diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4781c95e1..41432a98b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ use_self = "warn"
 useless_let_if_seq = "warn"
 
 # pedantic lints to enforce gradually
+assigning_clones = "warn"
 bool_to_int_with_if = "warn"
 checked_conversions = "warn"
 cloned_instead_of_copied = "warn"
diff --git a/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs b/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs
index 711ac3926..c63647f61 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/src/compile.rs
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ impl<'warnings> Compiler<'warnings> {
 
     fn expose_annotation_format_parameter(code: &mut CodeObject) {
         if let Some(first) = code.varnames.first_mut() {
-            *first = "format".to_owned();
+            *first = String::from("format");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/codegen/src/symboltable.rs b/crates/codegen/src/symboltable.rs
index a78b49a6e..a72b839f4 100644
--- a/crates/codegen/src/symboltable.rs
+++ b/crates/codegen/src/symboltable.rs
@@ -1632,8 +1632,9 @@ impl SymbolTableBuilder {
                     }
 
                     if type_params.is_none() {
-                        self.class_name = prev_class.clone();
+                        self.class_name.clone_from(&prev_class);
                     }
+
                     if let Some(arguments) = arguments {
                         self.scan_expressions(&arguments.args, ExpressionContext::Load)?;
                         for keyword in &arguments.keywords {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/getpath.rs b/crates/vm/src/getpath.rs
index 38aa122db..634547201 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/getpath.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/getpath.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn init_path_config(settings: &Settings) -> Paths {
     //   - sys.executable should be the launcher path (where user invoked Python)
     //   - sys._base_executable should be the real Python executable
     let exe_dir = if let Ok(launcher) = crate::host_env::os::var("__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__") {
-        paths.executable = launcher.clone();
+        paths.executable.clone_from(&launcher);
         paths.base_executable = real_executable;
         PathBuf::from(&launcher).parent().map(PathBuf::from)
     } else {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub fn init_path_config(settings: &Settings) -> Paths {
         paths.base_prefix = calculated_prefix;
     } else {
         // Not in venv: prefix == base_prefix
-        paths.prefix = calculated_prefix.clone();
+        paths.prefix.clone_from(&calculated_prefix);
         paths.base_prefix = calculated_prefix;
     }
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub fn init_path_config(settings: &Settings) -> Paths {
     } else {
         calculate_exec_prefix(search_dir.as_ref(), paths.prefix.as_ref())
     };
-    paths.base_exec_prefix = paths.base_prefix.clone();
+    paths.base_exec_prefix.clone_from(&paths.base_prefix);
 
     // Step 7: Calculate base_executable (if not already set by __PYVENV_LAUNCHER__)
     if paths.base_executable.is_empty() {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs b/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs
index 2c053bdf8..c71cf8425 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/vm/vm_new.rs
@@ -794,10 +794,10 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         };
 
         if syntax_error_type.is(self.ctx.exceptions.tab_error) {
-            syntax_error_info.msg = "inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation".to_owned();
-        }
-        if syntax_error_type.is(self.ctx.exceptions.incomplete_input_error) {
-            syntax_error_info.msg = "incomplete input".to_owned();
+            syntax_error_info.msg =
+                String::from("inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation");
+        } else if syntax_error_type.is(self.ctx.exceptions.incomplete_input_error) {
+            syntax_error_info.msg = String::from("incomplete input");
         }
 
         let SyntaxErrorInfo { msg, narrow_caret } = syntax_error_info;