -363,7 +364,8 @@ mod _pickle {
             }
             self.skip_consumed(vm)?;
             let readline = self.readline.clone().expect("file input");
-            let data = to_byte_vec(readline.call((), vm)?, "readline", vm)?;
+            let data = readline.call((), vm)?;
+            let data = to_byte_vec(&data, "readline", vm)?;
             let len = data.len();
             self.set_input(data, true);
             if len == 0 || self.buf[len - 1] != b'\n' {
@@ -1403,7 +1405,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                 Some(BUILD) => {
                     let state = pop!();
                     let inst = top!();
-                    load_build(inst, state, vm)?;
+                    load_build(&inst, state, vm)?;
                 }
                 Some(EXT1) => {
                     let code = st.read_n(1, vm)?[0] as i32;
@@ -1528,8 +1530,8 @@ mod _pickle {
         cls.call(args, vm)
     }
 
-    fn load_build(inst: PyObjectRef, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        if let Some(setstate) = vm.get_attribute_opt(inst.clone(), "__setstate__")? {
+    fn load_build(inst: &PyObject, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        if let Some(setstate) = vm.get_attribute_opt(inst.to_owned(), "__setstate__")? {
             setstate.call((state,), vm)?;
             return Ok(());
         }
@@ -2029,7 +2031,7 @@ mod _pickle {
     impl PyPickler {
         #[pymethod]
         fn dump(zelf: &Py<Self>, obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-            dump_impl(zelf, obj, vm)
+            dump_impl(zelf, &obj, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -2384,7 +2386,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                 if data.as_bytes().is_empty() {
                     let bytes_type: PyObjectRef = vm.ctx.types.bytes_type.to_owned().into();
                     return self.save_reduce(
-                        bytes_type,
+                        &bytes_type,
                         vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![]).into(),
                         None,
                         None,
@@ -2402,7 +2404,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                     vm.ctx.new_str("latin1").into(),
                 ]);
                 return self.save_reduce(
-                    encode,
+                    &encode,
                     args.into(),
                     None,
                     None,
@@ -2432,7 +2434,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                     vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![vm.ctx.new_bytes(data).into()])
                 };
                 return self.save_reduce(
-                    bytearray_type,
+                    &bytearray_type,
                     args.into(),
                     None,
                     None,
@@ -2784,7 +2786,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                 let elements = vm.ctx.new_list(set.elements());
                 let set_type: PyObjectRef = vm.ctx.types.set_type.to_owned().into();
                 return self.save_reduce(
-                    set_type,
+                    &set_type,
                     vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![elements.into()]).into(),
                     None,
                     None,
@@ -2819,7 +2821,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                 let elements = vm.ctx.new_list(set.elements());
                 let frozenset_type: PyObjectRef = vm.ctx.types.frozenset_type.to_owned().into();
                 return self.save_reduce(
-                    frozenset_type,
+                    &frozenset_type,
                     vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![elements.into()]).into(),
                     None,
                     None,
@@ -3022,7 +3024,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                 items.get(i).filter(|o| !vm.is_none(o)).cloned()
             };
             self.save_reduce(
-                items[0].clone(),
+                &items[0],
                 items[1].clone(),
                 opt(2),
                 opt(3),
@@ -3036,7 +3038,7 @@ mod _pickle {
         #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
         fn save_reduce(
             &mut self,
-            func: PyObjectRef,
+            func: &PyObject,
             args: PyObjectRef,
             state: Option<PyObjectRef>,
             listitems: Option<PyObjectRef>,
@@ -3050,7 +3052,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                     vm,
                     format!(
                         "first item of the tuple returned by __reduce__ must be callable, not {}",
-                        obj_type_name(&func, vm)
+                        obj_type_name(func, vm)
                     ),
                 ));
             }
@@ -3101,7 +3103,7 @@ mod _pickle {
             let obj_name =
                 |vm: &VirtualMachine| obj.map_or_else(String::new, |o| obj_type_name(o, vm));
             let func_name = vm
-                .get_attribute_opt(func.clone(), "__name__")?
+                .get_attribute_opt(func.to_owned(), "__name__")?
                 .and_then(|o| {
                     o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>()
                         .map(|s| s.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
@@ -3238,7 +3240,7 @@ mod _pickle {
                 })?;
                 self.write(&[NEWOBJ as u8]);
             } else {
-                self.save(&func, false, vm).map_err(|e| {
+                self.save(func, false, vm).map_err(|e| {
                     add_note(
                         e,
                         format!("when serializing {} reconstructor", obj_name(vm)),
@@ -3334,7 +3336,7 @@ mod _pickle {
             };
             match singleton {
                 Some(value) => self.save_reduce(
-                    type_type,
+                    &type_type,
                     vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![value]).into(),
                     None,
                     None,
@@ -3699,7 +3701,7 @@ mod _pickle {
         }
     }
 
-    fn dump_impl(zelf: &Py<PyPickler>, obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+    fn dump_impl(zelf: &Py<PyPickler>, obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         let Some(mut out) = zelf.out.try_lock() else {
             return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Pickler.dump() called recursively"));
         };
@@ -3754,7 +3756,7 @@ mod _pickle {
             buffer_callback,
             copyreg: None,
         };
-        ctx.save(&obj, false, vm)?;
+        ctx.save(obj, false, vm)?;
         ctx.write(&[STOP as u8]);
         out.commit_frame();
         out.flush_to_file(vm)?;
@@ -3800,7 +3802,7 @@ mod _pickle {
             config: PyRwLock::new(config),
         }
         .into_ref(&vm.ctx);
-        dump_impl(&pickler, args.obj, vm)
+        dump_impl(&pickler, &args.obj, vm)
     }
 
     #[derive(FromArgs)]
@@ -3830,7 +3832,7 @@ mod _pickle {
             config: PyRwLock::new(config),
         }
         .into_ref(&vm.ctx);
-        dump_impl(&pickler, args.obj, vm)?;
+        dump_impl(&pickler, &args.obj, vm)?;
         let data = core::mem::take(&mut pickler.out.lock().buf);
         Ok(vm.ctx.new_bytes(data).into())
     }
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs
index 080c06468..960bec9a1 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::vm::{
     builtins::PyListRef,
     function::ArgSequence,
     ospath::OsPath,
-    {PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine},
+    {PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine},
 };
 use rustpython_host_env::posix as host_posix;
 use std::{
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ struct RawUid(u32);
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 struct RawGid(u32);
 
-fn try_from_id(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef, typ_name: &str) -> PyResult<u32> {
+fn try_from_id(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: &PyObject, typ_name: &str) -> PyResult<u32> {
     use core::cmp::Ordering;
     let i = obj
         .try_to_ref::<crate::vm::builtins::PyInt>(vm)
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ fn try_from_id(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef, typ_name: &str) -> PyResul
 
 impl TryFromObject for RawUid {
     fn try_from_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        try_from_id(vm, obj, "uid").map(Self)
+        try_from_id(vm, &obj, "uid").map(Self)
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFromObject for RawGid {
     fn try_from_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        try_from_id(vm, obj, "gid").map(Self)
+        try_from_id(vm, &obj, "gid").map(Self)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/resource.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/resource.rs
index 20bdecfea..2a95f28db 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/resource.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/resource.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ pub(crate) use resource::module_def;
 #[pymodule]
 mod resource {
     use crate::vm::{
-        PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, VirtualMachine,
-        builtins::PyIntRef,
+        Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, VirtualMachine,
+        builtins::{PyInt, PyIntRef},
         convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
         types::PyStructSequence,
     };
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ mod resource {
         }
     }
 
-    fn py2rlim(obj: PyIntRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<host_resource::rlim_t> {
+    fn py2rlim(obj: &Py<PyInt>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<host_resource::rlim_t> {
         let value = obj.try_to_primitive::<isize>(vm)?;
 
         if value.is_negative() {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ mod resource {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn getrlimit(resource: PyIntRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Limits> {
-        let resource = py2rlim(resource, vm)?;
+        let resource = py2rlim(&resource, vm)?;
 
         if resource >= RLIM_NLIMITS as host_resource::rlim_t {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid resource specified"));
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ mod resource {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn setrlimit(resource: PyIntRef, limits: Limits, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let resource = py2rlim(resource, vm)?;
+        let resource = py2rlim(&resource, vm)?;
 
         if resource >= RLIM_NLIMITS as host_resource::rlim_t {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid resource specified"));
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs
index 4749be889..c8f6af6af 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mod _socket {
     #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "redox")))]
     use crate::vm::convert::ToPyException;
     use crate::vm::{
-        AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
+        AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
         builtins::{
             PyBaseExceptionRef, PyListRef, PyModule, PyOSError, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef,
             PyUtf8StrRef,
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ mod _socket {
     };
 }
 
-    fn get_raw_sock(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<RawSocket> {
+    fn get_raw_sock(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<RawSocket> {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         type CastFrom = core::ffi::c_long;
         #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ mod _socket {
         type Args = SocketInitArgs;
 
         fn init(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-            Self::_init(zelf, args, vm).map_err(|e| e.into_pyexception(vm))
+            Self::_init(&zelf, args, vm).map_err(|e| e.into_pyexception(vm))
         }
     }
 
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ mod _socket {
     )]
     impl PySocket {
         fn _init(
-            zelf: PyRef<Self>,
+            zelf: &Py<Self>,
             args: <Self as Initializer>::Args,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> Result<(), IoOrPyException> {
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ mod _socket {
                 }
 
                 // Not bytes, treat as regular fileno
-                let fileno = get_raw_sock(fileno_obj, vm)?;
+                let fileno = get_raw_sock(&fileno_obj, vm)?;
                 sock = sock_from_raw(fileno, vm)?;
                 match sock.local_addr() {
                     Ok(addr) if family == -1 => family = addr.family() as i32,
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ mod _socket {
             #[cfg(not(windows))]
             let fileno = fileno
                 .flatten()
-                .map(|obj| get_raw_sock(obj, vm))
+                .map(|obj| get_raw_sock(&obj, vm))
                 .transpose()?;
             #[cfg(not(windows))]
             if let Some(fileno) = fileno {
@@ -3075,7 +3075,7 @@ mod _socket {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn dup(x: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Result<RawSocket, IoOrPyException> {
-        let sock = get_raw_sock(x, vm)?;
+        let sock = get_raw_sock(&x, vm)?;
         let sock = core::mem::ManuallyDrop::new(sock_from_raw(sock, vm)?);
         let newsock = sock.try_clone()?;
         let fd = into_sock_fileno(newsock);
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@ mod _socket {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn close(x: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Result<(), IoOrPyException> {
-        Ok(close_inner(get_raw_sock(x, vm)?)?)
+        Ok(close_inner(get_raw_sock(&x, vm)?)?)
     }
 
     fn close_inner(x: RawSocket) -> io::Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/unicodedata.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/unicodedata.rs
index 122957439..fd74e73d0 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/unicodedata.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/unicodedata.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
     use super::{NormalizeFormArg, unicode_core};
     use crate::vm::{
         Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
-        builtins::{PyModule, PyStrRef},
+        builtins::{PyModule, PyStr, PyStrRef},
         function::OptionalArg,
     };
     use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
             }
         }
 
-        fn extract_char(&self, character: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<CodePoint> {
+        fn extract_char(&self, character: &Py<PyStr>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<CodePoint> {
             character
                 .as_wtf8()
                 .code_points()
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
     impl Ucd {
         #[pymethod]
         fn category(&self, chr: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<&'static str> {
-            self.extract_char(chr, vm).map(|c| self.inner.category(c))
+            self.extract_char(&chr, vm).map(|c| self.inner.category(c))
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
             default: OptionalArg<PyObjectRef>,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult {
-            if let Some(name) = self.extract_char(chr, vm)?.to_char().and_then(|ch| {
+            if let Some(name) = self.extract_char(&chr, vm)?.to_char().and_then(|ch| {
                 self.inner
                     .membership(ch)
                     .then(|| unicode_core::character_name(ch))
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ mod unicodedata {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn bidirectional(&self, chr: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<&'static str> {
-            self.extract_char(chr, vm)
+            self.extract_char(&chr, vm)
                 .map(|c| self.inner.bidirectional(c))
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn east_asian_width(&self, chr: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<&'static str> {
-            self.extract_char(chr, vm)
+            self.extract_char(&chr, vm)
                 .map(|c| self.inner.east_asian_width(c))
         }
 
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ mod unicodedata {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn mirrored(&self, chr: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<i32> {
-            self.extract_char(chr, vm).map(|c| self.inner.mirrored(c))
+            self.extract_char(&chr, vm).map(|c| self.inner.mirrored(c))
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn combining(&self, chr: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<u8> {
-            self.extract_char(chr, vm).map(|c| self.inner.combining(c))
+            self.extract_char(&chr, vm).map(|c| self.inner.combining(c))
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn decomposition(&self, chr: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
-            self.extract_char(chr, vm)
+            self.extract_char(&chr, vm)
                 .map(|c| self.inner.decomposition(c))
         }
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
             default: OptionalArg<PyObjectRef>,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
-            let ch = self.extract_char(chr, vm)?;
+            let ch = self.extract_char(&chr, vm)?;
             self.inner
                 .digit(ch)
                 .map(|value| vm.ctx.new_int(value).into())
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
             default: OptionalArg<PyObjectRef>,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
-            let ch = self.extract_char(chr, vm)?;
+            let ch = self.extract_char(&chr, vm)?;
             self.inner
                 .decimal(ch)
                 .map(|value| vm.ctx.new_int(value).into())
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ mod unicodedata {
             default: OptionalArg<PyObjectRef>,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
-            let ch = self.extract_char(chr, vm)?;
+            let ch = self.extract_char(&chr, vm)?;
             self.inner
                 .numeric(ch)
                 .map(|value| vm.ctx.new_float(value).into())
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/anystr.rs b/crates/vm/src/anystr.rs
index 4896f2789..20c2de260 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/anystr.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/anystr.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use num_traits::{cast::ToPrimitive, sign::Signed};
 use rustpython_unicode::case;
 
 use crate::{
-    AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
-    builtins::{PyIntRef, PyTuple},
+    AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+    builtins::{PyInt, PyIntRef, PyTuple},
     convert::TryFromBorrowedObject,
     function::OptionalOption,
 };
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl StartsEndsWithArgs {
     }
 }
 
-fn saturate_to_isize(py_int: PyIntRef) -> isize {
+fn saturate_to_isize(py_int: &Py<PyInt>) -> isize {
     let big = py_int.as_bigint();
     big.to_isize().unwrap_or_else(|| {
         if big.is_negative() {
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ pub(crate) fn adjust_indices(
     end: Option<PyIntRef>,
     len: usize,
 ) -> Range<usize> {
-    let mut start = start.map_or(0, saturate_to_isize);
-    let mut end = end.map_or(len as isize, saturate_to_isize);
+    let mut start = start.as_deref().map_or(0, saturate_to_isize);
+    let mut end = end.as_deref().map_or(len as isize, saturate_to_isize);
     if end > len as isize {
         end = len as isize;
     } else if end < 0 {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/buffer.rs b/crates/vm/src/buffer.rs
index 05816455c..dd48d0065 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/buffer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+    AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
     builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyBytesRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef},
     common::{static_cell, str::wchar_t},
     convert::ToPyObject,
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ macro_rules! make_pack_prim_int {
                 arg: PyObjectRef,
                 data: &mut [u8],
             ) -> Result<(), PackError> {
-                let i: $T = get_int_or_index(vm, code, arg)?;
+                let i: $T = get_int_or_index(vm, code, &arg)?;
                 i.pack_int::<E>(data);
                 Ok(())
             }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ macro_rules! make_pack_prim_int {
 fn get_int_or_index<T>(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     code: FormatType,
-    arg: PyObjectRef,
+    arg: &PyObject,
 ) -> Result<T, PackError>
 where
     T: PrimInt + fmt::Display + for<'a> TryFrom<&'a BigInt>,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs
index 1d6ebe55f..28d598ebf 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ impl PyBool {
 }
 
 impl PyBool {
-    pub(crate) fn __or__(lhs: PyObjectRef, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
+    pub(crate) fn __or__(lhs: &PyObject, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
         if lhs.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.bool_type)
             && rhs.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.bool_type)
         {
-            let lhs = get_value(&lhs);
+            let lhs = get_value(lhs);
             let rhs = get_value(&rhs);
             (lhs || rhs).to_pyobject(vm)
         } else if let Some(lhs) = lhs.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ impl PyBool {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn __and__(lhs: PyObjectRef, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
+    pub(crate) fn __and__(lhs: &PyObject, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
         if lhs.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.bool_type)
             && rhs.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.bool_type)
         {
-            let lhs = get_value(&lhs);
+            let lhs = get_value(lhs);
             let rhs = get_value(&rhs);
             (lhs && rhs).to_pyobject(vm)
         } else if let Some(lhs) = lhs.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ impl PyBool {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn __xor__(lhs: PyObjectRef, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
+    pub(crate) fn __xor__(lhs: &PyObject, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
         if lhs.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.bool_type)
             && rhs.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.bool_type)
         {
-            let lhs = get_value(&lhs);
+            let lhs = get_value(lhs);
             let rhs = get_value(&rhs);
             (lhs ^ rhs).to_pyobject(vm)
         } else if let Some(lhs) = lhs.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ impl PyBool {
 impl AsNumber for PyBool {
     fn as_number() -> &'static PyNumberMethods {
         static AS_NUMBER: PyNumberMethods = PyNumberMethods {
-            and: Some(|a, b, vm| PyBool::__and__(a.to_owned(), b.to_owned(), vm).to_pyresult(vm)),
-            xor: Some(|a, b, vm| PyBool::__xor__(a.to_owned(), b.to_owned(), vm).to_pyresult(vm)),
-            or: Some(|a, b, vm| PyBool::__or__(a.to_owned(), b.to_owned(), vm).to_pyresult(vm)),
+            and: Some(|a, b, vm| PyBool::__and__(a, b.to_owned(), vm).to_pyresult(vm)),
+            xor: Some(|a, b, vm| PyBool::__xor__(a, b.to_owned(), vm).to_pyresult(vm)),
+            or: Some(|a, b, vm| PyBool::__or__(a, b.to_owned(), vm).to_pyresult(vm)),
             ..PyInt::AS_NUMBER
         };
         &AS_NUMBER
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
index a71be4650..19dc46deb 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ impl PyByteArray {
         self.inner().mul(value, vm).map(|x| x.into())
     }
 
-    fn _setitem_by_index(&self, i: isize, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let value = value_from_object(vm, &value)?;
+    fn _setitem_by_index(&self, i: isize, value: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        let value = value_from_object(vm, value)?;
         self.borrow_buf_mut().setitem_by_index(vm, i, value)
     }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl PyByteArray {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         match SequenceIndex::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, needle, "bytearray")? {
-            SequenceIndex::Int(i) => zelf._setitem_by_index(i, value, vm),
+            SequenceIndex::Int(i) => zelf._setitem_by_index(i, &value, vm),
             SequenceIndex::Slice(slice) => {
                 let items = if zelf.is(&value) {
                     zelf.borrow_buf().to_vec()
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ impl PyByteArray {
         Ok(zelf)
     }
 
-    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        self._getitem(&needle, vm)
+    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self._getitem(needle, vm)
     }
 
-    pub fn __delitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self._delitem(&needle, vm)
+    pub fn __delitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        self._delitem(needle, vm)
     }
 
     #[pystaticmethod]
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ impl PyByteArray {
 
     #[pyclassmethod]
     fn fromhex(cls: PyTypeRef, string: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let bytes = PyBytesInner::fromhex_object(string, vm)?;
+        let bytes = PyBytesInner::fromhex_object(&string, vm)?;
         let bytes = vm.ctx.new_bytes(bytes);
         let args = vec![bytes.into()].into();
         PyType::call(&cls, args, vm)
@@ -571,11 +571,11 @@ impl PyByteArray {
 impl Py<PyByteArray> {
     fn __setitem__(
         &self,
-        needle: PyObjectRef,
+        needle: &PyObject,
         value: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        PyByteArray::_setitem(self, &needle, value, vm)
+        PyByteArray::_setitem(self, needle, value, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -798,14 +798,14 @@ impl AsMapping for PyByteArray {
                 PyByteArray::mapping_downcast(mapping).__len__()
             )),
             subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
-                PyByteArray::mapping_downcast(mapping).__getitem__(needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyByteArray::mapping_downcast(mapping).__getitem__(needle, vm)
             }),
             ass_subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, value, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyByteArray::mapping_downcast(mapping);
                 if let Some(value) = value {
-                    zelf.__setitem__(needle.to_owned(), value, vm)
+                    zelf.__setitem__(needle, value, vm)
                 } else {
-                    zelf.__delitem__(needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                    zelf.__delitem__(needle, vm)
                 }
             }),
         };
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ impl AsSequence for PyByteArray {
             ass_item: atomic_func!(|seq, i, value, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyByteArray::sequence_downcast(seq);
                 if let Some(value) = value {
-                    zelf._setitem_by_index(i, value, vm)
+                    zelf._setitem_by_index(i, &value, vm)
                 } else {
                     zelf.borrow_buf_mut().delitem_by_index(vm, i)
                 }
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ impl PyByteArrayIterator {
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.internal
             .lock()
-            .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
+            .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
index e7d41c050..11e6956ad 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ impl PyBytes {
         PyBytesInner::maketrans(frm, to, vm)
     }
 
-    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        self._getitem(&needle, vm)
+    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self._getitem(needle, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl PyBytes {
 
     #[pyclassmethod]
     fn fromhex(cls: PyTypeRef, string: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let bytes = PyBytesInner::fromhex_object(string, vm)?;
+        let bytes = PyBytesInner::fromhex_object(&string, vm)?;
         let bytes = vm.ctx.new_bytes(bytes).into();
         PyType::call(&cls, vec![bytes].into(), vm)
     }
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ impl PyBytesIterator {
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.internal
             .lock()
-            .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.len()), vm)
+            .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.len()), vm)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/classmethod.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/classmethod.rs
index 29ab45608..c0f6d5f78 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/classmethod.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/classmethod.rs
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ impl PyClassMethod {
 
     #[pygetset]
     fn __annotations__(zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let callable = zelf.callable.lock().clone();
+        let callable = zelf.callable.lock();
         descriptor_get_wrapped_attribute(
-            callable,
+            &callable,
             zelf.as_object(),
             identifier!(vm.ctx, __annotations__),
             vm,
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ impl PyClassMethod {
 
     #[pygetset]
     fn __annotate__(zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let callable = zelf.callable.lock().clone();
+        let callable = zelf.callable.lock();
         descriptor_get_wrapped_attribute(
-            callable,
+            &callable,
             zelf.as_object(),
             identifier!(vm.ctx, __annotate__),
             vm,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ pub(crate) fn functools_wraps(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn descriptor_get_wrapped_attribute(
-    wrapped: PyObjectRef,
+    wrapped: &PyObject,
     obj: &PyObject,
     name: &'static PyStrInterned,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
index e848353e8..50b35151d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl PyMemberDef {
     fn get(&self, obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         match self.getter {
             MemberGetter::Getter(getter) => (getter)(vm, obj),
-            MemberGetter::Offset(offset) => get_slot_from_object(obj, offset, self, vm),
+            MemberGetter::Offset(offset) => get_slot_from_object(&obj, offset, self, vm),
         }
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl PyMemberDef {
                 Some(setter) => (setter)(vm, obj, value),
                 None => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("readonly attribute")),
             },
-            MemberSetter::Offset(offset) => set_slot_at_object(obj, offset, self, value, vm),
+            MemberSetter::Offset(offset) => set_slot_at_object(&obj, offset, self, value, vm),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ impl PyMemberDescriptor {
 
 // PyMember_GetOne
 fn get_slot_from_object(
-    obj: PyObjectRef,
+    obj: &PyObject,
     offset: usize,
     member: &PyMemberDef,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ fn get_slot_from_object(
 
 // PyMember_SetOne
 fn set_slot_at_object(
-    obj: PyObjectRef,
+    obj: &PyObject,
     offset: usize,
     member: &PyMemberDef,
     value: PySetterValue,
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ impl SlotFunc {
             // Buffer protocol
             Self::GetBuffer(func) => {
                 let (flags_obj,): (PyObjectRef,) = args.bind(vm)?;
-                let buffer = func(&obj, parse_buffer_flags(flags_obj, vm)?, vm)?;
+                let buffer = func(&obj, parse_buffer_flags(&flags_obj, vm)?, vm)?;
                 crate::builtins::PyMemoryView::from_buffer(buffer, vm)
                     .map(|mv| mv.into_pyobject(vm))
             }
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ impl SlotFunc {
                 let mv = mv_obj
                     .downcast::<crate::builtins::PyMemoryView>()
                     .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected a memoryview object"))?;
-                crate::builtins::memory::release_buffer_from_python(&obj, mv, vm)?;
+                crate::builtins::memory::release_buffer_from_python(&obj, &mv, vm)?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.none())
             }
         }
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ fn pow_args(args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(PyObjectRef, PyObj
 
 /// Parse the `flags` argument of `__buffer__`. wrap_buffer
 fn parse_buffer_flags(
-    arg: PyObjectRef,
+    arg: &PyObject,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<crate::protocol::BufferFlags> {
     use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
index 168328015..c69594e99 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl PyDict {
         let casted: Result<PyRefExact<Self>, _> = other.downcast_exact(vm);
         let other = match casted {
             Ok(dict_other) => {
-                return self.merge_dict(dict_other.into_pyref(), override_existing, vm);
+                return self.merge_dict(&dict_other, override_existing, vm);
             }
             Err(other) => other,
         };
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ impl PyDict {
 
     pub(crate) fn merge_dict(
         &self,
-        dict_other: PyDictRef,
+        dict_other: &Py<Self>,
         override_existing: bool,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         let dict = &self.entries;
         let dict_size = &dict_other.size();
-        for (key, value) in &dict_other {
+        for (key, value) in dict_other {
             if !override_existing && dict.contains(vm, &*key)? {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -315,10 +315,10 @@ impl PyDict {
     pub fn get_or_insert(
         &self,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
-        key: PyObjectRef,
+        key: &PyObject,
         default: impl FnOnce() -> PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult {
-        self.entries.setdefault(vm, &*key, default)
+        self.entries.setdefault(vm, key, default)
     }
 
     pub fn from_attributes(attrs: PyAttributes, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ impl PyDict {
                     }
                 } else {
                     for key in iterable.iter(vm)? {
-                        pydict.__setitem__(key?, value.clone(), vm)?;
+                        let key = key?;
+                        pydict.__setitem__(&key, value.clone(), vm)?;
                     }
                 }
                 Ok(pydict.into_pyref().into())
@@ -425,12 +426,12 @@ impl PyDict {
         core::mem::size_of::<Self>() + self.entries.sizeof()
     }
 
-    fn __contains__(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        self.entries.contains(vm, &*key)
+    fn __contains__(&self, key: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        self.entries.contains(vm, key)
     }
 
-    fn __delitem__(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.inner_delitem(&*key, vm)
+    fn __delitem__(&self, key: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        self.inner_delitem(key, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -438,13 +439,8 @@ impl PyDict {
         self.entries.clear()
     }
 
-    fn __setitem__(
-        &self,
-        key: PyObjectRef,
-        value: PyObjectRef,
-        vm: &VirtualMachine,
-    ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.inner_setitem(&*key, value, vm)
+    fn __setitem__(&self, key: &PyObject, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        self.inner_setitem(key, value, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -499,7 +495,7 @@ impl PyDict {
         let other_dict: Result<PyDictRef, _> = other.downcast();
         if let Ok(other) = other_dict {
             let self_cp = self.copy();
-            self_cp.merge_dict(other, true, vm)?;
+            self_cp.merge_dict(&other, true, vm)?;
             return Ok(self_cp.into_pyobject(vm));
         }
         Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented())
@@ -618,7 +614,7 @@ impl PyRef<PyDict> {
         let other_dict: Result<Self, _> = other.downcast();
         if let Ok(other) = other_dict {
             let other_cp = other.copy();
-            other_cp.merge_dict(self, true, vm)?;
+            other_cp.merge_dict(&self, true, vm)?;
             return Ok(other_cp.into_pyobject(vm));
         }
         Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented())
@@ -1550,8 +1546,8 @@ impl ViewSetOps for PyDictKeys {}
     )
 )]
 impl PyDictKeys {
-    fn __contains__(zelf: PyObjectRef, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        zelf.sequence_unchecked().contains(&key, vm)
+    fn __contains__(zelf: &PyObject, key: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        zelf.sequence_unchecked().contains(key, vm)
     }
 
     #[pygetset]
@@ -1614,8 +1610,8 @@ impl ViewSetOps for PyDictItems {}
     )
 )]
 impl PyDictItems {
-    fn __contains__(zelf: PyObjectRef, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        zelf.sequence_unchecked().contains(&needle, vm)
+    fn __contains__(zelf: &PyObject, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        zelf.sequence_unchecked().contains(needle, vm)
     }
     #[pygetset]
     fn mapping(zelf: PyRef<Self>) -> PyMappingProxy {
@@ -1649,7 +1645,7 @@ impl AsSequence for PyDictItems {
 
                 let zelf = PyDictItems::sequence_downcast(seq);
                 let key = &needle[0];
-                if !zelf.dict.__contains__(key.to_owned(), vm)? {
+                if !zelf.dict.__contains__(key, vm)? {
                     return Ok(false);
                 }
                 let value = &needle[1];
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs
index cf9fbcde5..0432ee87a 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl PyReverseSequenceIterator {
 
     #[pymethod]
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.internal.lock().set_state(state, |_, pos| pos, vm)
+        self.internal.lock().set_state(&state, |_, pos| pos, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/float.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
index b29e39b0a..8eadc0c04 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyFloat {
                 if let Some(f) = val.try_float_opt(vm) {
                     f?.value
                 } else {
-                    float_from_string(val, vm)?
+                    float_from_string(&val, vm)?
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyFloat {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn float_from_string(val: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<f64> {
+pub fn float_from_string(val: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<f64> {
     let (bytearray, buffer, buffer_lock, mapped_string);
     let b = if let Some(s) = val.downcast_ref::<PyStr>() {
         mapped_string = crate::protocol::numeric_literal_from_str(s);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pub fn float_from_string(val: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<f64>
     } else if let Some(buf) = val.downcast_ref::<PyByteArray>() {
         bytearray = buf.borrow_buf();
         &*bytearray
-    } else if let Ok(b) = ArgBytesLike::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, &val) {
+    } else if let Ok(b) = ArgBytesLike::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, val) {
         buffer = b;
         buffer_lock = buffer.borrow_buf();
         &*buffer_lock
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame_locals_proxy.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame_locals_proxy.rs
index 00ff76ff4..888c6ec95 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame_locals_proxy.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame_locals_proxy.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl FrameLocalsProxy {
         value: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.frame.framelocalsproxy_setitem(key, value, vm)
+        self.frame.framelocalsproxy_setitem(&key, value, vm)
     }
 
     fn __delitem__(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl FrameLocalsProxy {
     }
 
     fn __contains__(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        self.frame.framelocalsproxy_contains(key, vm)
+        self.frame.framelocalsproxy_contains(&key, vm)
     }
 
     fn __len__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ impl FrameLocalsProxy {
             .get_iter(vm)?;
         while let PyIterReturn::Return(key) = keys.next(vm)? {
             let value = other.get_item(&*key, vm)?;
-            self.frame.framelocalsproxy_setitem(key, value, vm)?;
+            self.frame.framelocalsproxy_setitem(&key, value, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ impl FrameLocalsProxy {
         Ok(vm.ctx.new_list(keys).into())
     }
 
-    fn __ior__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn __ior__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, other: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if other.downcast_ref::<PyDict>().is_none() && other.downcast_ref::<Self>().is_none() {
             return Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented());
         }
-        zelf.update_from(&other, vm)?;
+        zelf.update_from(other, vm)?;
         Ok(zelf.into())
     }
 
@@ -231,14 +231,14 @@ impl FrameLocalsProxy {
         if other.downcast_ref::<PyDict>().is_some() {
             // PyDict_Update reads a dict subclass's stored entries directly;
             // it does not dispatch to overridden mapping methods.
-            result.merge_dict(other.downcast().unwrap(), true, vm)?;
+            result.merge_dict(&other.downcast().unwrap(), true, vm)?;
         } else {
             result.merge_object(other, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(result.into())
     }
 
-    fn __ror__(&self, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn __ror__(&self, other: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         let Some(other) = other.downcast_ref::<PyDict>() else {
             return Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented());
         };
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl AsNumber for FrameLocalsProxy {
                 if let Some(proxy) = a.downcast_ref::<FrameLocalsProxy>() {
                     proxy.__or__(b.to_owned(), vm)
                 } else if let Some(proxy) = b.downcast_ref::<FrameLocalsProxy>() {
-                    proxy.__ror__(a.to_owned(), vm)
+                    proxy.__ror__(a, vm)
                 } else {
                     Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented())
                 }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ impl AsNumber for FrameLocalsProxy {
                     .to_owned()
                     .downcast::<FrameLocalsProxy>()
                     .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected FrameLocalsProxy"))?;
-                FrameLocalsProxy::__ior__(proxy, b.to_owned(), vm)
+                FrameLocalsProxy::__ior__(proxy, b, vm)
             }),
             ..PyNumberMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
         };
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
index f9c566f53..7ea4c01a6 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
@@ -117,25 +117,25 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
     }
 
     fn repr(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
-        fn repr_item(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
+        fn repr_item(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
             if obj.is(&vm.ctx.ellipsis) {
                 return Ok("...".to_string());
             }
 
             if vm
-                .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __origin__))?
+                .get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __origin__))?
                 .is_some()
                 && vm
-                    .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __args__))?
+                    .get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __args__))?
                     .is_some()
             {
                 return Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.to_string());
             }
 
             match (
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __qualname__))?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __qualname__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|n| n.to_string())),
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __module__))?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __module__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|m| m.to_string())),
             ) {
                 (None, _) | (_, None) => Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.to_string()),
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
                         .get(i)
                         .cloned()
                         .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("list index out of range"))?;
-                    parts.push(repr_item(item, vm)?);
+                    parts.push(repr_item(&item, vm)?);
                 }
                 Ok(format!("[{}]", parts.join(", ")))
             } else {
-                repr_item(obj, vm)
+                repr_item(&obj, vm)
             }
         }
 
         let repr_str = format!(
             "{}[{}]",
-            repr_item(self.origin.clone(), vm)?,
+            repr_item(&self.origin, vm)?,
             if self.args.is_empty() {
                 "()".to_owned()
             } else {
@@ -219,14 +219,8 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
         }
     }
 
-    fn __getitem__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let new_args = subs_parameters(
-            zelf.to_owned().into(),
-            zelf.args.clone(),
-            zelf.parameters.clone(),
-            needle,
-            vm,
-        )?;
+    fn __getitem__(zelf: &Py<Self>, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        let new_args = subs_parameters(zelf.as_object(), &zelf.args, &zelf.parameters, needle, vm)?;
 
         Ok(Self::new(zelf.origin.clone(), new_args, false, vm)?.into_pyobject(vm))
     }
@@ -235,7 +229,8 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
     fn __dir__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyList> {
         let dir = vm.dir(Some(self.__origin__()))?;
         for exc in &ATTR_EXCEPTIONS {
-            if !dir.__contains__((*exc).to_pyobject(vm), vm)? {
+            let exc_obj = (*exc).to_pyobject(vm);
+            if !dir.__contains__(&exc_obj, vm)? {
                 dir.append((*exc).to_pyobject(vm));
             }
         }
@@ -449,9 +444,9 @@ fn unpack_args(item: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyTupleRef {
 
 // _Py_subs_parameters
 pub(crate) fn subs_parameters(
-    alias: PyObjectRef, // = self
-    args: PyTupleRef,
-    parameters: PyTupleRef,
+    alias: &PyObject, // = self
+    args: &Py<PyTuple>,
+    parameters: &Py<PyTuple>,
     item: PyObjectRef,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
@@ -464,17 +459,17 @@ pub(crate) fn subs_parameters(
     let mut item: PyObjectRef = unpack_args(item, vm).into();
 
     // Step 2: Call __typing_prepare_subst__ on each parameter
-    for param in parameters.iter() {
+    for param in parameters {
         if let Ok(prepare) = param.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __typing_prepare_subst__), vm)
             && !prepare.is(&vm.ctx.none)
         {
             // Call prepare(self, item)
             item = if item.try_to_ref::<PyTuple>(vm).is_ok() {
-                prepare.call((alias.clone(), item.clone()), vm)?
+                prepare.call((alias.to_owned(), item.clone()), vm)?
             } else {
                 // Create a tuple with the single item's "O(O)" format
                 let tuple_args = PyTuple::new_ref(vec![item.clone()], &vm.ctx);
-                prepare.call((alias.clone(), tuple_args.to_pyobject(vm)), vm)?
+                prepare.call((alias.to_owned(), tuple_args.to_pyobject(vm)), vm)?
             };
         }
     }
@@ -500,7 +495,7 @@ pub(crate) fn subs_parameters(
     // Step 4: Replace all type variables
     let mut new_args = Vec::new();
 
-    for arg in args.iter() {
+    for arg in args {
         // Skip PyType objects
         if arg.class().is(vm.ctx.types.type_type) {
             new_args.push(arg.clone());
@@ -516,13 +511,7 @@ pub(crate) fn subs_parameters(
                 arg.downcast_ref::<PyList>().unwrap().borrow_vec().to_vec()
             };
             let sub_tuple = PyTuple::new_ref(sub_items, &vm.ctx);
-            let sub_result = subs_parameters(
-                alias.clone(),
-                sub_tuple,
-                parameters.clone(),
-                item.clone(),
-                vm,
-            )?;
+            let sub_result = subs_parameters(alias, &sub_tuple, parameters, item.clone(), vm)?;
             let substituted: PyObjectRef = if is_list {
                 // Convert tuple back to list
                 PyList::from(sub_result.as_slice().to_vec())
@@ -544,10 +533,10 @@ pub(crate) fn subs_parameters(
             if let Some(iparam) = tuple_index(parameters.as_slice(), arg) {
                 subst.call((arg_items[iparam].clone(),), vm)?
             } else {
-                subs_tvars(arg.clone(), &parameters, &arg_items, vm)?
+                subs_tvars(arg.clone(), parameters, &arg_items, vm)?
             }
         } else {
-            subs_tvars(arg.clone(), &parameters, &arg_items, vm)?
+            subs_tvars(arg.clone(), parameters, &arg_items, vm)?
         };
 
         if unpack {
@@ -574,7 +563,7 @@ impl AsMapping for PyGenericAlias {
         static AS_MAPPING: LazyLock<PyMappingMethods> = LazyLock::new(|| PyMappingMethods {
             subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyGenericAlias::mapping_downcast(mapping);
-                PyGenericAlias::__getitem__(zelf.to_owned(), needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyGenericAlias::__getitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), vm)
             }),
             ..PyMappingMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
         });
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/int.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
index c9b687168..23f91c629 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl PyInt {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn int_op<F>(&self, other: PyObjectRef, op: F) -> PyArithmeticValue<BigInt>
+    fn int_op<F>(&self, other: &PyObject, op: F) -> PyArithmeticValue<BigInt>
     where
         F: Fn(&BigInt, &BigInt) -> BigInt,
     {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ impl PyInt {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn general_op<F>(&self, other: PyObjectRef, op: F, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult
+    fn general_op<F>(&self, other: &PyObject, op: F, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult
     where
         F: Fn(&BigInt, &BigInt) -> PyResult,
     {
@@ -409,18 +409,18 @@ impl PyInt {
 )]
 impl PyInt {
     pub(crate) fn __xor__(&self, other: PyObjectRef) -> PyArithmeticValue<BigInt> {
-        self.int_op(other, |a, b| a ^ b)
+        self.int_op(&other, |a, b| a ^ b)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn __or__(&self, other: PyObjectRef) -> PyArithmeticValue<BigInt> {
-        self.int_op(other, |a, b| a | b)
+        self.int_op(&other, |a, b| a | b)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn __and__(&self, other: PyObjectRef) -> PyArithmeticValue<BigInt> {
-        self.int_op(other, |a, b| a & b)
+        self.int_op(&other, |a, b| a & b)
     }
 
-    fn modpow(&self, other: PyObjectRef, modulus: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn modpow(&self, other: &PyObject, modulus: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if other.downcast_ref::<Self>().is_none() {
             return Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented());
         }
@@ -757,9 +757,9 @@ impl PyInt {
         power: Some(|a, b, c, vm| {
             if let Some(a) = a.downcast_ref::<Self>() {
                 if vm.is_none(c) {
-                    a.general_op(b.to_owned(), |a, b| inner_pow(a, b, vm), vm)
+                    a.general_op(b, |a, b| inner_pow(a, b, vm), vm)
                 } else {
-                    a.modpow(b.to_owned(), c.to_owned(), vm)
+                    a.modpow(b, c, vm)
                 }
             } else {
                 Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented())
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/iter.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/iter.rs
index b5d710bef..856650643 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/iter.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/iter.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 use super::{PyInt, PyTupleRef, PyType};
 use crate::{
-    Context, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
+    Context, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     class::PyClassImpl,
     function::ArgCallable,
     object::{Traverse, TraverseFn},
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<T> PositionIterInternal<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_state<F>(&mut self, state: PyObjectRef, f: F, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()>
+    pub fn set_state<F>(&mut self, state: &PyObject, f: F, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()>
     where
         F: FnOnce(&T, usize) -> usize,
     {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl PySequenceIterator {
 
     #[pymethod]
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.internal.lock().set_state(state, |_, pos| pos, vm)
+        self.internal.lock().set_state(&state, |_, pos| pos, vm)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/list.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/list.rs
index 49ed1f1b3..537f0ca67 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/list.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/list.rs
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ impl PyList {
         Ok(Self::from(elements).into_ref(&vm.ctx))
     }
 
-    fn __add__(&self, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
-        self.concat(&other, vm)
+    fn __add__(&self, other: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
+        self.concat(other, vm)
     }
 
     fn inplace_concat(
@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@ impl PyList {
 
     fn __setitem__(
         &self,
-        needle: PyObjectRef,
+        needle: &PyObject,
         value: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self._setitem(&needle, value, vm)
+        self._setitem(needle, value, vm)
     }
 
     fn __mul__(&self, n: ArgSize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ impl PyList {
         self.mut_count(vm, &value)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn __contains__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        self.mut_contains(vm, &needle)
+    pub(crate) fn __contains__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        self.mut_contains(vm, needle)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ impl PyList {
         }
     }
 
-    fn __delitem__(&self, subscript: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self._delitem(&subscript, vm)
+    fn __delitem__(&self, subscript: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        self._delitem(subscript, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ impl PyListIterator {
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.internal
             .lock()
-            .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
+            .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ impl PyListReverseIterator {
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.internal
             .lock()
-            .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
+            .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.__len__()), vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
index f8c7677e5..4b6d27be1 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
         )))
     }
 
-    fn get_inner(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
+    fn get_inner(&self, key: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
         match &self.mapping {
-            MappingProxyInner::Class(class) => Self::class_get(class, &key, vm),
-            MappingProxyInner::Mapping(mapping) => mapping.mapping().subscript(&*key, vm).map(Some),
+            MappingProxyInner::Class(class) => Self::class_get(class, key, vm),
+            MappingProxyInner::Mapping(mapping) => mapping.mapping().subscript(key, vm).map(Some),
         }
     }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
     }
 
     pub fn __getitem__(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        self.get_inner(key.clone(), vm)?
+        self.get_inner(&key, vm)?
             .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_key_error(key))
     }
 
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn __contains__(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        self._contains(&key, vm)
+    pub fn __contains__(&self, key: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        self._contains(key, vm)
     }
 
     fn to_object(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
         )))
     }
 
-    fn __or__(&self, args: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        vm._or(self.copy(vm)?.as_ref(), args.as_ref())
+    fn __or__(&self, args: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        vm._or(self.copy(vm)?.as_ref(), args)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
index 062db05f4..cb53dbdc9 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
     PositionIterInternal, PyBytes, PyBytesRef, PyGenericAlias, PyInt, PyListRef, PySlice, PyStr,
-    PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef, PyUtf8StrRef, iter::builtins_iter,
+    PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef, PyUtf8Str, PyUtf8StrRef, iter::builtins_iter,
     locked_next,
 };
 use crate::common::lock::LazyLock;
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ impl PyMemoryView {
         Err(vm.new_value_error("memoryview.index(x): x not in memoryview"))
     }
 
-    fn cast_to_1d(&self, format: PyUtf8StrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
+    fn cast_to_1d(&self, format: &Py<PyUtf8Str>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let format_str = format.as_str();
         let Some(dest_char) = Self::native_fmtchar(format_str) else {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error(
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ impl PyMemoryView {
                 return Err(vm.new_type_error("memoryview: cast must be 1D -> ND or ND -> 1D"));
             }
 
-            let mut other = self.cast_to_1d(format, vm)?;
+            let mut other = self.cast_to_1d(&format, vm)?;
             let itemsize = other.desc.itemsize;
 
             // 0 ndim is single item, so the buffer has to be that one item
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ impl PyMemoryView {
 
             Ok(other.into_ref(&vm.ctx))
         } else {
-            Ok(self.cast_to_1d(format, vm)?.into_ref(&vm.ctx))
+            Ok(self.cast_to_1d(&format, vm)?.into_ref(&vm.ctx))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ pub(crate) fn buffer_from_python_getbuffer(
 // wrap_releasebuffer
 pub(crate) fn release_buffer_from_python(
     obj: &PyObject,
-    mv: PyRef<PyMemoryView>,
+    mv: &Py<PyMemoryView>,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<()> {
     let view_obj = &mv.buffer.obj;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
index d8507b1e5..9955b0cbd 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
@@ -702,14 +702,14 @@ fn get_items_iter(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(PyObjectRef,
 }
 
 /// reduce_newobj - creates reduce tuple for protocol >= 2
-fn reduce_newobj(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+fn reduce_newobj(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
     // Check if type has tp_new
     let cls = obj.class();
     if cls.slots.new.load().is_none() {
         return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!("cannot pickle '{}' object", cls.name())));
     }
 
-    let (args, kwargs) = get_new_arguments(&obj, vm)?;
+    let (args, kwargs) = get_new_arguments(obj, vm)?;
 
     let copyreg = vm.import("copyreg", 0)?;
 
@@ -752,9 +752,9 @@ fn reduce_newobj(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
     let is_dict = obj.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.dict_type);
     let required = !(has_args || is_list || is_dict);
 
-    let state = object_getstate(&obj, required, vm)?;
+    let state = object_getstate(obj, required, vm)?;
 
-    let (listitems, dictitems) = get_items_iter(&obj, vm)?;
+    let (listitems, dictitems) = get_items_iter(obj, vm)?;
 
     let result = vm
         .ctx
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ fn reduce_newobj(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
 
 fn common_reduce(obj: PyObjectRef, proto: usize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
     if proto >= 2 {
-        reduce_newobj(obj, vm)
+        reduce_newobj(&obj, vm)
     } else {
         let copyreg = vm.import("copyreg", 0)?;
         let reduce_ex = copyreg.get_attr("_reduce_ex", vm)?;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs
index d4bd6cdd5..246fb8635 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl PyProperty {
 
     // Helper method to create a new property with updated attributes
     fn clone_property_with(
-        zelf: PyRef<Self>,
+        zelf: &Py<Self>,
         new_getter: Option<PyObjectRef>,
         new_setter: Option<PyObjectRef>,
         new_deleter: Option<PyObjectRef>,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl PyProperty {
         getter: Option<PyObjectRef>,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
-        Self::clone_property_with(zelf, getter, None, None, vm)
+        Self::clone_property_with(&zelf, getter, None, None, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl PyProperty {
         setter: Option<PyObjectRef>,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
-        Self::clone_property_with(zelf, None, setter, None, vm)
+        Self::clone_property_with(&zelf, None, setter, None, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl PyProperty {
         deleter: Option<PyObjectRef>,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
-        Self::clone_property_with(zelf, None, None, deleter, vm)
+        Self::clone_property_with(&zelf, None, None, deleter, vm)
     }
 
     #[pygetset]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/range.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/range.rs
index 1252bcb5c..ee7c452dd 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/range.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/range.rs
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ impl PyRange {
 
     fn new_from(
         cls: PyTypeRef,
-        start: PyObjectRef,
-        stop: PyObjectRef,
+        start: &PyObject,
+        stop: &PyObject,
         step: OptionalArg<ArgIndex>,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
@@ -357,8 +357,9 @@ impl PyRange {
             let stop = args.bind_for(vm, Self::NAME)?;
             Self::new(cls, stop, vm)
         } else {
-            let (start, stop, step) = args.bind_for(vm, Self::NAME)?;
-            Self::new_from(cls, start, stop, step, vm)
+            let (start, stop, step): (PyObjectRef, PyObjectRef, OptionalArg<ArgIndex>) =
+                args.bind_for(vm, Self::NAME)?;
+            Self::new_from(cls, &start, &stop, step, vm)
         }?;
 
         Ok(range.into())
@@ -389,8 +390,8 @@ impl Py<PyRange> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn __contains__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
-        self.contains_inner(&needle, vm)
+    fn __contains__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        self.contains_inner(needle, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ impl PyLongRangeIterator {
 
     #[pymethod]
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.index.store(range_state(&self.length, state, vm)?);
+        self.index.store(range_state(&self.length, &state, vm)?);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -674,7 +675,7 @@ impl PyRangeIterator {
     #[pymethod]
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.index
-            .store(range_state(&BigInt::from(self.length), state, vm)?);
+            .store(range_state(&BigInt::from(self.length), &state, vm)?);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -736,7 +737,7 @@ fn range_iter_reduce(
 }
 
 // Silently clips state (i.e index) in range [0, usize::MAX].
-fn range_state(length: &BigInt, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
+fn range_state(length: &BigInt, state: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
     if let Some(i) = state.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
         let mut index = i.as_bigint();
         let max_usize = BigInt::from(usize::MAX);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/set.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/set.rs
index 1fc7c25b3..d9a82f337 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/set.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/set.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl PyFrozenSet {
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let inner = PySetInner::default();
         for elem in it {
-            inner.add(elem, vm)?;
+            inner.add(&elem, vm)?;
         }
         // FIXME: empty set check
         Ok(Self {
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ impl PySetInner {
     {
         let set = Self::default();
         for item in iter {
-            set.add(item?, vm)?;
+            let item = item?;
+            set.add(&item, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(set)
     }
@@ -284,12 +285,13 @@ impl PySetInner {
         let set = self.clone();
         if let Some(elements) = Self::cached_hashes(other.as_object(), vm) {
             for (item, hash) in elements {
-                set.add_known_hash(item, hash, vm)?;
+                set.add_known_hash(&item, hash, vm)?;
             }
             return Ok(set);
         }
         for item in other.iter(vm)? {
-            set.add(item?, vm)?;
+            let item = item?;
+            set.add(&item, vm)?;
         }
 
         Ok(set)
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ impl PySetInner {
         if let Some(elements) = Self::cached_hashes(other.as_object(), vm) {
             for (obj, hash) in elements {
                 if self.contains_known_hash(&obj, hash, vm)? {
-                    set.add_known_hash(obj, hash, vm)?;
+                    set.add_known_hash(&obj, hash, vm)?;
                 }
             }
             return Ok(set);
@@ -308,7 +310,7 @@ impl PySetInner {
         for item in other.iter(vm)? {
             let obj = item?;
             if self.contains(&obj, vm)? {
-                set.add(obj, vm)?;
+                set.add(&obj, vm)?;
             }
         }
         Ok(set)
@@ -390,21 +392,21 @@ impl PySetInner {
         )
     }
 
-    fn add(&self, item: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let result = self.content.insert(vm, &*item, ());
-        Self::wrap_unhashable_error(result, &item, vm)
+    fn add(&self, item: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        let result = self.content.insert(vm, item, ());
+        Self::wrap_unhashable_error(result, item, vm)
     }
 
     /// [`Self::add`] with a known hash.
-    fn add_known_hash(&self, item: PyObjectRef, hash: PyHash, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let result = self.content.insert_known_hash(vm, &*item, hash, ());
-        Self::wrap_unhashable_error(result, &item, vm)
+    fn add_known_hash(&self, item: &PyObject, hash: PyHash, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        let result = self.content.insert_known_hash(vm, item, hash, ());
+        Self::wrap_unhashable_error(result, item, vm)
     }
 
-    fn remove(&self, item: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+    fn remove(&self, item: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         let result =
-            self.retry_op_with_frozenset(&item, vm, |item, vm| self.content.delete(vm, item));
-        Self::wrap_unhashable_error(result, &item, vm)
+            self.retry_op_with_frozenset(item, vm, |item, vm| self.content.delete(vm, item));
+        Self::wrap_unhashable_error(result, item, vm)
     }
 
     fn discard(&self, item: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
@@ -438,7 +440,8 @@ impl PySetInner {
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         for iterable in others {
             for item in iterable.iter(vm)? {
-                self.add(item?, vm)?;
+                let item = item?;
+                self.add(&item, vm)?;
             }
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -450,11 +453,12 @@ impl PySetInner {
             self.merge_set(any_set, vm)
         // check Dict
         } else if let Ok(dict) = iterable.to_owned().downcast_exact::<PyDict>(vm) {
-            self.merge_dict(dict.into_pyref(), vm)
+            self.merge_dict(&dict, vm)
         } else {
             // add iterable that is not AnySet or Dict
             for item in iterable.try_into_value::<ArgIterable>(vm)?.iter(vm)? {
-                self.add(item?, vm)?;
+                let item = item?;
+                self.add(&item, vm)?;
             }
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -462,14 +466,14 @@ impl PySetInner {
 
     fn merge_set(&self, any_set: AnySet, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         for (item, hash) in any_set.as_inner().content.keys_with_hashes() {
-            self.add_known_hash(item, hash, vm)?;
+            self.add_known_hash(&item, hash, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn merge_dict(&self, dict: PyDictRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+    fn merge_dict(&self, dict: &Py<PyDict>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         for (key, hash) in dict._as_dict_inner().keys_with_hashes() {
-            self.add_known_hash(key, hash, vm)?;
+            self.add_known_hash(&key, hash, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -482,7 +486,7 @@ impl PySetInner {
         let temp_inner = self.fold_op(others, Self::intersection, vm)?;
         self.clear();
         for (obj, hash) in temp_inner.content.keys_with_hashes() {
-            self.add_known_hash(obj, hash, vm)?;
+            self.add_known_hash(&obj, hash, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -784,12 +788,12 @@ impl PySet {
 
     #[pymethod]
     pub fn add(&self, object: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.inner.add(object, vm)
+        self.inner.add(&object, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
     fn remove(&self, object: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        self.inner.remove(object, vm)
+        self.inner.remove(&object, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/staticmethod.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/staticmethod.rs
index b069675a3..cd1d945da 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/staticmethod.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/staticmethod.rs
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ impl PyStaticMethod {
 
     #[pygetset]
     fn __annotations__(zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let callable = zelf.callable.lock().clone();
+        let callable = zelf.callable.lock();
         descriptor_get_wrapped_attribute(
-            callable,
+            &callable,
             zelf.as_object(),
             identifier!(vm.ctx, __annotations__),
             vm,
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ impl PyStaticMethod {
 
     #[pygetset]
     fn __annotate__(zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let callable = zelf.callable.lock().clone();
+        let callable = zelf.callable.lock();
         descriptor_get_wrapped_attribute(
-            callable,
+            &callable,
             zelf.as_object(),
             identifier!(vm.ctx, __annotate__),
             vm,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/str.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
index 96328c9d1..10d891b6a 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl PyStrIterator {
         internal.1 = usize::MAX;
         internal
             .0
-            .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.char_len()), vm)
+            .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.char_len()), vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ impl Py<PyStr> {
     )
 )]
 impl PyStr {
-    fn __add__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn __add__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, other: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if let Some(other) = other.downcast_ref::<Self>() {
             let bytes = zelf.as_wtf8().py_add(other.as_wtf8());
             Ok(unsafe {
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ impl PyStr {
             .to_pyobject(vm))
         } else {
             // hack to get around not distinguishing number add from seq concat
-            if let Some(radd) = vm.get_method(other.clone(), identifier!(vm, __radd__)) {
+            if let Some(radd) = vm.get_method(other.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __radd__)) {
                 let result = radd?.call((zelf,), vm)?;
                 // CPython reaches `str`'s sq_concat once the reflected call declines, so a
                 // `__radd__` returning NotImplemented must still report the concat error
@@ -696,8 +696,8 @@ impl PyStr {
         }
     }
 
-    fn __contains__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        self._contains(&needle, vm)
+    fn __contains__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        self._contains(needle, vm)
     }
 
     fn _getitem(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@ impl PyStr {
         Ok(item)
     }
 
-    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        self._getitem(&needle, vm)
+    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self._getitem(needle, vm)
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ impl AsSequence for PyStr {
             length: atomic_func!(|seq, _vm| Ok(PyStr::sequence_downcast(seq).len())),
             concat: atomic_func!(|seq, other, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyStr::sequence_downcast(seq);
-                PyStr::__add__(zelf.to_owned(), other.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyStr::__add__(zelf.to_owned(), other, vm)
             }),
             repeat: atomic_func!(|seq, n, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyStr::sequence_downcast(seq);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/super.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/super.rs
index dbff3156e..0da7b60d2 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/super.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/super.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ See also [CPython source code.](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/50b48572d
 
 use super::{PyStr, PyType, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
-    AsObject, Context, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
+    AsObject, Context, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     builtins::function::PyCell,
     class::PyClassImpl,
     common::lock::PyRwLock,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl PySuperInner {
         let obj = if vm.is_none(&obj) {
             None
         } else {
-            let obj_type = super_check(typ.clone(), obj.clone(), vm)?;
+            let obj_type = super_check(&typ, &obj, vm)?;
             Some((obj, obj_type))
         };
         Ok(Self { typ, obj })
@@ -254,21 +254,21 @@ impl Representable for PySuper {
     }
 }
 
-fn super_check(ty: PyTypeRef, obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTypeRef> {
-    let typ = match obj.clone().downcast::<PyType>() {
-        Ok(cls) if cls.fast_issubclass(&ty) => return Ok(cls),
+fn super_check(ty: &Py<PyType>, obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTypeRef> {
+    let typ = match obj.to_owned().downcast::<PyType>() {
+        Ok(cls) if cls.fast_issubclass(ty) => return Ok(cls),
         Ok(cls) => Some(cls),
         Err(_) => None,
     };
 
-    if obj.fast_isinstance(&ty) {
+    if obj.fast_isinstance(ty) {
         return Ok(obj.class().to_owned());
     }
 
     let class_attr = obj.get_attr("__class__", vm)?;
     if let Ok(cls) = class_attr.downcast::<PyType>()
         && !cls.is(obj.class())
-        && cls.fast_issubclass(&ty)
+        && cls.fast_issubclass(ty)
     {
         return Ok(cls);
     }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/template.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/template.rs
index 5eb33a6a4..6fcded566 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/template.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/template.rs
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ impl PyTemplate {
         Ok(template.into_ref(&vm.ctx))
     }
 
-    fn __add__(&self, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
-        self.concat(&other, vm)
+    fn __add__(&self, other: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyRef<Self>> {
+        self.concat(other, vm)
     }
 
     #[pyclassmethod]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs
index 5ee66a3c3..35121d083 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ impl PyTuple {
         }
     }
 
-    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        self._getitem(&needle, vm)
+    fn __getitem__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        self._getitem(needle, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ impl PyTuple {
         Ok(false)
     }
 
-    fn __contains__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-        self._contains(&needle, vm)
+    fn __contains__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        self._contains(needle, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ impl PyTupleIterator {
     fn __setstate__(&self, state: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.internal
             .lock()
-            .set_state(state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.len()), vm)
+            .set_state(&state, |obj, pos| pos.min(obj.len()), vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
index 1bfef52d3..bb2b4aef5 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ impl PyType {
                 subtype = subtype.name(),
             )));
         }
-        call_slot_new(zelf, subtype, args, vm)
+        call_slot_new(&zelf, subtype, args, vm)
     }
 
     fn name_inner<'a, R: 'a>(
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ pub(crate) fn init(ctx: &'static Context) {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn call_slot_new(
-    typ: PyTypeRef,
+    typ: &Py<PyType>,
     subtype: PyTypeRef,
     args: FuncArgs,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/union.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/union.rs
index c1be5c8ec..3a779ae89 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/union.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/union.rs
@@ -59,25 +59,25 @@ impl PyUnion {
     }
 
     fn repr(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
-        fn repr_item(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
+        fn repr_item(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
             if obj.is(vm.ctx.types.none_type) {
                 return Ok("None".to_string());
             }
 
             if vm
-                .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __origin__))?
+                .get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __origin__))?
                 .is_some()
                 && vm
-                    .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __args__))?
+                    .get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __args__))?
                     .is_some()
             {
                 return Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.to_string());
             }
 
             match (
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __qualname__))?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __qualname__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|n| n.to_string())),
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __module__))?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __module__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|m| m.to_string())),
             ) {
                 (None, _) | (_, None) => Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.to_string()),
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl PyUnion {
         Ok(self
             .args
             .iter()
-            .map(|o| repr_item(o.clone(), vm))
+            .map(|o| repr_item(o, vm))
             .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?
             .join(" | "))
     }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl PyUnion {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_unionable(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+fn is_unionable(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
     let cls = obj.class();
     cls.is(vm.ctx.types.none_type)
         || obj.downcastable::<PyType>()
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ fn is_unionable(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
 
 fn type_check(arg: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
     // Fast path to avoid calling into typing.py
-    if is_unionable(arg.clone(), vm) {
+    if is_unionable(&arg, vm) {
         return Ok(arg);
     }
     let message_str: PyObjectRef = vm
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ fn type_check(arg: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
     call_typing_func_object(vm, "_type_check", (arg, message_str))
 }
 
-fn has_union_operands(a: PyObjectRef, b: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+fn has_union_operands(a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
     let union_type = vm.ctx.types.union_type;
     a.class().is(union_type) || b.class().is(union_type)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn or_op(zelf: PyObjectRef, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-    if !has_union_operands(zelf.clone(), other.clone(), vm)
-        && (!is_unionable(zelf.clone(), vm) || !is_unionable(other.clone(), vm))
+    if !has_union_operands(&zelf, &other, vm)
+        && (!is_unionable(&zelf, vm) || !is_unionable(&other, vm))
     {
         return Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented());
     }
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ pub fn make_union(args: &Py<PyTuple>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
 }
 
 impl PyUnion {
-    fn getitem(zelf: PyRef<Self>, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn getitem(zelf: &Py<Self>, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         let new_args = genericalias::subs_parameters(
-            zelf.to_owned().into(),
-            zelf.args.clone(),
-            zelf.parameters.clone(),
+            zelf.as_object(),
+            &zelf.args,
+            &zelf.parameters,
             needle,
             vm,
         )?;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ impl AsMapping for PyUnion {
         static AS_MAPPING: LazyLock<PyMappingMethods> = LazyLock::new(|| PyMappingMethods {
             subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyUnion::mapping_downcast(mapping);
-                PyUnion::getitem(zelf.to_owned(), needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyUnion::getitem(zelf, needle.to_owned(), vm)
             }),
             ..PyMappingMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
         });
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakproxy.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakproxy.rs
index 82736c3cf..0a959e4c9 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakproxy.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakproxy.rs
@@ -138,30 +138,25 @@ impl PyWeakProxy {
         let obj = self.try_upgrade(vm)?;
         reversed(obj, vm)
     }
-    fn __contains__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+    fn __contains__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
         self.try_upgrade(vm)?
             .sequence_unchecked()
-            .contains(&needle, vm)
+            .contains(needle, vm)
     }
 
-    fn getitem(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn getitem(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         let obj = self.try_upgrade(vm)?;
-        obj.get_item(&*needle, vm)
+        obj.get_item(needle, vm)
     }
 
-    fn setitem(
-        &self,
-        needle: PyObjectRef,
-        value: PyObjectRef,
-        vm: &VirtualMachine,
-    ) -> PyResult<()> {
+    fn setitem(&self, needle: &PyObject, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         let obj = self.try_upgrade(vm)?;
-        obj.set_item(&*needle, value, vm)
+        obj.set_item(needle, value, vm)
     }
 
-    fn delitem(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+    fn delitem(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         let obj = self.try_upgrade(vm)?;
-        obj.del_item(&*needle, vm)
+        obj.del_item(needle, vm)
     }
 }
 
@@ -355,7 +350,7 @@ impl AsSequence for PyWeakProxy {
         static AS_SEQUENCE: LazyLock<PySequenceMethods> = LazyLock::new(|| PySequenceMethods {
             length: atomic_func!(|seq, vm| PyWeakProxy::sequence_downcast(seq).len(vm)),
             contains: atomic_func!(|seq, needle, vm| {
-                PyWeakProxy::sequence_downcast(seq).__contains__(needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyWeakProxy::sequence_downcast(seq).__contains__(needle, vm)
             }),
             ..PySequenceMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
         });
@@ -368,14 +363,14 @@ impl AsMapping for PyWeakProxy {
         static AS_MAPPING: PyMappingMethods = PyMappingMethods {
             length: atomic_func!(|mapping, vm| PyWeakProxy::mapping_downcast(mapping).len(vm)),
             subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
-                PyWeakProxy::mapping_downcast(mapping).getitem(needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyWeakProxy::mapping_downcast(mapping).getitem(needle, vm)
             }),
             ass_subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, value, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyWeakProxy::mapping_downcast(mapping);
                 if let Some(value) = value {
-                    zelf.setitem(needle.to_owned(), value, vm)
+                    zelf.setitem(needle, value, vm)
                 } else {
-                    zelf.delitem(needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                    zelf.delitem(needle, vm)
                 }
             }),
         };
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs b/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs
index 9a1ad616a..9640bc106 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // spell-checker:ignore unchunked
 use crate::{
-    AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject,
+    AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject,
     VirtualMachine,
     anystr::{self, AnyStr, AnyStrContainer, AnyStrWrapper},
     builtins::{
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ impl ByteInnerNewOptions {
     }
 
     fn get_value_from_source(
-        source: PyObjectRef,
+        source: &PyObject,
         from_object: FromObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<PyBytesInner> {
-        from_object(vm, &source).map(|x| x.into())
+        from_object(vm, source).map(|x| x.into())
     }
 
-    fn get_value_from_size(size: PyIntRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyBytesInner> {
+    fn get_value_from_size(size: &Py<PyInt>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyBytesInner> {
         let size = size
             .as_bigint()
             .to_isize()
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ impl ByteInnerNewOptions {
     ) -> PyResult<PyBytesInner> {
         match_class!(match obj {
             i @ PyInt => {
-                Self::get_value_from_size(i, vm)
+                Self::get_value_from_size(&i, vm)
             }
             _s @ PyStr => Err(vm.new_type_error(STRING_WITHOUT_ENCODING.to_owned())),
             obj => {
-                Self::get_value_from_source(obj, from_object, vm)
+                Self::get_value_from_source(&obj, from_object, vm)
             }
         })
     }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl ByteInnerNewOptions {
                 // Try __index__ first to handle int-like objects that might raise custom exceptions
                 if let Some(index_result) = obj.try_index_opt(vm) {
                     match index_result {
-                        Ok(index) => Self::get_value_from_size(index, vm),
+                        Ok(index) => Self::get_value_from_size(&index, vm),
                         Err(e) => {
                             // Only propagate non-TypeError exceptions
                             // TypeError means the object doesn't support __index__, so fall back
@@ -565,11 +565,11 @@ impl PyBytesInner {
     }
 
     /// Parse hex string from str or bytes-like object
-    pub fn fromhex_object(string: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    pub fn fromhex_object(string: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Vec<u8>> {
         if let Some(s) = string.downcast_ref::<PyStr>() {
             Self::fromhex(s.as_bytes(), vm)
         } else if string.check_buffer() {
-            let buffer = PyBuffer::from_object(vm, &string, BufferFlags::SIMPLE)?;
+            let buffer = PyBuffer::from_object(vm, string, BufferFlags::SIMPLE)?;
             let borrowed = buffer
                 .as_contiguous()
                 .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_buffer_error("fromhex() requires a contiguous buffer"))?;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/codecs.rs b/crates/vm/src/codecs.rs
index c07e33525..6e919ff56 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/codecs.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/codecs.rs
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ fn is_translate_err(err: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
     err.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.exceptions.unicode_translate_error)
 }
 
-fn bad_err_type(err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyBaseExceptionRef {
+fn bad_err_type(err: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyBaseExceptionRef {
     vm.new_type_error(format!(
         "don't know how to handle {} in error callback",
         err.class().name()
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ fn ignore_errors(err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(PyObjectRef
         let range = extract_unicode_error_range(&err, vm)?;
         Ok((vm.ctx.new_str(ascii!("")).into(), range.end))
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ fn replace_errors(err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(PyObjectRe
         let replace = replacement_char.repeat(range.end - range.start);
         Ok((replace.to_pyobject(vm), range.end))
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ fn xmlcharrefreplace_errors(
     if is_encode_err(&err, vm) {
         call_native_encode_error(errors::XmlCharRefReplace, err, vm)
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ fn backslashreplace_errors(
     } else if is_translate_err(&err, vm) {
         call_native_translate_error(errors::BackslashReplace, err, vm)
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ fn namereplace_errors(err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(PyObje
     if is_encode_err(&err, vm) {
         call_native_encode_error(errors::NameReplace, err, vm)
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ fn surrogatepass_errors(err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(PyOb
     } else if is_decode_err(&err, vm) {
         call_native_decode_error(SurrogatePass, err, vm)
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
 
@@ -1445,6 +1445,6 @@ fn surrogateescape_errors(err: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<(Py
     } else if is_decode_err(&err, vm) {
         call_native_decode_error(errors::SurrogateEscape, err, vm)
     } else {
-        Err(bad_err_type(err, vm))
+        Err(bad_err_type(&err, vm))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs b/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs
index a3113961a..2db1bc7ec 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         }
 
         let varargs = exc.args();
-        let args_repr = vm.exception_args_as_string(varargs, true);
+        let args_repr = vm.exception_args_as_string(&varargs, true);
 
         let exc_class = exc.class();
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         }
     }
 
-    fn exception_args_as_string(&self, varargs: PyTupleRef, str_single: bool) -> Vec<PyStrRef> {
+    fn exception_args_as_string(&self, varargs: &Py<PyTuple>, str_single: bool) -> Vec<PyStrRef> {
         let vm = self;
         match varargs.len() {
             0 => vec![],
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ impl PyBaseException {
 impl Py<PyBaseException> {
     #[pymethod]
     pub(super) fn __str__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyStrRef {
-        let str_args = vm.exception_args_as_string(self.args(), true);
+        let str_args = vm.exception_args_as_string(&self.args(), true);
         match str_args.into_iter().exactly_one() {
             Err(i) if i.len() == 0 => vm.ctx.empty_str.to_owned(),
             Ok(s) => s,
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ impl Initializer for PyBaseException {
 impl Representable for PyBaseException {
     #[inline]
     fn repr_str(zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
-        let repr_args = vm.exception_args_as_string(zelf.args(), false);
+        let repr_args = vm.exception_args_as_string(&zelf.args(), false);
         let cls = zelf.class();
         Ok(format!("{}({})", cls.name(), repr_args.iter().format(", ")))
     }
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ fn make_arg_getter(idx: usize) -> impl Fn(PyBaseExceptionRef) -> Option<PyObject
     move |exc| exc.get_arg(idx)
 }
 
-fn syntax_error_set_msg(exc: PyBaseExceptionRef, value: PySetterValue, vm: &VirtualMachine) {
+fn syntax_error_set_msg(exc: &Py<PyBaseException>, value: PySetterValue, vm: &VirtualMachine) {
     let mut args = exc.args.write();
     let mut new_args = args.as_slice().to_vec();
     // Ensure the message slot at index 0 always exists for SyntaxError.args.
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ pub(super) mod types {
         fn __str__(zelf: &Py<PyBaseException>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyStrRef {
             let args = zelf.args();
             if args.len() == 1 {
-                vm.exception_args_as_string(args, false)
+                vm.exception_args_as_string(&args, false)
                     .into_iter()
                     .exactly_one()
                     .unwrap()
@@ -3452,12 +3452,12 @@ pub fn exception_group_match(
 
 /// Prepare exception for reraise in except* block.
 /// Implements _PyExc_PrepReraiseStar
-pub fn prep_reraise_star(orig: PyObjectRef, excs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+pub fn prep_reraise_star(orig: &PyObject, excs: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
     use crate::builtins::PyList;
 
     let excs_list = excs
-        .downcast::<PyList>()
-        .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected list for prep_reraise_star"))?;
+        .downcast_ref::<PyList>()
+        .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("expected list for prep_reraise_star"))?;
 
     let excs_vec: Vec<PyObjectRef> = excs_list.borrow_vec().to_vec();
 
@@ -3483,7 +3483,7 @@ pub fn prep_reraise_star(orig: PyObjectRef, excs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachi
             continue;
         }
         // Check if this exception came from the original group
-        if is_exception_from_orig(&exc, &orig, vm) {
+        if is_exception_from_orig(&exc, orig, vm) {
             reraised.push(exc);
         } else {
             raised.push(exc);
@@ -3496,7 +3496,7 @@ pub fn prep_reraise_star(orig: PyObjectRef, excs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachi
     }
 
     // Project reraised exceptions onto original structure to preserve nesting
-    let reraised_eg = exception_group_projection(&orig, &reraised, vm)?;
+    let reraised_eg = exception_group_projection(orig, &reraised, vm)?;
 
     // If no new raised exceptions, just return the reraised projection
     if raised.is_empty() {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/frame.rs b/crates/vm/src/frame.rs
index 96f00bfe0..4428984a7 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/frame.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/frame.rs
@@ -2354,16 +2354,16 @@ impl FrameObject {
     /// `key in proxy`.
     pub(crate) fn framelocalsproxy_contains(
         &self,
-        key: PyObjectRef,
+        key: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<bool> {
         self.check_locals_access(vm)?;
-        if self.framelocalsproxy_getkeyindex(&key, true, vm)?.is_some() {
+        if self.framelocalsproxy_getkeyindex(key, true, vm)?.is_some() {
             return Ok(true);
         }
         let extra = self.iframe().cold().f_extra_locals.lock().clone();
         if let Some(extra) = extra {
-            return Ok(extra.get_item_opt(&*key, vm)?.is_some());
+            return Ok(extra.get_item_opt(key, vm)?.is_some());
         }
         Ok(false)
     }
@@ -2372,17 +2372,17 @@ impl FrameObject {
     /// to the extra-locals side dict.
     pub(crate) fn framelocalsproxy_setitem(
         &self,
-        key: PyObjectRef,
+        key: &PyObject,
         value: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         self.check_locals_access(vm)?;
-        if let Some(i) = self.framelocalsproxy_getkeyindex(&key, false, vm)? {
+        if let Some(i) = self.framelocalsproxy_getkeyindex(key, false, vm)? {
             self.framelocalsproxy_setval(i, value);
             return Ok(());
         }
         let extra = self.extra_locals_get_or_create(vm);
-        extra.set_item(&*key, value, vm)
+        extra.set_item(key, value, vm)
     }
 
     /// `del proxy[key]`: deleting a fast local raises ValueError; extra keys are
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@ impl FrameObject {
         match self.framelocalsproxy_getitem(key.clone(), vm) {
             Ok(value) => Ok(value),
             Err(e) if e.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.exceptions.key_error) => {
-                self.framelocalsproxy_setitem(key, default.clone(), vm)?;
+                self.framelocalsproxy_setitem(&key, default.clone(), vm)?;
                 Ok(default)
             }
             Err(e) => Err(e),
@@ -12382,7 +12382,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                 // arg1 = orig (original exception)
                 // arg2 = excs (list of exceptions raised/reraised in except* blocks)
                 // Returns: exception to reraise, or None if nothing to reraise
-                crate::exceptions::prep_reraise_star(arg1, arg2, vm)
+                crate::exceptions::prep_reraise_star(&arg1, &arg2, vm)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs b/crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs
index e8dabc3f1..589422aa1 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
-    AsObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
-    builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
+    AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+    builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyTupleRef, PyType},
     common::wtf8::{Wtf8, Wtf8Buf},
     convert::ToPyObject,
     object::{Traverse, TraverseFn},
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ impl FuncArgs {
     }
 
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn get_kwarg(&self, key: &str, default: PyObjectRef) -> PyObjectRef {
+    pub fn get_kwarg(&self, key: &str, default: &PyObject) -> PyObjectRef {
         self.kwargs
             .get(key)
             .cloned()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| default.clone())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| default.to_owned())
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ impl FuncArgs {
     pub fn get_optional_kwarg_with_type(
         &self,
         key: &str,
-        ty: PyTypeRef,
+        ty: &Py<PyType>,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
         match self.get_optional_kwarg(key) {
             Some(kwarg) => {
-                if kwarg.fast_isinstance(&ty) {
+                if kwarg.fast_isinstance(ty) {
                     Ok(Some(kwarg))
                 } else {
                     let expected_ty_name = &ty.name();
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/import.rs b/crates/vm/src/import.rs
index 984ea6716..dce9f9781 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/import.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/import.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub(crate) fn init_importlib_base(vm: &mut VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyObjectR
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "host_env")]
-pub(crate) fn init_importlib_package(vm: &VirtualMachine, importlib: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<()> {
+pub(crate) fn init_importlib_package(vm: &VirtualMachine, importlib: &PyObject) -> PyResult<()> {
     use crate::{TryFromObject, builtins::PyListRef};
 
     thread::enter_vm(vm, || {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs
index ea44eff81..eaf9cb1cc 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast.rs
@@ -279,17 +279,18 @@ fn get_int_field(
     field: &'static str,
     typ: &str,
 ) -> PyResult<i32> {
-    node_object_to_i32(vm, get_node_field(vm, obj, field, typ)?)
+    let value = get_node_field(vm, obj, field, typ)?;
+    node_object_to_i32(vm, &value)
 }
 
-pub(super) fn node_object_to_i32(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<i32> {
+pub(super) fn node_object_to_i32(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: &PyObject) -> PyResult<i32> {
     if obj.is(&vm.ctx.true_value) {
         return Ok(1);
     }
     if obj.is(&vm.ctx.false_value) {
         return Ok(0);
     }
-    let int: PyRef<PyInt> = match obj.clone().try_into_value(vm) {
+    let int: PyRef<PyInt> = match obj.to_owned().try_into_value(vm) {
         Ok(int) => int,
         Err(_) => {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error(format!("invalid integer value: {}", obj.repr(vm)?)));
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ fn get_opt_int_field(
     field: &'static str,
 ) -> PyResult<Option<i32>> {
     match get_node_field_opt(vm, obj, field)? {
-        Some(val) => node_object_to_i32(vm, val).map(Some),
+        Some(val) => node_object_to_i32(vm, &val).map(Some),
         None => Ok(None),
     }
 }
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ fn range_from_object(
     object: PyObjectRef,
     name: &str,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, object, name, false)
+    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, &object, name, false)
 }
 
 fn type_param_range_from_object(
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ fn type_param_range_from_object(
     source_file: &SourceFile,
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, object, "type_param", true)
+    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, &object, "type_param", true)
 }
 
 fn expr_range_from_object(
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ fn expr_range_from_object(
     source_file: &SourceFile,
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, object, "expr", false)
+    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, &object, "expr", false)
 }
 
 fn stmt_range_from_object(
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ fn stmt_range_from_object(
     source_file: &SourceFile,
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, object, "stmt", false)
+    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, &object, "stmt", false)
 }
 
 fn pattern_range_from_object(
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ fn pattern_range_from_object(
     source_file: &SourceFile,
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, object, "pattern", true)
+    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, &object, "pattern", true)
 }
 
 fn excepthandler_range_from_object(
@@ -747,18 +748,18 @@ fn excepthandler_range_from_object(
     source_file: &SourceFile,
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, object, "excepthandler", false)
+    range_from_object_impl(vm, source_file, &object, "excepthandler", false)
 }
 
 fn excepthandler_range_from_object_unvalidated(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    let start_row = get_int_field(vm, &object, "lineno", "excepthandler")?;
-    let start_column = get_int_field(vm, &object, "col_offset", "excepthandler")?;
-    let end_row = get_opt_int_field(vm, &object, "end_lineno")?.unwrap_or(start_row);
-    let end_column = get_opt_int_field(vm, &object, "end_col_offset")?.unwrap_or(start_column);
+    let start_row = get_int_field(vm, object, "lineno", "excepthandler")?;
+    let start_column = get_int_field(vm, object, "col_offset", "excepthandler")?;
+    let end_row = get_opt_int_field(vm, object, "end_lineno")?.unwrap_or(start_row);
+    let end_column = get_opt_int_field(vm, object, "end_col_offset")?.unwrap_or(start_column);
 
     let location = PySourceRange {
         start: PySourceLocation {
@@ -788,21 +789,21 @@ fn excepthandler_range_from_object_unvalidated(
 fn range_from_object_impl(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     name: &str,
     end_required: bool,
 ) -> PyResult<TextRange> {
-    let start_row = get_int_field(vm, &object, "lineno", name)?;
-    let start_column = get_int_field(vm, &object, "col_offset", name)?;
+    let start_row = get_int_field(vm, object, "lineno", name)?;
+    let start_column = get_int_field(vm, object, "col_offset", name)?;
     let end_row = if end_required {
-        get_int_field(vm, &object, "end_lineno", name)?
+        get_int_field(vm, object, "end_lineno", name)?
     } else {
-        get_opt_int_field(vm, &object, "end_lineno")?.unwrap_or(start_row)
+        get_opt_int_field(vm, object, "end_lineno")?.unwrap_or(start_row)
     };
     let end_column = if end_required {
-        get_int_field(vm, &object, "end_col_offset", name)?
+        get_int_field(vm, object, "end_col_offset", name)?
     } else {
-        get_opt_int_field(vm, &object, "end_col_offset")?.unwrap_or(start_column)
+        get_opt_int_field(vm, object, "end_col_offset")?.unwrap_or(start_column)
     };
 
     // lineno=0 or negative values as a special case (no location info).
@@ -1942,11 +1943,11 @@ pub(crate) fn parse(
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parser")]
-pub(crate) fn wrap_interactive(vm: &VirtualMachine, module_obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult {
+pub(crate) fn wrap_interactive(vm: &VirtualMachine, module_obj: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
     if !module_obj.class().is(pyast::NodeModModule::static_type()) {
         return Err(vm.new_type_error("expected Module node"));
     }
-    let body = get_node_field(vm, &module_obj, "body", "Module")?;
+    let body = get_node_field(vm, module_obj, "body", "Module")?;
     let node = NodeAst
         .into_ref_with_type(vm, pyast::NodeModInteractive::static_type().to_owned())
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/basic.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/basic.rs
index c25dd3c55..e7143057b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/basic.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/basic.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ impl Node for bool {
         _source_file: &SourceFile,
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        node_object_to_i32(vm, object).map(|i| i != 0)
+        node_object_to_i32(vm, &object).map(|i| i != 0)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/constant.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/constant.rs
index 189c1538d..5985a0017 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/constant.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/constant.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub(super) fn runtime_string_from_pyobject(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> (Option<Box<str>>, Option<Vec<u8>>) {
-    runtime_string_from_object(vm, object)
+    runtime_string_from_object(vm, &object)
 }
 
 pub(super) fn runtime_string_object(
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ pub(super) fn constant_object_to_constant_data(
 
 fn runtime_string_from_object(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
 ) -> (Option<Box<str>>, Option<Vec<u8>>) {
     if object.class().is(vm.ctx.types.str_type) {
         (
@@ -351,18 +351,21 @@ fn runtime_string_to_object(
     }
 }
 
-fn first_invalid_constant_type(vm: &VirtualMachine, value_object: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<String> {
+fn first_invalid_constant_type(vm: &VirtualMachine, value_object: &PyObject) -> PyResult<String> {
     let cls = value_object.class();
     let class_name = cls.name().to_owned();
     if cls.is(vm.ctx.types.tuple_type) {
         vm.with_recursion(" during compilation", || {
-            let tuple = value_object.clone().downcast::<PyTuple>().map_err(|obj| {
-                vm.new_type_error(format!(
-                    "Expected type {}, not {}",
-                    PyTuple::static_type().name(),
-                    obj.class().name()
-                ))
-            })?;
+            let tuple = value_object
+                .to_owned()
+                .downcast::<PyTuple>()
+                .map_err(|obj| {
+                    vm.new_type_error(format!(
+                        "Expected type {}, not {}",
+                        PyTuple::static_type().name(),
+                        obj.class().name()
+                    ))
+                })?;
             for item in tuple.iter() {
                 if let Some(invalid_type) = first_invalid_constant_type_opt(vm, item.clone())? {
                     return Ok(invalid_type);
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ fn first_invalid_constant_type(vm: &VirtualMachine, value_object: PyObjectRef) -
         })
     } else if cls.is(vm.ctx.types.frozenset_type) {
         vm.with_recursion(" during compilation", || {
-            let set = value_object.clone().downcast::<PyFrozenSet>().unwrap();
+            let set = value_object.to_owned().downcast::<PyFrozenSet>().unwrap();
             for item in set.elements() {
                 if let Some(invalid_type) = first_invalid_constant_type_opt(vm, item)? {
                     return Ok(invalid_type);
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ fn first_invalid_constant_type_opt(
         return Ok(None);
     }
     if cls.is(vm.ctx.types.tuple_type) || cls.is(vm.ctx.types.frozenset_type) {
-        return first_invalid_constant_type(vm, value_object).map(Some);
+        return first_invalid_constant_type(vm, &value_object).map(Some);
     }
     Ok(Some(cls.name().to_owned()))
 }
@@ -440,19 +443,19 @@ fn constant_data_to_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, constant: ConstantData) -> PyObj
 pub(super) fn constant_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<Constant> {
-    let value_object = get_node_field(vm, &object, "value", "Constant")?;
+    let value_object = get_node_field(vm, object, "value", "Constant")?;
     let (value, invalid_type) =
         match ConstantLiteral::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, value_object.clone()) {
             Ok(value) => (value, None),
             Err(_) => (
                 ConstantLiteral::None,
-                Some(first_invalid_constant_type(vm, value_object)?),
+                Some(first_invalid_constant_type(vm, &value_object)?),
             ),
         };
-    let kind = get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "kind")?
+    let kind = get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "kind")?
         .map(|object| {
             if !object.class().is(vm.ctx.types.str_type) {
                 return Err(vm.new_type_error("AST string must be of type str"));
@@ -497,7 +500,7 @@ impl Node for Constant {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Constant")?;
-        constant_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        constant_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/elif_else_clause.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/elif_else_clause.rs
index 2097c349c..ca8187bf3 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/elif_else_clause.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/elif_else_clause.rs
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ pub(super) fn ast_to_object(
 pub(super) fn ast_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtIf> {
-    let test = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "test", "If")?;
-    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", "If")?;
+    let test = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "test", "If")?;
+    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", "If")?;
     let orelse: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "orelse", "If")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "orelse", "If")?;
     let runtime_body = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&body);
     let runtime_orelse = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&orelse);
     let body = lower_runtime_stmt_list(body);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/exception.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/exception.rs
index aee577098..e09f52e40 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/exception.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/exception.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExceptHandler {
         Ok(Self::ExceptHandler(except_handler_from_object_with_range(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            object,
+            &object,
             range,
         )?))
     }
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ impl Node for ast::ExceptHandler {
 fn except_handler_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExceptHandlerExceptHandler> {
     let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", "ExceptHandler")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", "ExceptHandler")?;
     let (runtime_body, body) = runtime_stmt_list_from_values(body);
     Ok(ast::ExceptHandlerExceptHandler {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        type_: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "type")?
+        type_: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "type")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        name: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "name")?
+        name: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "name")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         body,
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ pub(super) fn except_handler_from_object_unvalidated_range(
     object: PyObjectRef,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExceptHandler> {
     ensure_excepthandler_node(vm, &object)?;
-    let range = excepthandler_range_from_object_unvalidated(vm, source_file, object.clone())?;
+    let range = excepthandler_range_from_object_unvalidated(vm, source_file, &object)?;
     Ok(ast::ExceptHandler::ExceptHandler(
-        except_handler_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?,
+        except_handler_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?,
     ))
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ impl Node for ast::ExceptHandlerExceptHandler {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "ExceptHandler")?;
-        except_handler_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        except_handler_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/expression.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/expression.rs
index 7c64e4f79..1334b8132 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/expression.rs
@@ -163,172 +163,176 @@ impl Node for ast::Expr {
             ExprKind::BoolOp => Self::BoolOp(expr_bool_op_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Named => Self::Named(expr_named_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::BinOp => Self::BinOp(expr_bin_op_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::UnaryOp => Self::UnaryOp(expr_unary_op_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Lambda => Self::Lambda(expr_lambda_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::If => Self::If(expr_if_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Dict => Self::Dict(expr_dict_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Set => Self::Set(expr_set_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::ListComp => Self::ListComp(expr_list_comp_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::SetComp => Self::SetComp(expr_set_comp_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::DictComp => Self::DictComp(expr_dict_comp_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Generator => Self::Generator(expr_generator_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Await => Self::Await(expr_await_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Yield => Self::Yield(expr_yield_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::YieldFrom => Self::YieldFrom(expr_yield_from_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Compare => Self::Compare(expr_compare_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Call => Self::Call(expr_call_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::FormattedValue => {
-                let formatted =
-                    string::formatted_value_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?;
+                let formatted = string::formatted_value_from_object_with_range(
+                    vm,
+                    source_file,
+                    &object,
+                    range,
+                )?;
                 string::formatted_value_to_expr(true, formatted)
             }
             ExprKind::Interpolation => {
                 let interpolation = string::tstring_interpolation_from_object_with_range(
                     vm,
                     source_file,
-                    object,
+                    &object,
                     range,
                 )?;
                 string::interpolation_to_expr(vm, source_file, interpolation)?
             }
             ExprKind::JoinedStr => {
-                string::joined_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?
+                string::joined_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?
                     .into_expr(true)
             }
             ExprKind::TemplateStr => {
                 let template =
-                    string::template_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?;
+                    string::template_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?;
                 string::template_str_to_expr(vm, source_file, template)?
             }
             ExprKind::Constant => {
-                constant::constant_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?
+                constant::constant_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?
                     .into_expr()
             }
             ExprKind::Attribute => Self::Attribute(expr_attribute_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Subscript => Self::Subscript(expr_subscript_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Starred => Self::Starred(expr_starred_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Name => Self::Name(expr_name_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::List => Self::List(expr_list_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Tuple => Self::Tuple(expr_tuple_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             ExprKind::Slice => Self::Slice(expr_slice_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
         })
@@ -339,18 +343,18 @@ impl Node for ast::Expr {
 fn expr_bool_op_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprBoolOp> {
     let values: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "values", "BoolOp")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "values", "BoolOp")?;
     let (runtime_values, values) = runtime_expr_list_from_values(values);
     Ok(ast::ExprBoolOp {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         op: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "op", "BoolOp")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "op", "BoolOp")?,
         )?,
         values,
         range,
@@ -388,7 +392,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprBoolOp {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "BoolOp")?;
-        expr_bool_op_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_bool_op_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -396,13 +400,13 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprBoolOp {
 fn expr_named_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprNamed> {
     Ok(ast::ExprNamed {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        target: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "target", "NamedExpr")?,
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "NamedExpr")?,
+        target: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "target", "NamedExpr")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "NamedExpr")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -433,7 +437,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprNamed {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "NamedExpr")?;
-        expr_named_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_named_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -441,18 +445,18 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprNamed {
 fn expr_bin_op_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprBinOp> {
     Ok(ast::ExprBinOp {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        left: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "left", "BinOp")?,
+        left: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "left", "BinOp")?,
         op: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "op", "BinOp")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "op", "BinOp")?,
         )?,
-        right: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "right", "BinOp")?,
+        right: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "right", "BinOp")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -486,7 +490,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprBinOp {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "BinOp")?;
-        expr_bin_op_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_bin_op_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +498,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprBinOp {
 fn expr_unary_op_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprUnaryOp> {
     Ok(ast::ExprUnaryOp {
@@ -502,9 +506,9 @@ fn expr_unary_op_from_object_with_range(
         op: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "op", "UnaryOp")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "op", "UnaryOp")?,
         )?,
-        operand: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "operand", "UnaryOp")?,
+        operand: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "operand", "UnaryOp")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -534,7 +538,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprUnaryOp {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "UnaryOp")?;
-        expr_unary_op_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_unary_op_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -542,7 +546,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprUnaryOp {
 fn expr_lambda_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprLambda> {
     Ok(ast::ExprLambda {
@@ -550,9 +554,9 @@ fn expr_lambda_from_object_with_range(
         parameters: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "args", "Lambda")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "args", "Lambda")?,
         )?,
-        body: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", "Lambda")?,
+        body: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", "Lambda")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -586,7 +590,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprLambda {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Lambda")?;
-        expr_lambda_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_lambda_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -594,14 +598,14 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprLambda {
 fn expr_if_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprIf> {
     Ok(ast::ExprIf {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        test: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "test", "IfExp")?,
-        body: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", "IfExp")?,
-        orelse: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "orelse", "IfExp")?,
+        test: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "test", "IfExp")?,
+        body: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", "IfExp")?,
+        orelse: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "orelse", "IfExp")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -635,7 +639,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprIf {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "IfExp")?;
-        expr_if_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_if_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -643,13 +647,13 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprIf {
 fn expr_dict_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprDict> {
     let keys: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "keys", "Dict")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "keys", "Dict")?;
     let values: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "values", "Dict")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "values", "Dict")?;
     if keys.len() != values.len() {
         return Err(vm.new_value_error("Dict doesn't have the same number of keys as values"));
     }
@@ -704,7 +708,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprDict {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Dict")?;
-        expr_dict_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_dict_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -712,11 +716,10 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprDict {
 fn expr_set_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprSet> {
-    let elts: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "elts", "Set")?;
+    let elts: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "elts", "Set")?;
     let (runtime_elts, elts) = runtime_expr_list_from_values(elts);
     Ok(ast::ExprSet {
         node_index: Default::default(),
@@ -752,7 +755,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSet {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Set")?;
-        expr_set_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_set_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -760,13 +763,13 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSet {
 fn expr_list_comp_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprListComp> {
     Ok(ast::ExprListComp {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        elt: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "elt", "ListComp")?,
-        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "generators", "ListComp")?,
+        elt: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "elt", "ListComp")?,
+        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "generators", "ListComp")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -797,7 +800,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprListComp {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "ListComp")?;
-        expr_list_comp_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_list_comp_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -805,13 +808,13 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprListComp {
 fn expr_set_comp_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprSetComp> {
     Ok(ast::ExprSetComp {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        elt: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "elt", "SetComp")?,
-        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "generators", "SetComp")?,
+        elt: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "elt", "SetComp")?,
+        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "generators", "SetComp")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -842,7 +845,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSetComp {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "SetComp")?;
-        expr_set_comp_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_set_comp_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -850,7 +853,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSetComp {
 fn expr_dict_comp_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprDictComp> {
     Ok(ast::ExprDictComp {
@@ -858,12 +861,12 @@ fn expr_dict_comp_from_object_with_range(
         key: Some(get_required_node_field(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            &object,
+            object,
             "key",
             "DictComp",
         )?),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "DictComp")?,
-        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "generators", "DictComp")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "DictComp")?,
+        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "generators", "DictComp")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -897,7 +900,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprDictComp {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "DictComp")?;
-        expr_dict_comp_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_dict_comp_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -905,13 +908,13 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprDictComp {
 fn expr_generator_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprGenerator> {
     Ok(ast::ExprGenerator {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        elt: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "elt", "GeneratorExp")?,
-        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "generators", "GeneratorExp")?,
+        elt: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "elt", "GeneratorExp")?,
+        generators: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "generators", "GeneratorExp")?,
         range,
         parenthesized: true,
     })
@@ -944,7 +947,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprGenerator {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "GeneratorExp")?;
-        expr_generator_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_generator_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -952,12 +955,12 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprGenerator {
 fn expr_await_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprAwait> {
     Ok(ast::ExprAwait {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Await")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Await")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -984,7 +987,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprAwait {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Await")?;
-        expr_await_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_await_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -992,12 +995,12 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprAwait {
 fn expr_yield_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprYield> {
     Ok(ast::ExprYield {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "value")?
+        value: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "value")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -1027,7 +1030,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprYield {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Yield")?;
-        expr_yield_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_yield_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1035,12 +1038,12 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprYield {
 fn expr_yield_from_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprYieldFrom> {
     Ok(ast::ExprYieldFrom {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "YieldFrom")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "YieldFrom")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -1068,7 +1071,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprYieldFrom {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "YieldFrom")?;
-        expr_yield_from_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_yield_from_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1076,16 +1079,16 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprYieldFrom {
 fn expr_compare_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprCompare> {
     let comparators: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "comparators", "Compare")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "comparators", "Compare")?;
     let (runtime_comparators, comparators) = runtime_expr_boxed_slice_from_values(comparators);
     Ok(ast::ExprCompare {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        left: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "left", "Compare")?,
-        ops: get_node_boxed_slice_field(vm, source_file, &object, "ops", "Compare")?,
+        left: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "left", "Compare")?,
+        ops: get_node_boxed_slice_field(vm, source_file, object, "ops", "Compare")?,
         comparators,
         range,
         runtime_comparators,
@@ -1125,7 +1128,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprCompare {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Compare")?;
-        expr_compare_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_compare_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1133,17 +1136,17 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprCompare {
 fn expr_call_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprCall> {
     let mut arguments = merge_function_call_arguments(
-        PositionalArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "args", "Call")?,
-        KeywordArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "keywords", "Call")?,
+        PositionalArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "args", "Call")?,
+        KeywordArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "keywords", "Call")?,
     );
     arguments.range = range;
     Ok(ast::ExprCall {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        func: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "func", "Call")?,
+        func: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "func", "Call")?,
         arguments,
         range_start: range.start(),
     })
@@ -1187,7 +1190,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprCall {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Call")?;
-        expr_call_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_call_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1195,17 +1198,17 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprCall {
 fn expr_attribute_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprAttribute> {
     Ok(ast::ExprAttribute {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Attribute")?,
-        attr: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "attr", "Attribute")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Attribute")?,
+        attr: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "attr", "Attribute")?,
         ctx: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "ctx", "Attribute")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "ctx", "Attribute")?,
         )?,
         range,
     })
@@ -1240,7 +1243,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprAttribute {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Attribute")?;
-        expr_attribute_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_attribute_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1248,17 +1251,17 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprAttribute {
 fn expr_subscript_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprSubscript> {
     Ok(ast::ExprSubscript {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Subscript")?,
-        slice: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "slice", "Subscript")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Subscript")?,
+        slice: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "slice", "Subscript")?,
         ctx: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "ctx", "Subscript")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "ctx", "Subscript")?,
         )?,
         range,
     })
@@ -1292,7 +1295,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSubscript {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Subscript")?;
-        expr_subscript_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_subscript_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1300,16 +1303,16 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSubscript {
 fn expr_starred_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprStarred> {
     Ok(ast::ExprStarred {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Starred")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Starred")?,
         ctx: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "ctx", "Starred")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "ctx", "Starred")?,
         )?,
         range,
     })
@@ -1340,7 +1343,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprStarred {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Starred")?;
-        expr_starred_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_starred_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1348,16 +1351,16 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprStarred {
 fn expr_name_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprName> {
     Ok(ast::ExprName {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        id: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "id", "Name")?,
+        id: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "id", "Name")?,
         ctx: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "ctx", "Name")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "ctx", "Name")?,
         )?,
         range,
     })
@@ -1389,7 +1392,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprName {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Name")?;
-        expr_name_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_name_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1397,11 +1400,11 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprName {
 fn expr_list_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprList> {
     let elts: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "elts", "List")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "elts", "List")?;
     let (runtime_elts, elts) = runtime_expr_list_from_values(elts);
     Ok(ast::ExprList {
         node_index: Default::default(),
@@ -1409,7 +1412,7 @@ fn expr_list_from_object_with_range(
         ctx: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "ctx", "List")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "ctx", "List")?,
         )?,
         range,
         runtime_elts,
@@ -1446,7 +1449,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprList {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "List")?;
-        expr_list_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_list_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1454,11 +1457,11 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprList {
 fn expr_tuple_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprTuple> {
     let elts: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "elts", "Tuple")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "elts", "Tuple")?;
     let (runtime_elts, elts) = runtime_expr_list_from_values(elts);
     Ok(ast::ExprTuple {
         node_index: Default::default(),
@@ -1466,7 +1469,7 @@ fn expr_tuple_from_object_with_range(
         ctx: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "ctx", "Tuple")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "ctx", "Tuple")?,
         )?,
         range,
         parenthesized: true,
@@ -1505,7 +1508,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprTuple {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Tuple")?;
-        expr_tuple_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_tuple_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1513,18 +1516,18 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprTuple {
 fn expr_slice_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::ExprSlice> {
     Ok(ast::ExprSlice {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        lower: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "lower")?
+        lower: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "lower")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        upper: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "upper")?
+        upper: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "upper")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        step: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "step")?
+        step: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "step")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -1560,7 +1563,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprSlice {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Slice")?;
-        expr_slice_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        expr_slice_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1641,10 +1644,8 @@ impl Node for ast::Comprehension {
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let ifs: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
             get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "ifs", "comprehension")?;
-        let is_async = node_object_to_i32(
-            vm,
-            get_node_field(vm, &object, "is_async", "comprehension")?,
-        )?;
+        let is_async_obj = get_node_field(vm, &object, "is_async", "comprehension")?;
+        let is_async = node_object_to_i32(vm, &is_async_obj)?;
         let runtime_ifs = runtime_expr_list_metadata(&ifs);
         let runtime_is_async = (is_async != 0 && is_async != 1).then_some(is_async);
         Ok(Self {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/other.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/other.rs
index 837c7d120..d943f7cf6 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/other.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/other.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ConversionFlag {
         _source_file: &SourceFile,
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        match node_object_to_i32(vm, object)? {
+        match node_object_to_i32(vm, &object)? {
             -1 => Ok(Self::None),
             x if x == b's' as i32 => Ok(Self::Str),
             x if x == b'r' as i32 => Ok(Self::Repr),
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pattern.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pattern.rs
index 7c834178b..f09db1023 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pattern.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pattern.rs
@@ -111,40 +111,40 @@ impl Node for ast::Pattern {
             PatternKind::Value => Self::MatchValue(pattern_match_value_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             PatternKind::Singleton => Self::MatchSingleton(
-                pattern_match_singleton_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?,
+                pattern_match_singleton_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?,
             ),
             PatternKind::Sequence => Self::MatchSequence(
-                pattern_match_sequence_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?,
+                pattern_match_sequence_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?,
             ),
             PatternKind::Mapping => Self::MatchMapping(
-                pattern_match_mapping_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?,
+                pattern_match_mapping_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?,
             ),
             PatternKind::Class => Self::MatchClass(pattern_match_class_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             PatternKind::Star => Self::MatchStar(pattern_match_star_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             PatternKind::As => Self::MatchAs(pattern_match_as_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             PatternKind::Or => Self::MatchOr(pattern_match_or_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
         })
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ fn pattern_list_from_field(
 fn pattern_match_value_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchValue> {
     Ok(ast::PatternMatchValue {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "MatchValue")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "MatchValue")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchValue {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchValue")?;
-        pattern_match_value_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_value_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchValue {
 fn pattern_match_singleton_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchSingleton> {
     Ok(ast::PatternMatchSingleton {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fn pattern_match_singleton_from_object_with_range(
         value: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field(vm, &object, "value", "MatchSingleton")?,
+            get_node_field(vm, object, "value", "MatchSingleton")?,
         )?,
         range,
     })
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchSingleton {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchSingleton")?;
-        pattern_match_singleton_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_singleton_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@ impl Node for ast::Singleton {
 fn pattern_match_sequence_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchSequence> {
     let (runtime_patterns, patterns) =
-        pattern_list_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "patterns", "MatchSequence", range)?;
+        pattern_list_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "patterns", "MatchSequence", range)?;
     Ok(ast::PatternMatchSequence {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         patterns: patterns.to_vec(),
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchSequence {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchSequence")?;
-        pattern_match_sequence_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_sequence_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchSequence {
 fn pattern_match_mapping_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchMapping> {
     let keys: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "keys", "MatchMapping")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "keys", "MatchMapping")?;
     let patterns: Vec<Option<ast::Pattern>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "patterns", "MatchMapping")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "patterns", "MatchMapping")?;
     let runtime_keys = keys.iter().any(Option::is_none).then(|| keys.clone());
     let runtime_patterns = patterns
         .iter()
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ fn pattern_match_mapping_from_object_with_range(
         node_index: Default::default(),
         keys: lower_nullable_exprs(&keys, range).into(),
         patterns: lower_nullable_patterns(&patterns, range).into(),
-        rest: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "rest")?
+        rest: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "rest")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchMapping {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchMapping")?;
-        pattern_match_mapping_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_mapping_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -440,21 +440,21 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchMapping {
 fn pattern_match_class_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchClass> {
-    let cls = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "cls", "MatchClass")?;
+    let cls = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "cls", "MatchClass")?;
     let patterns: Vec<Option<ast::Pattern>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "patterns", "MatchClass")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "patterns", "MatchClass")?;
     let kwd_attrs = PatternMatchClassKeywordAttributes::ast_from_field(
         vm,
         source_file,
-        &object,
+        object,
         "kwd_attrs",
         "MatchClass",
     )?;
     let kwd_patterns: Vec<Option<ast::Pattern>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "kwd_patterns", "MatchClass")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "kwd_patterns", "MatchClass")?;
     let has_runtime_shape = kwd_attrs.0.len() != kwd_patterns.len()
         || patterns.iter().any(Option::is_none)
         || kwd_patterns.iter().any(Option::is_none);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchClass {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchClass")?;
-        pattern_match_class_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_class_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -602,12 +602,12 @@ impl Node for PatternMatchClassKeywordPatterns {
 fn pattern_match_star_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchStar> {
     Ok(ast::PatternMatchStar {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        name: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "name")?
+        name: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "name")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchStar {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchStar")?;
-        pattern_match_star_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_star_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -645,15 +645,15 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchStar {
 fn pattern_match_as_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchAs> {
     Ok(ast::PatternMatchAs {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        pattern: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "pattern")?
+        pattern: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "pattern")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        name: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "name")?
+        name: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "name")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchAs {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchAs")?;
-        pattern_match_as_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_as_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -694,11 +694,11 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchAs {
 fn pattern_match_or_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::PatternMatchOr> {
     let (runtime_patterns, patterns) =
-        pattern_list_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "patterns", "MatchOr", range)?;
+        pattern_list_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "patterns", "MatchOr", range)?;
     Ok(ast::PatternMatchOr {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         patterns: patterns.to_vec(),
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchOr {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "MatchOr")?;
-        pattern_match_or_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        pattern_match_or_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pyast.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pyast.rs
index ebce1a788..987b28bd4 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pyast.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/pyast.rs
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_base_node {
         impl $name {
             #[pymethod]
             fn __reduce__(zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
-                super::python::_ast::ast_reduce(zelf, vm)
+                super::python::_ast::ast_reduce(&zelf, vm)
             }
 
             #[pymethod]
             fn __replace__(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-                super::python::_ast::ast_replace(zelf, args, vm)
+                super::python::_ast::ast_replace(&zelf, args, vm)
             }
 
             #[extend_class]
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ macro_rules! impl_base_node {
         impl $name {
             #[pymethod]
             fn __reduce__(zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
-                super::python::_ast::ast_reduce(zelf, vm)
+                super::python::_ast::ast_reduce(&zelf, vm)
             }
 
             #[pymethod]
             fn __replace__(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-                super::python::_ast::ast_replace(zelf, args, vm)
+                super::python::_ast::ast_replace(&zelf, args, vm)
             }
 
             #[extend_class]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/python.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/python.rs
index 1b33e352d..89858a416 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/python.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/python.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
             const AST_REDUCE: PyMethodDef = PyMethodDef::new_const(
                 "__reduce__",
                 |zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine| -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
-                    ast_reduce(zelf, vm)
+                    ast_reduce(&zelf, vm)
                 },
                 PyMethodFlags::METHOD,
                 None,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
             const AST_REPLACE: PyMethodDef = PyMethodDef::new_const(
                 "__replace__",
                 |zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine| -> PyResult {
-                    ast_replace(zelf, args, vm)
+                    ast_replace(&zelf, args, vm)
                 },
                 PyMethodFlags::METHOD,
                 None,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
             const AST_DEEPCOPY: PyMethodDef = PyMethodDef::new_const(
                 "__deepcopy__",
                 |zelf: PyObjectRef, memo: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine| -> PyResult {
-                    ast_deepcopy(zelf, memo, vm)
+                    ast_deepcopy(&zelf, &memo, vm)
                 },
                 PyMethodFlags::METHOD,
                 None,
@@ -88,21 +88,21 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __reduce__(zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
-            ast_reduce(zelf, vm)
+            ast_reduce(&zelf, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __replace__(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            ast_replace(zelf, args, vm)
+            ast_replace(&zelf, args, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __deepcopy__(zelf: PyObjectRef, memo: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            ast_deepcopy(zelf, memo, vm)
+            ast_deepcopy(&zelf, &memo, vm)
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn ast_reduce(zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
+    pub(crate) fn ast_reduce(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
         let dict = zelf.as_object().dict();
         let cls = zelf.class();
         let type_obj: PyObjectRef = cls.to_owned().into();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
         obj.set_attr(&name, value, vm)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn ast_replace(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    pub(crate) fn ast_replace(zelf: &PyObject, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if !args.args.is_empty() {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error("__replace__() takes no positional arguments"));
         }
@@ -298,13 +298,9 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
         Ok(result)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn ast_deepcopy(
-        zelf: PyObjectRef,
-        memo: PyObjectRef,
-        vm: &VirtualMachine,
-    ) -> PyResult {
+    pub(crate) fn ast_deepcopy(zelf: &PyObject, memo: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         let memo_dict: PyDictRef = memo
-            .clone()
+            .to_owned()
             .downcast()
             .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__deepcopy__() memo must be a dict"))?;
         let memo_key: PyObjectRef = vm.ctx.new_int(zelf.get_id() as i64).into();
@@ -330,7 +326,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
         if let (Some(src_dict), Some(dst_dict)) = (zelf.as_object().dict(), copied_dict) {
             let deepcopy = vm.import("copy", 0)?.get_attr("deepcopy", vm)?;
             for (key, value) in src_dict.items_vec() {
-                let copied_value = deepcopy.call((value, memo.clone()), vm)?;
+                let copied_value = deepcopy.call((value, memo.to_owned()), vm)?;
                 dst_dict.set_item(&*key, copied_value, vm)?;
             }
         }
@@ -598,7 +594,7 @@ This will become an error in Python 3.15.",
         const AST_REDUCE: PyMethodDef = PyMethodDef::new_const(
             "__reduce__",
             |zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine| -> PyResult<PyTupleRef> {
-                ast_reduce(zelf, vm)
+                ast_reduce(&zelf, vm)
             },
             PyMethodFlags::METHOD,
             None,
@@ -606,7 +602,7 @@ This will become an error in Python 3.15.",
         const AST_REPLACE: PyMethodDef = PyMethodDef::new_const(
             "__replace__",
             |zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine| -> PyResult {
-                ast_replace(zelf, args, vm)
+                ast_replace(&zelf, args, vm)
             },
             PyMethodFlags::METHOD,
             None,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/statement.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/statement.rs
index 83eb15461..043c641a3 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/statement.rs
@@ -194,130 +194,136 @@ impl Node for ast::Stmt {
         };
         let range = stmt_range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone())?;
         Ok(match kind {
-            StmtKind::FunctionDef { is_async } => Self::FunctionDef(
-                stmt_function_def_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range, is_async)?,
-            ),
+            StmtKind::FunctionDef { is_async } => {
+                Self::FunctionDef(stmt_function_def_from_object_with_range(
+                    vm,
+                    source_file,
+                    &object,
+                    range,
+                    is_async,
+                )?)
+            }
             StmtKind::ClassDef => Self::ClassDef(stmt_class_def_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Return => Self::Return(stmt_return_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Delete => Self::Delete(stmt_delete_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Assign => Self::Assign(stmt_assign_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::TypeAlias => Self::TypeAlias(stmt_type_alias_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::AugAssign => Self::AugAssign(stmt_aug_assign_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::AnnAssign => Self::AnnAssign(stmt_ann_assign_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::For { is_async } => Self::For(stmt_for_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
                 is_async,
             )?),
             StmtKind::While => Self::While(stmt_while_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::If => Self::If(elif_else_clause::ast_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::With { is_async } => Self::With(stmt_with_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
                 is_async,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Match => Self::Match(stmt_match_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Raise => Self::Raise(stmt_raise_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Try { is_star } => Self::Try(stmt_try_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
                 is_star,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Assert => Self::Assert(stmt_assert_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Import => Self::Import(stmt_import_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::ImportFrom => Self::ImportFrom(stmt_import_from_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Global => Self::Global(stmt_global_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Nonlocal => Self::Nonlocal(stmt_nonlocal_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Expr => Self::Expr(stmt_expr_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             StmtKind::Pass => Self::Pass(stmt_pass_from_object_with_range(range)),
@@ -331,7 +337,7 @@ impl Node for ast::Stmt {
 fn stmt_function_def_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
     is_async: bool,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtFunctionDef> {
@@ -340,26 +346,26 @@ fn stmt_function_def_from_object_with_range(
     } else {
         "FunctionDef"
     };
-    let name = get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "name", typ)?;
+    let name = get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "name", typ)?;
     let parameters = Node::ast_from_object(
         vm,
         source_file,
-        get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "args", typ)?,
+        get_node_field_required(vm, object, "args", typ)?,
     )?;
-    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", typ)?;
+    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", typ)?;
     let decorator_list: Vec<Option<ast::Decorator>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "decorator_list", typ)?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "decorator_list", typ)?;
     let runtime_decorator_exprs = runtime_decorator_expr_list(&decorator_list);
     let runtime_body = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&body);
     let runtime_decorator_list = runtime_expr_list_metadata(&runtime_decorator_exprs);
     let body = lower_runtime_stmt_list(body);
     let decorator_list = lower_runtime_decorator_list(decorator_list);
-    let returns = get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "returns")?
+    let returns = get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "returns")?
         .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
         .transpose()?;
     let (runtime_type_comment, runtime_type_comment_bytes) =
-        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, &object, "type_comment")?);
-    let type_params = type_params_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "type_params", typ)?;
+        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, object, "type_comment")?);
+    let type_params = type_params_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "type_params", typ)?;
     Ok(ast::StmtFunctionDef {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         name,
@@ -461,7 +467,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtFunctionDef {
             "FunctionDef"
         };
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), typ)?;
-        stmt_function_def_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range, is_async)
+        stmt_function_def_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range, is_async)
     }
 }
 
@@ -469,23 +475,23 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtFunctionDef {
 fn stmt_class_def_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtClassDef> {
-    let name = get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "name", "ClassDef")?;
-    let bases = PositionalArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "bases", "ClassDef")?;
+    let name = get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "name", "ClassDef")?;
+    let bases = PositionalArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "bases", "ClassDef")?;
     let keywords =
-        KeywordArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "keywords", "ClassDef")?;
+        KeywordArguments::ast_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "keywords", "ClassDef")?;
     let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", "ClassDef")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", "ClassDef")?;
     let decorator_list: Vec<Option<ast::Decorator>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "decorator_list", "ClassDef")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "decorator_list", "ClassDef")?;
     let runtime_decorator_exprs = runtime_decorator_expr_list(&decorator_list);
     let runtime_body = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&body);
     let runtime_decorator_list = runtime_expr_list_metadata(&runtime_decorator_exprs);
     let body = lower_runtime_stmt_list(body);
     let decorator_list = lower_runtime_decorator_list(decorator_list);
-    let type_params = type_params_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "type_params", "ClassDef")?;
+    let type_params = type_params_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "type_params", "ClassDef")?;
     Ok(ast::StmtClassDef {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         name,
@@ -571,19 +577,19 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtClassDef {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "ClassDef")?;
-        stmt_class_def_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_class_def_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_return_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtReturn> {
     Ok(ast::StmtReturn {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "value")?
+        value: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "value")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -612,18 +618,18 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtReturn {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Return")?;
-        stmt_return_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_return_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_delete_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtDelete> {
     let targets: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "targets", "Delete")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "targets", "Delete")?;
     let (runtime_targets, targets) = runtime_expr_list_from_values(targets);
     Ok(ast::StmtDelete {
         node_index: Default::default(),
@@ -659,7 +665,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtDelete {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Delete")?;
-        stmt_delete_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_delete_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -667,15 +673,15 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtDelete {
 fn stmt_assign_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtAssign> {
     let targets: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "targets", "Assign")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "targets", "Assign")?;
     let (runtime_targets, targets) = runtime_expr_list_from_values(targets);
-    let value = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Assign")?;
+    let value = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Assign")?;
     let (runtime_type_comment, runtime_type_comment_bytes) =
-        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, &object, "type_comment")?);
+        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, object, "type_comment")?);
     Ok(ast::StmtAssign {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         targets,
@@ -724,7 +730,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAssign {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Assign")?;
-        stmt_assign_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        stmt_assign_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -732,14 +738,14 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAssign {
 fn stmt_type_alias_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtTypeAlias> {
     Ok(ast::StmtTypeAlias {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        name: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "name", "TypeAlias")?,
-        type_params: type_params_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, "type_params", "TypeAlias")?,
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "TypeAlias")?,
+        name: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "name", "TypeAlias")?,
+        type_params: type_params_from_field(vm, source_file, object, "type_params", "TypeAlias")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "TypeAlias")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -780,7 +786,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtTypeAlias {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "TypeAlias")?;
-        stmt_type_alias_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_type_alias_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -788,18 +794,18 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtTypeAlias {
 fn stmt_aug_assign_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtAugAssign> {
     Ok(ast::StmtAugAssign {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        target: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "target", "AugAssign")?,
+        target: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "target", "AugAssign")?,
         op: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field_required(vm, &object, "op", "AugAssign")?,
+            get_node_field_required(vm, object, "op", "AugAssign")?,
         )?,
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "AugAssign")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "AugAssign")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -832,7 +838,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAugAssign {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "AugAssign")?;
-        stmt_aug_assign_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_aug_assign_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -840,10 +846,11 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAugAssign {
 fn stmt_ann_assign_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtAnnAssign> {
-    let simple = node_object_to_i32(vm, get_node_field(vm, &object, "simple", "AnnAssign")?)?;
+    let simple_obj = get_node_field(vm, object, "simple", "AnnAssign")?;
+    let simple = node_object_to_i32(vm, &simple_obj)?;
     let runtime_simple = if simple != 0 && simple != 1 {
         Some(simple)
     } else {
@@ -851,9 +858,9 @@ fn stmt_ann_assign_from_object_with_range(
     };
     Ok(ast::StmtAnnAssign {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        target: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "target", "AnnAssign")?,
-        annotation: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "annotation", "AnnAssign")?,
-        value: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "value")?
+        target: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "target", "AnnAssign")?,
+        annotation: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "annotation", "AnnAssign")?,
+        value: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "value")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         simple: simple != 0,
@@ -897,7 +904,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAnnAssign {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "AnnAssign")?;
-        stmt_ann_assign_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_ann_assign_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -905,22 +912,22 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAnnAssign {
 fn stmt_for_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
     is_async: bool,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtFor> {
     let typ = if is_async { "AsyncFor" } else { "For" };
-    let target = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "target", typ)?;
-    let iter = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "iter", typ)?;
-    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", typ)?;
+    let target = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "target", typ)?;
+    let iter = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "iter", typ)?;
+    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", typ)?;
     let orelse: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "orelse", typ)?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "orelse", typ)?;
     let runtime_body = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&body);
     let runtime_orelse = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&orelse);
     let body = lower_runtime_stmt_list(body);
     let orelse = lower_runtime_stmt_list(orelse);
     let (runtime_type_comment, runtime_type_comment_bytes) =
-        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, &object, "type_comment")?);
+        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, object, "type_comment")?);
     Ok(ast::StmtFor {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         target,
@@ -996,7 +1003,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtFor {
         let is_async = is_node_instance(vm, &_object, pyast::NodeStmtAsyncFor::static_type())?;
         let typ = if is_async { "AsyncFor" } else { "For" };
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), typ)?;
-        stmt_for_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range, is_async)
+        stmt_for_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range, is_async)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1004,18 +1011,18 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtFor {
 fn stmt_while_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtWhile> {
     let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", "While")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", "While")?;
     let orelse: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "orelse", "While")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "orelse", "While")?;
     let runtime_body = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&body);
     let runtime_orelse = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&orelse);
     Ok(ast::StmtWhile {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        test: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "test", "While")?,
+        test: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "test", "While")?,
         body: lower_runtime_stmt_list(body),
         orelse: lower_runtime_stmt_list(orelse),
         range,
@@ -1061,7 +1068,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtWhile {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "While")?;
-        stmt_while_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_while_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
@@ -1095,23 +1102,23 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtIf {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "If")?;
-        elif_else_clause::ast_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        elif_else_clause::ast_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_with_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
     is_async: bool,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtWith> {
     let typ = if is_async { "AsyncWith" } else { "With" };
-    let items = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "items", typ)?;
-    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", typ)?;
+    let items = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "items", typ)?;
+    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", typ)?;
     let (runtime_body, body) = runtime_stmt_list_from_values(body);
     let (runtime_type_comment, runtime_type_comment_bytes) =
-        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, &object, "type_comment")?);
+        runtime_stmt_type_comment(vm, get_ast_string_field_opt(vm, object, "type_comment")?);
     Ok(ast::StmtWith {
         node_index: Default::default(),
         items,
@@ -1173,20 +1180,20 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtWith {
         let is_async = is_node_instance(vm, &_object, pyast::NodeStmtAsyncWith::static_type())?;
         let typ = if is_async { "AsyncWith" } else { "With" };
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), typ)?;
-        stmt_with_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range, is_async)
+        stmt_with_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range, is_async)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_match_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtMatch> {
     Ok(ast::StmtMatch {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        subject: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "subject", "Match")?,
-        cases: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "cases", "Match")?,
+        subject: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "subject", "Match")?,
+        cases: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "cases", "Match")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -1216,22 +1223,22 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtMatch {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Match")?;
-        stmt_match_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_match_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_raise_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtRaise> {
     Ok(ast::StmtRaise {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        exc: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "exc")?
+        exc: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "exc")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        cause: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "cause")?
+        cause: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "cause")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -1263,25 +1270,25 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtRaise {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Raise")?;
-        stmt_raise_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_raise_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_try_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
     is_star: bool,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtTry> {
     let typ = if is_star { "TryStar" } else { "Try" };
-    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "body", typ)?;
+    let body: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> = get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "body", typ)?;
     let orelse: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "orelse", typ)?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "orelse", typ)?;
     let finalbody: Vec<Option<ast::Stmt>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "finalbody", typ)?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "finalbody", typ)?;
     let (runtime_handler_values, handlers) =
-        except_handler_list_from_field(vm, source_file, &object, typ, is_star, range)?;
+        except_handler_list_from_field(vm, source_file, object, typ, is_star, range)?;
     let runtime_body = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&body);
     let runtime_orelse = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&orelse);
     let runtime_finalbody = runtime_stmt_list_metadata(&finalbody);
@@ -1417,7 +1424,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtTry {
         );
         let typ = if is_star { "TryStar" } else { "Try" };
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), typ)?;
-        stmt_try_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range, is_star)
+        stmt_try_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range, is_star)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1425,13 +1432,13 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtTry {
 fn stmt_assert_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtAssert> {
     Ok(ast::StmtAssert {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        test: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "test", "Assert")?,
-        msg: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "msg")?
+        test: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "test", "Assert")?,
+        msg: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "msg")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -1463,19 +1470,19 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtAssert {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Assert")?;
-        stmt_assert_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_assert_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_import_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtImport> {
     Ok(ast::StmtImport {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "names", "Import")?,
+        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "names", "Import")?,
         range,
         is_lazy: false,
     })
@@ -1505,24 +1512,24 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtImport {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Import")?;
-        stmt_import_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_import_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_import_from_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtImportFrom> {
-    let (level, raw_level) = import_from_level_from_field(vm, &object)?;
+    let (level, raw_level) = import_from_level_from_field(vm, object)?;
     let runtime_level = raw_level.filter(|level| *level < 0);
     Ok(ast::StmtImportFrom {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        module: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "module")?
+        module: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "module")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "names", "ImportFrom")?,
+        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "names", "ImportFrom")?,
         level,
         range,
         is_lazy: false,
@@ -1538,7 +1545,7 @@ fn import_from_level_from_field(
         return Ok((0, None));
     };
     let level = vm.with_recursion(" while traversing 'ImportFrom' node", || {
-        node_object_to_i32(vm, value)
+        node_object_to_i32(vm, &value)
     })?;
     if level < 0 {
         return Ok((0, Some(level)));
@@ -1580,19 +1587,19 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtImportFrom {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "ImportFrom")?;
-        stmt_import_from_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_import_from_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_global_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtGlobal> {
     Ok(ast::StmtGlobal {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "names", "Global")?,
+        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "names", "Global")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -1619,19 +1626,19 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtGlobal {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Global")?;
-        stmt_global_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_global_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_nonlocal_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtNonlocal> {
     Ok(ast::StmtNonlocal {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "names", "Nonlocal")?,
+        names: get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "names", "Nonlocal")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -1658,19 +1665,19 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtNonlocal {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Nonlocal")?;
-        stmt_nonlocal_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_nonlocal_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
 fn stmt_expr_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::StmtExpr> {
     Ok(ast::StmtExpr {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Expr")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Expr")?,
         range,
     })
 }
@@ -1697,7 +1704,7 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtExpr {
         _object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, _object.clone(), "Expr")?;
-        stmt_expr_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, _object, range)
+        stmt_expr_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &_object, range)
     }
 }
 // constructor
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/string.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/string.rs
index ec7d6eb5a..3c7bd270d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/string.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/string.rs
@@ -534,11 +534,11 @@ fn joined_str_part_to_ruff_fstring_element(
 pub(super) fn joined_str_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<JoinedStr> {
     let values: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "values", "JoinedStr")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "values", "JoinedStr")?;
     Ok(JoinedStr {
         values: Vec::new().into_boxed_slice(),
         runtime_values: Some(values),
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ impl Node for JoinedStr {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "JoinedStr")?;
-        joined_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        joined_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -623,17 +623,17 @@ pub(super) struct FormattedValue {
 pub(super) fn formatted_value_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<FormattedValue> {
     Ok(FormattedValue {
-        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "FormattedValue")?,
+        value: get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "FormattedValue")?,
         conversion: Node::ast_from_object(
             vm,
             source_file,
-            get_node_field(vm, &object, "conversion", "FormattedValue")?,
+            get_node_field(vm, object, "conversion", "FormattedValue")?,
         )?,
-        format_spec: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "format_spec")?
+        format_spec: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "format_spec")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ impl Node for FormattedValue {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "FormattedValue")?;
-        formatted_value_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        formatted_value_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1044,11 +1044,11 @@ fn template_part_to_element(
 pub(super) fn template_str_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<TemplateStr> {
     let values: Vec<Option<ast::Expr>> =
-        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, &object, "values", "TemplateStr")?;
+        get_node_list_field(vm, source_file, object, "values", "TemplateStr")?;
     Ok(TemplateStr {
         values: Vec::new().into_boxed_slice(),
         runtime_values: Some(values),
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ impl Node for TemplateStr {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "TemplateStr")?;
-        template_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        template_str_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1134,17 +1134,17 @@ pub(super) struct TStringInterpolation {
 pub(super) fn tstring_interpolation_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<TStringInterpolation> {
-    let value = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, &object, "value", "Interpolation")?;
-    let str = get_node_field(vm, &object, "str", "Interpolation")?;
+    let value = get_required_node_field(vm, source_file, object, "value", "Interpolation")?;
+    let str = get_node_field(vm, object, "str", "Interpolation")?;
     let conversion = Node::ast_from_object(
         vm,
         source_file,
-        get_node_field(vm, &object, "conversion", "Interpolation")?,
+        get_node_field(vm, object, "conversion", "Interpolation")?,
     )?;
-    let format_spec: Option<Box<ast::Expr>> = get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "format_spec")?
+    let format_spec: Option<Box<ast::Expr>> = get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "format_spec")?
         .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
         .transpose()?;
     Ok(TStringInterpolation {
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ impl Node for TStringInterpolation {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone(), "Interpolation")?;
-        tstring_interpolation_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        tstring_interpolation_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/type_parameters.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/type_parameters.rs
index 8f2296ea7..01a666aa4 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/type_parameters.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ast/type_parameters.rs
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParam {
             TypeParamKind::TypeVar => Self::TypeVar(type_var_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             TypeParamKind::ParamSpec => Self::ParamSpec(param_spec_from_object_with_range(
                 vm,
                 source_file,
-                object,
+                &object,
                 range,
             )?),
             TypeParamKind::TypeVarTuple => Self::TypeVarTuple(
-                type_var_tuple_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)?,
+                type_var_tuple_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)?,
             ),
         })
     }
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParam {
 fn type_var_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::TypeParamTypeVar> {
     Ok(ast::TypeParamTypeVar {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        name: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "name", "TypeVar")?,
-        bound: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "bound")?
+        name: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "name", "TypeVar")?,
+        bound: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "bound")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
-        default: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "default_value")?
+        default: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "default_value")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParamTypeVar {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = type_param_range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone())?;
-        type_var_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        type_var_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParamTypeVar {
 fn param_spec_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::TypeParamParamSpec> {
     Ok(ast::TypeParamParamSpec {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        name: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "name", "ParamSpec")?,
-        default: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "default_value")?
+        name: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "name", "ParamSpec")?,
+        default: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "default_value")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParamParamSpec {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = type_param_range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone())?;
-        param_spec_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        param_spec_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
 
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParamParamSpec {
 fn type_var_tuple_from_object_with_range(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
     source_file: &SourceFile,
-    object: PyObjectRef,
+    object: &PyObject,
     range: TextRange,
 ) -> PyResult<ast::TypeParamTypeVarTuple> {
     Ok(ast::TypeParamTypeVarTuple {
         node_index: Default::default(),
-        name: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, &object, "name", "TypeVarTuple")?,
-        default: get_node_field_opt(vm, &object, "default_value")?
+        name: get_required_identifier_field(vm, source_file, object, "name", "TypeVarTuple")?,
+        default: get_node_field_opt(vm, object, "default_value")?
             .map(|obj| Node::ast_from_object(vm, source_file, obj))
             .transpose()?,
         range,
@@ -264,6 +264,6 @@ impl Node for ast::TypeParamTypeVarTuple {
         object: PyObjectRef,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let range = type_param_range_from_object(vm, source_file, object.clone())?;
-        type_var_tuple_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, object, range)
+        type_var_tuple_from_object_with_range(vm, source_file, &object, range)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_collections.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_collections.rs
index b76c12f51..9ec676471 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_collections.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_collections.rs
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ mod _collections {
                 .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("deque index out of range"))
         }
 
-        fn __contains__(&self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
-            self._contains(&needle, vm)
+        fn __contains__(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+            self._contains(needle, vm)
         }
 
         fn _contains(&self, needle: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ mod _collections {
     }
 
     impl PyDefaultDict {
-        fn __or__(lhs: PyObjectRef, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        fn __or__(lhs: &PyObject, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let not_implemented = || Ok(vm.ctx.not_implemented.clone().into());
 
             let (default_factory, dict) = if let Some(zelf) = lhs.downcast_ref::<Self>() {
@@ -1048,9 +1048,7 @@ mod _collections {
     impl AsNumber for PyDefaultDict {
         fn as_number() -> &'static PyNumberMethods {
             static AS_NUMBER: PyNumberMethods = PyNumberMethods {
-                or: Some(|a, b, vm| {
-                    PyDefaultDict::__or__(a.to_pyobject(vm), b.to_pyobject(vm), vm)
-                }),
+                or: Some(|a, b, vm| PyDefaultDict::__or__(a, b.to_pyobject(vm), vm)),
                 ..PyNumberMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
             };
             &AS_NUMBER
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes.rs
index 2cffd8c8a..d1fae5a5c 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes.rs
@@ -831,13 +831,13 @@ pub(crate) mod _ctypes {
         ctype: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult {
-        super::function::cast_impl(obj, src, ctype, vm)
+        super::function::cast_impl(&obj, src, ctype, vm)
     }
 
     /// Python-level cast function (PYFUNCTYPE wrapper)
     #[pyfunction]
     fn cast(obj: PyObjectRef, typ: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        super::function::cast_impl(obj.clone(), obj, typ, vm)
+        super::function::cast_impl(&obj, obj.clone(), typ, vm)
     }
 
     /// Return buffer interface information for a ctypes type or object.
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/array.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/array.rs
index 51ae363d8..fe7c96a83 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/array.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/array.rs
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyCArray {
 
         // Initialize elements using setitem_by_index (Array_init pattern)
         for (i, value) in args.args.iter().enumerate() {
-            Self::setitem_by_index(&instance, i as isize, value.clone(), vm)?;
+            Self::setitem_by_index(&instance, i as isize, value, vm)?;
         }
 
         Ok(instance.into())
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ impl Initializer for PyCArray {
     fn init(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         // Re-initialize array elements when __init__ is called
         for (i, value) in args.args.iter().enumerate() {
-            Self::setitem_by_index(&zelf, i as isize, value.clone(), vm)?;
+            Self::setitem_by_index(&zelf, i as isize, value, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl AsSequence for PyCArray {
             ass_item: atomic_func!(|seq, i, value, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyCArray::sequence_downcast(seq);
                 match value {
-                    Some(v) => PyCArray::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, v, vm),
+                    Some(v) => PyCArray::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, &v, vm),
                     None => Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot delete array elements")),
                 }
             }),
@@ -492,12 +492,12 @@ impl AsMapping for PyCArray {
             }),
             subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyCArray::mapping_downcast(mapping);
-                PyCArray::__getitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyCArray::__getitem__(zelf, needle, vm)
             }),
             ass_subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, value, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyCArray::mapping_downcast(mapping);
                 match value {
-                    Some(value) => PyCArray::__setitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), value, vm),
+                    Some(value) => PyCArray::__setitem__(zelf, needle, value, vm),
                     None => PyCArray::__delitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), vm),
                 }
             }),
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ impl PyCArray {
     fn setitem_by_index(
         zelf: &Py<Self>,
         i: isize,
-        value: PyObjectRef,
+        value: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         let stg = zelf.class().stg_info_opt();
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ impl PyCArray {
                     final_offset,
                     element_size,
                     type_code.as_deref(),
-                    &value,
+                    value,
                     zelf,
                     index,
                     vm,
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ impl PyCArray {
                 final_offset,
                 element_size,
                 type_code.as_deref(),
-                &value,
+                value,
                 zelf,
                 index,
                 vm,
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ impl PyCArray {
     }
 
     // Array_subscript
-    fn __getitem__(zelf: &Py<Self>, item: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn __getitem__(zelf: &Py<Self>, item: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         // PyIndex_Check
         if let Some(i) = item.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
             let i = i.as_bigint().to_isize().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ impl PyCArray {
     // Array_ass_subscript
     fn __setitem__(
         zelf: &Py<Self>,
-        item: PyObjectRef,
+        item: &PyObject,
         value: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -966,11 +966,11 @@ impl PyCArray {
                 vm.new_index_error("cannot fit index into an index-sized integer")
             })?;
             // setitem_by_index handles negative index normalization
-            Self::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, value, vm)
+            Self::setitem_by_index(zelf, i, &value, vm)
         }
         // PySlice_Check
         else if let Some(slice) = item.downcast_ref::<PySlice>() {
-            Self::setitem_by_slice(zelf, slice, value, vm)
+            Self::setitem_by_slice(zelf, slice, &value, vm)
         } else {
             Err(vm.new_type_error("indices must be integer"))
         }
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ impl PyCArray {
     fn setitem_by_slice(
         zelf: &Py<Self>,
         slice: &Py<PySlice>,
-        value: PyObjectRef,
+        value: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         let length = zelf.class().stg_info_opt().map_or(0, |i| i.length);
@@ -1006,13 +1006,13 @@ impl PyCArray {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error("Can only assign sequence of same size"));
         }
 
-        let items: Vec<PyObjectRef> = vm.extract_elements_with(&value, Ok)?;
+        let items: Vec<PyObjectRef> = vm.extract_elements_with(value, Ok)?;
 
         // Use SaturatedSliceIter for correct index iteration (handles negative step)
         let iter = SaturatedSliceIter::from_adjust_indices(range, step, slice_len);
 
         for (idx, item) in iter.zip(items) {
-            Self::setitem_by_index(zelf, idx as isize, item, vm)?;
+            Self::setitem_by_index(zelf, idx as isize, &item, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs
index 334f2064f..c029ab203 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ fn cast_check_pointertype(ctype: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
 /// cast implementation
 /// _ctypes.c cast()
 pub(super) fn cast_impl(
-    obj: PyObjectRef,
+    obj: &PyObject,
     src: PyObjectRef,
     ctype: PyObjectRef,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ pub(super) fn cast_impl(
     }
 
     // 2. Extract pointer value - matches c_void_p_from_param_impl order
-    let ptr_value: usize = if vm.is_none(&obj) {
+    let ptr_value: usize = if vm.is_none(obj) {
         // None → NULL pointer
         0
     } else if let Ok(int_val) = obj.try_int(vm) {
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyCFuncPtr {
 fn handle_internal_func(addr: usize, args: &FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<PyResult> {
     if addr == INTERNAL_CAST_ADDR {
         let result: PyResult<(PyObjectRef, PyObjectRef, PyObjectRef)> = args.clone().bind(vm);
-        return Some(result.and_then(|(obj, src, ctype)| cast_impl(obj, src, ctype, vm)));
+        return Some(result.and_then(|(obj, src, ctype)| cast_impl(&obj, src, ctype, vm)));
     }
 
     if addr == INTERNAL_STRING_AT_ADDR {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/pointer.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/pointer.rs
index 0c7fdc5b5..f2fe5e881 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/pointer.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/pointer.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ impl PyCPointer {
     }
 
     // Pointer_subscript
-    fn __getitem__(zelf: &Py<Self>, item: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn __getitem__(zelf: &Py<Self>, item: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         // PyIndex_Check
         if let Some(i) = item.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
             let i = i.as_bigint().to_isize().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ impl PyCPointer {
     // Pointer_ass_item
     fn __setitem__(
         zelf: &Py<Self>,
-        item: PyObjectRef,
+        item: &PyObject,
         value: PyObjectRef,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -749,12 +749,12 @@ impl AsMapping for PyCPointer {
         static AS_MAPPING: LazyLock<PyMappingMethods> = LazyLock::new(|| PyMappingMethods {
             subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyCPointer::mapping_downcast(mapping);
-                PyCPointer::__getitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                PyCPointer::__getitem__(zelf, needle, vm)
             }),
             ass_subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, value, vm| {
                 let zelf = PyCPointer::mapping_downcast(mapping);
                 match value {
-                    Some(value) => PyCPointer::__setitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), value, vm),
+                    Some(value) => PyCPointer::__setitem__(zelf, needle, value, vm),
                     None => Err(vm.new_type_error("Pointer does not support item deletion")),
                 }
             }),
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/structure.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/structure.rs
index e9c36370c..39ab31a27 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/structure.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/structure.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PySetterValue};
 use crate::protocol::{BufferDescriptor, PyBuffer, PyNumberMethods};
 use crate::stdlib::_warnings;
 use crate::types::{AsBuffer, AsNumber, Constructor, Initializer, SetAttr};
-use crate::{AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
+use crate::{AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
 use alloc::borrow::Cow;
 use core::fmt::Debug;
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl Initializer for PyCStructType {
 
         // Process _fields_ if defined directly on this class (not inherited)
         if let Some(fields_attr) = new_type.get_direct_attr(vm.ctx.intern_str("_fields_")) {
-            Self::process_fields(&new_type, fields_attr, vm)?;
+            Self::process_fields(&new_type, &fields_attr, vm)?;
         } else {
             // No _fields_ defined - try to copy from base class (PyCStgInfo_clone)
             let (has_base_info, base_clone) = {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl PyCStructType {
 
         // Check if _fields_ is defined
         if let Some(fields_attr) = cls.get_direct_attr(vm.ctx.intern_str("_fields_")) {
-            Self::process_fields(&cls, fields_attr, vm)?;
+            Self::process_fields(&cls, &fields_attr, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl PyCStructType {
     /// Process _fields_ and create CField descriptors
     fn process_fields(
         cls: &Py<PyType>,
-        fields_attr: PyObjectRef,
+        fields_attr: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         // Check if this is a swapped byte order structure
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ impl SetAttr for PyCStructType {
                 return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete _fields_"));
             };
             // Process fields (this will also set DICTFLAG_FINAL)
-            Self::process_fields(pytype, fields_value.clone(), vm)?;
+            Self::process_fields(pytype, &fields_value, vm)?;
             // Set the _fields_ attribute on the type
             pytype
                 .attributes
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/union.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/union.rs
index 982c6d711..2acf70144 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/union.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/union.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::function::{ArgBytesLike, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PySetterValue};
 use crate::protocol::{BufferDescriptor, PyBuffer};
 use crate::stdlib::_warnings;
 use crate::types::{AsBuffer, Constructor, Initializer, SetAttr};
-use crate::{AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
+use crate::{AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
 use alloc::borrow::Cow;
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl PyCUnionType {
     /// For Union, all fields start at offset 0
     fn process_fields(
         cls: &Py<PyType>,
-        fields_attr: PyObjectRef,
+        fields_attr: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         // Check if already finalized
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ impl PyCUnionType {
 
         // Check if _fields_ is defined
         if let Some(fields_attr) = cls.get_direct_attr(vm.ctx.intern_str("_fields_")) {
-            Self::process_fields(&cls, fields_attr, vm)?;
+            Self::process_fields(&cls, &fields_attr, vm)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ impl SetAttr for PyCUnionType {
                 if attr_name.as_bytes() == b"_fields_"
                     && let PySetterValue::Assign(fields_value) = value
                 {
-                    Self::process_fields(pytype, fields_value, vm)?;
+                    Self::process_fields(pytype, &fields_value, vm)?;
                 }
                 return Ok(());
             }
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ impl SetAttr for PyCUnionType {
         if attr_name.as_bytes() == b"_fields_"
             && let PySetterValue::Assign(ref fields_value) = value
         {
-            Self::process_fields(pytype, fields_value.clone(), vm)?;
+            Self::process_fields(pytype, fields_value, vm)?;
         }
 
         // Store in type's attributes dict
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs
index c8ece805f..e90cac5ea 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs
@@ -736,15 +736,15 @@ mod _io {
         }
 
         fn _readinto(
-            zelf: PyObjectRef,
-            buf_obj: PyObjectRef,
+            zelf: &PyObject,
+            buf_obj: &PyObject,
             method: &str,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<usize> {
-            let b = ArgMemoryBuffer::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, &buf_obj)?;
+            let b = ArgMemoryBuffer::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, buf_obj)?;
             let l = b.len();
-            let data = vm.call_method(&zelf, method, (l,))?;
-            if data.is(&buf_obj) {
+            let data = vm.call_method(zelf, method, (l,))?;
+            if data.is(buf_obj) {
                 return Ok(l);
             }
             let mut buf = b.borrow_buf_mut();
@@ -762,12 +762,12 @@ mod _io {
         }
         #[pymethod]
         fn readinto(zelf: PyObjectRef, b: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
-            Self::_readinto(zelf, b, "read", vm)
+            Self::_readinto(&zelf, &b, "read", vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn readinto1(zelf: PyObjectRef, b: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
-            Self::_readinto(zelf, b, "read1", vm)
+            Self::_readinto(&zelf, &b, "read1", vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ mod _io {
 
         fn raw_seek(&mut self, pos: Offset, whence: i32, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Offset> {
             let ret = vm.call_method(self.check_init(vm)?, "seek", (pos, whence))?;
-            let offset = get_offset(ret, vm)?;
+            let offset = get_offset(&ret, vm)?;
             if offset < 0 {
                 return Err(
                     vm.new_os_error(format!("Raw stream returned invalid position {offset}"))
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ mod _io {
         fn raw_tell(&mut self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Offset> {
             let raw = self.check_init(vm)?;
             let ret = vm.call_method(raw, "tell", ())?;
-            let offset = get_offset(ret, vm)?;
+            let offset = get_offset(&ret, vm)?;
             if offset < 0 {
                 return Err(
                     vm.new_os_error(format!("Raw stream returned invalid position {offset}"))
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ mod _io {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn get_offset(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Offset> {
+    pub(super) fn get_offset(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Offset> {
         let int = obj.try_index(vm)?;
         int.as_bigint().try_into().map_err(|_| {
             vm.new_value_error(format!(
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ mod _io {
             let raw = data.check_init(vm)?;
             ensure_unclosed(raw, "seek of closed file", vm)?;
             check_seekable(raw, vm)?;
-            let target = get_offset(target, vm)?;
+            let target = get_offset(&target, vm)?;
             data.seek(target, whence, vm)
         }
 
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ mod _io {
                 );
             }
             let _ = proto;
-            reduce_ex_for_subclass(zelf, vm)
+            reduce_ex_for_subclass(&zelf, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -2424,13 +2424,13 @@ mod _io {
         }
     }
 
-    fn reduce_ex_for_subclass(zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+    fn reduce_ex_for_subclass(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         let cls = zelf.class();
         let new = vm
             .get_attribute_opt(cls.to_owned().into(), "__new__")?
             .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_attribute_error("type has no attribute '__new__'"))?;
         let args = vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![cls.to_owned().into()]);
-        let state = if let Some(getstate) = vm.get_attribute_opt(zelf.clone(), "__getstate__")? {
+        let state = if let Some(getstate) = vm.get_attribute_opt(zelf.to_owned(), "__getstate__")? {
             getstate.call((), vm)?
         } else if let Ok(dict) = zelf.get_attr("__dict__", vm) {
             dict
@@ -2871,7 +2871,7 @@ mod _io {
                 .map(drop)
         }
 
-        fn bool_from_index(value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        fn bool_from_index(value: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
             let int = value.try_index(vm)?;
             let value: i32 = int.try_to_primitive(vm)?;
             Ok(value != 0)
@@ -3096,10 +3096,10 @@ mod _io {
             }
 
             if let OptionalArg::Present(Some(value)) = args.line_buffering {
-                line_buffering = Some(Self::bool_from_index(value, vm)?);
+                line_buffering = Some(Self::bool_from_index(&value, vm)?);
             }
             if let OptionalArg::Present(Some(value)) = args.write_through {
-                write_through = Some(Self::bool_from_index(value, vm)?);
+                write_through = Some(Self::bool_from_index(&value, vm)?);
             }
 
             if (encoding_changed || newline_changed)
@@ -3896,7 +3896,7 @@ mod _io {
                 );
             }
             let _ = proto;
-            reduce_ex_for_subclass(zelf, vm)
+            reduce_ex_for_subclass(&zelf, vm)
         }
     }
 
@@ -5975,7 +5975,7 @@ mod fileio {
             }
             let flush_exc = res.err();
             if zelf.finalizing.load() {
-                Self::dealloc_warn(zelf, zelf.as_object().to_owned(), vm);
+                Self::dealloc_warn(zelf, zelf.as_object(), vm);
             }
             let fd = zelf.fd.swap(-1);
             let close_err = if fd >= 0 {
@@ -6014,7 +6014,7 @@ mod fileio {
         ) -> PyResult<Offset> {
             let how = how.unwrap_or(0);
             let fd = self.get_fd(vm)?;
-            let offset = get_offset(offset, vm)?;
+            let offset = get_offset(&offset, vm)?;
 
             host_io::seek(fd, offset, how).map_err(|e| e.into_pyexception(vm))
         }
@@ -6029,7 +6029,7 @@ mod fileio {
         fn truncate(&self, len: OptionalOption, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Offset> {
             let fd = self.get_fd(vm)?;
             let len = match len.flatten() {
-                Some(l) => get_offset(l, vm)?,
+                Some(l) => get_offset(&l, vm)?,
                 None => host_io::tell(fd).map_err(|e| e.into_pyexception(vm))?,
             };
             os::ftruncate(fd, len).map_err(|e| e.into_pyexception(vm))?;
@@ -6050,13 +6050,13 @@ mod fileio {
         /// fileio_dealloc_warn in Modules/_io/fileio.c
         #[pymethod(name = "_dealloc_warn")]
         fn _dealloc_warn_method(zelf: &Py<Self>, source: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) {
-            Self::dealloc_warn(zelf, source, vm);
+            Self::dealloc_warn(zelf, &source, vm);
         }
     }
 
     impl FileIO {
         /// Issue ResourceWarning if fd is still open and closefd is true.
-        fn dealloc_warn(zelf: &Py<Self>, source: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) {
+        fn dealloc_warn(zelf: &Py<Self>, source: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) {
             if zelf.fd.load() >= 0 && zelf.closefd.load() {
                 let repr = source
                     .repr(vm)
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_sre.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_sre.rs
index edc8bf3ae..b89d5654a 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_sre.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_sre.rs
@@ -519,12 +519,12 @@ mod _sre {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn sub(zelf: PyRef<Self>, sub_args: SubArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Self::sub_impl(zelf, sub_args, false, vm)
+            Self::sub_impl(&zelf, sub_args, false, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn subn(zelf: PyRef<Self>, sub_args: SubArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Self::sub_impl(zelf, sub_args, true, vm)
+            Self::sub_impl(&zelf, sub_args, true, vm)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ mod _sre {
         }
 
         fn sub_impl(
-            zelf: PyRef<Self>,
+            zelf: &Py<Self>,
             sub_args: SubArgs,
             subn: bool,
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
@@ -618,14 +618,14 @@ mod _sre {
                 };
 
                 if is_template {
-                    FilterType::Template(Template::compile(zelf.clone(), repl, vm)?)
+                    FilterType::Template(Template::compile(zelf.to_owned(), repl, vm)?)
                 } else {
                     FilterType::Literal(repl)
                 }
             };
 
             with_sre_str!(zelf, &string, vm, |s| {
-                let req = s.create_request(&zelf, 0, usize::MAX);
+                let req = s.create_request(zelf, 0, usize::MAX);
                 let state = State::default();
                 let mut sub_list: Vec<PyObjectRef> = Vec::new();
                 let mut iter = SearchIter { req, state };
@@ -641,12 +641,12 @@ mod _sre {
                     match &filter {
                         FilterType::Literal(literal) => sub_list.push(literal.clone()),
                         FilterType::Callable(callable) => {
-                            let m = Match::new(&mut iter.state, zelf.clone(), string.clone())
+                            let m = Match::new(&mut iter.state, zelf.to_owned(), string.clone())
                                 .into_ref(&vm.ctx);
                             sub_list.push(callable.invoke((m,), vm)?);
                         }
                         FilterType::Template(template) => {
-                            let m = Match::new(&mut iter.state, zelf.clone(), string.clone());
+                            let m = Match::new(&mut iter.state, zelf.to_owned(), string.clone());
                             m.expand_template(template, s, &mut sub_list, vm);
                         }
                     };
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ mod _sre {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<(isize, isize)> {
             let index = group.map_or(Ok(0), |group| {
-                self.get_index(group, vm)
+                self.get_index(&group, vm)
                     .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("no such group"))
             })?;
             Ok(self.regs[index])
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ mod _sre {
                 let mut v: Vec<PyObjectRef> = args
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|x| {
-                        self.get_index(x, vm)
+                        self.get_index(&x, vm)
                             .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("no such group"))
                             .map(|index| {
                                 self.get_slice(index, str_drive, vm)
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ mod _sre {
         ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
             with_sre_str!(self.pattern, &self.string, vm, |str_drive| {
                 let i = self
-                    .get_index(group, vm)
+                    .get_index(&group, vm)
                     .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("no such group"))?;
                 Ok(self.get_slice(i, str_drive, vm))
             })
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ mod _sre {
 
                 for (key, index) in self.pattern.groupindex.clone() {
                     let value = self
-                        .get_index(index, vm)
+                        .get_index(&index, vm)
                         .and_then(|x| self.get_slice(x, str_drive, vm))
                         .map_or_else(|| default.clone(), |x| x.to_pyobject(vm));
                     dict.set_item(&*key, value, vm)?;
@@ -965,13 +965,13 @@ mod _sre {
             })
         }
 
-        fn get_index(&self, group: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<usize> {
+        fn get_index(&self, group: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<usize> {
             let i = if let Ok(i) = group.try_index(vm) {
                 i
             } else {
                 self.pattern
                     .groupindex
-                    .get_item_opt(&*group, vm)
+                    .get_item_opt(group, vm)
                     .ok()??
                     .downcast::<PyInt>()
                     .ok()?
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_typing.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_typing.rs
index 33dfbc57b..7e27c3767 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_typing.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_typing.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
             vm.ctx.none()
         }
 
-        fn __getitem__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        fn __getitem__(zelf: &Py<Self>, args: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             if zelf.type_params.is_empty() {
                 return Err(vm.new_type_error("Only generic type aliases are subscriptable"));
             }
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
             static AS_MAPPING: LazyLock<PyMappingMethods> = LazyLock::new(|| PyMappingMethods {
                 subscript: atomic_func!(|mapping, needle, vm| {
                     let zelf = TypeAliasType::mapping_downcast(mapping);
-                    TypeAliasType::__getitem__(zelf.to_owned(), needle.to_owned(), vm)
+                    TypeAliasType::__getitem__(zelf, needle.to_owned(), vm)
                 }),
                 ..PyMappingMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
             });
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
index c52fc6d1d..24e69b770 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pub(crate) use decl::module_def;
 #[pymodule(name = "itertools")]
 mod decl {
     use crate::{
-        AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, PyWeakRef, VirtualMachine,
+        AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, PyWeakRef, VirtualMachine,
         builtins::{
             PyGenericAlias, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyList, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef, int,
         },
@@ -730,13 +730,13 @@ mod decl {
     // Restrict obj to ints with value 0 <= val <= sys.maxsize
     // On failure (out of range, non-int object) a ValueError is raised.
     fn pyobject_to_opt_usize(
-        obj: PyObjectRef,
+        obj: &PyObject,
         name: &'static str,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<usize> {
         let is_int = obj.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.int_type);
         if is_int {
-            let value = int::get_value(&obj).to_usize();
+            let value = int::get_value(obj).to_usize();
             if let Some(value) = value {
                 // Only succeeds for values for which 0 <= value <= sys.maxsize
                 if value <= sys::MAXSIZE as usize {
@@ -776,14 +776,14 @@ mod decl {
                         ) = args.bind_for(vm, Self::NAME)?;
 
                         let step = if !vm.is_none(&step) {
-                            pyobject_to_opt_usize(step, "Step", vm)?
+                            pyobject_to_opt_usize(&step, "Step", vm)?
                         } else {
                             1usize
                         };
                         (iter, start, stop, step)
                     };
                     let start = if !vm.is_none(&start) {
-                        pyobject_to_opt_usize(start, "Start", vm)?
+                        pyobject_to_opt_usize(&start, "Start", vm)?
                     } else {
                         0usize
                     };
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ mod decl {
             };
 
             let stop = if !vm.is_none(&stop) {
-                Some(pyobject_to_opt_usize(stop, "Stop", vm)?)
+                Some(pyobject_to_opt_usize(&stop, "Stop", vm)?)
             } else {
                 None
             };
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
index fcfa23f1f..26950e37d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub use rustpython_host_env::posix::set_inheritable;
 ))]
 pub mod module {
     use crate::{
-        AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
+        AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
         builtins::{PyBytesRef, PyDictRef, PyInt, PyListRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyUtf8Str},
         convert::{IntoPyException, ToPyException, ToPyObject, TryFromObject},
         exceptions::OSErrorBuilder,
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ pub mod module {
         rustpython_host_env::posix::tcsetpgrp(fd, pgid).map_err(|err| err.into_pyexception(vm))
     }
 
-    fn try_from_id(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef, typ_name: &str) -> PyResult<u32> {
+    fn try_from_id(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: &PyObject, typ_name: &str) -> PyResult<u32> {
         use core::cmp::Ordering;
         let i = obj
             .try_to_ref::<PyInt>(vm)
@@ -1404,13 +1404,13 @@ pub mod module {
 
     impl TryFromObject for RawUid {
         fn try_from_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Self> {
-            try_from_id(vm, obj, "uid").map(Self)
+            try_from_id(vm, &obj, "uid").map(Self)
         }
     }
 
     impl TryFromObject for RawGid {
         fn try_from_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Self> {
-            try_from_id(vm, obj, "gid").map(Self)
+            try_from_id(vm, &obj, "gid").map(Self)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
index d8cda5a81..dcee2aaa0 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mod sys_jit {
 #[pymodule]
 pub mod sys {
     use crate::{
-        AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyRefExact, PyResult,
+        AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyRefExact, PyResult,
         builtins::{
             PyBaseExceptionRef, PyDictRef, PyFrozenSet, PyNamespace, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple,
             PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef, PyUtf8StrRef,
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ pub mod sys {
     impl PyUnraisableHookArgs {}
 
     pub(crate) fn run_audit_hooks(
-        event: PyStrRef,
+        event: &Py<PyStr>,
         args: &PyObject,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ pub mod sys {
         }
 
         for hook in hooks {
-            call_audit_hook(&hook, event.clone().into(), args, vm)?;
+            call_audit_hook(&hook, event.to_owned().into(), args, vm)?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ pub mod sys {
         }
 
         let args_tup: PyObjectRef = vm.ctx.new_tuple(args.into_vec()).into();
-        run_audit_hooks(event, &args_tup, vm)
+        run_audit_hooks(&event, &args_tup, vm)
     }
 
     #[pyfunction]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys/monitoring.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys/monitoring.rs
index b50c7083c..28374ea7d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys/monitoring.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys/monitoring.rs
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ fn set_events(tool_id: i32, event_set: i32, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()>
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn get_local_events(tool_id: i32, code: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<u32> {
+fn get_local_events(tool_id: i32, code: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<u32> {
     if code.downcast_ref::<PyCode>().is_none() {
         return Err(vm.new_type_error("code must be a code object"));
     }
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ fn get_local_events(tool_id: i32, code: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyR
 
 fn set_local_events(
     tool_id: i32,
-    code: PyObjectRef,
+    code: &PyObject,
     event_set: i32,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<()> {
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ pub(super) mod sys_monitoring {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn get_local_events(tool_id: i32, code: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<u32> {
-        super::get_local_events(tool_id, code, vm)
+        super::get_local_events(tool_id, &code, vm)
     }
 
     #[pyfunction]
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ pub(super) mod sys_monitoring {
         event_set: i32,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        super::set_local_events(tool_id, code, event_set, vm)
+        super::set_local_events(tool_id, &code, event_set, vm)
     }
 
     #[pyfunction]
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/vm/compile.rs b/crates/vm/src/vm/compile.rs
index 69cfc3e39..f12e8b3ef 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/vm/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/vm/compile.rs
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
             )
             .map_err(|e| (e, Some(source), allow_incomplete).to_pyexception(self))?;
             if start == PY_SINGLE_INPUT {
-                return _ast::wrap_interactive(self, parsed);
+                return _ast::wrap_interactive(self, &parsed);
             }
             return Ok(parsed);
         }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs b/crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
index 5750c0626..a46141db0 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         #[cfg(feature = "host_env")]
         if self.state.config.settings.allow_external_library
             && cfg!(feature = "rustpython-compiler")
-            && let Err(e) = import::init_importlib_package(self, importlib)
+            && let Err(e) = import::init_importlib_package(self, &importlib)
         {
             eprintln!(
                 "importlib initialization failed. This is critical for many complicated packages."
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/warn.rs b/crates/vm/src/warn.rs
index 35bafcfc2..f7336bbd8 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/warn.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/warn.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     AsObject, Context, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     builtins::{
         PyBaseExceptionRef, PyDictRef, PyListRef, PyStr, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef, PyTuple,
-        PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef,
+        PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef,
     },
     convert::TryFromObject,
 };
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fn get_once_registry(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
 
 fn already_warned(
     registry: &PyObject,
-    key: PyObjectRef,
+    key: &PyObject,
     should_set: bool,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<bool> {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn already_warned(
     });
 
     if version_matches {
-        if let Ok(val) = registry.get_item(key.as_ref(), vm)
+        if let Ok(val) = registry.get_item(key, vm)
             && val.is_true(vm)?
         {
             return Ok(true);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fn already_warned(
     }
 
     if should_set {
-        registry.set_item(key.as_ref(), vm.ctx.true_value.clone().into(), vm)?;
+        registry.set_item(key, vm.ctx.true_value.clone().into(), vm)?;
     }
     Ok(false)
 }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn update_registry(
     } else {
         PyTuple::new_ref(vec![text.to_owned(), category.to_owned()], &vm.ctx).into()
     };
-    already_warned(registry, altkey, true, vm)
+    already_warned(registry, &altkey, true, vm)
 }
 
 fn normalize_module(filename: &Py<PyStr>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ fn normalize_module(filename: &Py<PyStr>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
 // TODO: split into filter_search() + get_filter() and support
 //       context-aware filters (get_warnings_context_filters).
 fn get_filter(
-    category: PyObjectRef,
-    text: PyObjectRef,
+    category: &PyObject,
+    text: &PyObject,
     lineno: usize,
-    module: PyObjectRef,
+    module: &PyObject,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult {
     let filters = get_warnings_filters(vm);
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ fn get_filter(
 
         /* action, msg, cat, mod, ln = item */
         let action = &tmp_item[0];
-        let good_msg = check_matched(&tmp_item[1], &text, vm)?;
+        let good_msg = check_matched(&tmp_item[1], text, vm)?;
         let is_subclass = category.is_subclass(&tmp_item[2], vm)?;
-        let good_mod = check_matched(&tmp_item[3], &module, vm)?;
+        let good_mod = check_matched(&tmp_item[3], module, vm)?;
         let ln: usize = tmp_item[4].try_int(vm).map_or(0, |v| v.as_u32_mask() as _);
 
         if good_msg && is_subclass && good_mod && (ln == 0 || lineno == ln) {
@@ -410,18 +410,12 @@ pub fn warn_explicit(
     .into();
 
     // Check if already warned
-    if !vm.is_none(&registry) && already_warned(&registry, key.clone(), false, vm)? {
+    if !vm.is_none(&registry) && already_warned(&registry, &key, false, vm)? {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
     // Get filter action
-    let action = get_filter(
-        category.as_object().to_owned(),
-        text.clone().into(),
-        lineno,
-        module,
-        vm,
-    )?;
+    let action = get_filter(category.as_object(), text.as_object(), lineno, &module, vm)?;
     let action_str = PyStrRef::try_from_object(vm, action)
         .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("action must be a string"))?;
 
@@ -499,7 +493,7 @@ fn call_show_warning(
 ) -> PyResult<()> {
     let Some(show_fn) = get_warnings_attr(vm, identifier!(&vm.ctx, _showwarnmsg), source.is_some())
     else {
-        show_warning(filename, lineno, text, category, source_line, vm);
+        show_warning(&filename, lineno, &text, &category, source_line, vm);
         return Ok(());
     };
 
@@ -530,10 +524,10 @@ fn call_show_warning(
 }
 
 fn show_warning(
-    filename: PyStrRef,
+    filename: &Py<PyStr>,
     lineno: usize,
-    text: PyStrRef,
-    category: PyTypeRef,
+    text: &Py<PyStr>,
+    category: &Py<PyType>,
     _source_line: Option<PyObjectRef>,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0e3d0b588..918e33d79 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ fn get_importer(path: &str, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>
         }
     }
     Ok(if let Some(imp) = importer {
-        let imp = path_importer_cache.get_or_insert(vm, path_obj.into(), || imp.clone())?;
+        let imp = path_importer_cache.get_or_insert(vm, path_obj.as_object(), || imp.clone())?;
         Some(imp)
     } else {
         None