diff --git a/derive/src/pystructseq.rs b/derive/src/pystructseq.rs
index 6ec2352cf..08cbe6980 100644
--- a/derive/src/pystructseq.rs
+++ b/derive/src/pystructseq.rs
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_pystruct_sequence(input: DeriveInput) -> Result<TokenStream>
         impl ::rustpython_vm::PyStructSequence for #ty {
             const FIELD_NAMES: &'static [&'static str] = &[#(stringify!(#field_names)),*];
             fn into_tuple(self, vm: &::rustpython_vm::VirtualMachine) -> ::rustpython_vm::builtins::PyTuple {
-                let items = vec![#(::rustpython_vm::function::ToPyObject::to_pyobject(
+                let items = vec![#(::rustpython_vm::convert::ToPyObject::to_pyobject(
                     self.#field_names,
                     vm,
                 )),*];
                 ::rustpython_vm::builtins::PyTuple::new_unchecked(items.into_boxed_slice())
             }
         }
-        impl ::rustpython_vm::function::ToPyObject for #ty {
+        impl ::rustpython_vm::convert::ToPyObject for #ty {
             fn to_pyobject(self, vm: &::rustpython_vm::VirtualMachine) -> ::rustpython_vm::PyObjectRef {
                 ::rustpython_vm::PyStructSequence::into_struct_sequence(self, vm).into()
             }
diff --git a/stdlib/src/array.rs b/stdlib/src/array.rs
index 243fbbaac..3a69bf081 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/array.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/array.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ mod array {
                 PyListRef, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef,
             },
             class_or_notimplemented,
-            function::{
-                ArgBytesLike, ArgIntoFloat, ArgIterable, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue,
-                ToPyObject, ToPyResult,
-            },
+            convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject},
+            function::{ArgBytesLike, ArgIntoFloat, ArgIterable, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue},
             protocol::{
                 BufferDescriptor, BufferMethods, BufferResizeGuard, PyBuffer, PyIterReturn,
                 PyMappingMethods,
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ mod array {
                 PyComparisonOp,
             },
             AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectView, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue,
-            TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+            VirtualMachine,
         },
     };
     use itertools::Itertools;
diff --git a/stdlib/src/json.rs b/stdlib/src/json.rs
index 658fd4eda..bb663eb93 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/json.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/json.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ mod _json {
     use super::machinery;
     use crate::vm::{
         builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{OptionalArg, ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+        convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+        function::OptionalArg,
         protocol::PyIterReturn,
         types::{Callable, Constructor},
         AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectView, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs b/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs
index 563b97848..5f753c006 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/posixsubprocess.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub(crate) use _posixsubprocess::make_module;
 #[pymodule]
 mod _posixsubprocess {
     use super::{exec, CStrPathLike, ForkExecArgs, ProcArgs};
-    use crate::vm::{function::ToPyException, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
+    use crate::vm::{convert::ToPyException, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn fork_exec(args: ForkExecArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<libc::pid_t> {
diff --git a/stdlib/src/re.rs b/stdlib/src/re.rs
index 7b341b596..9c4dbb5d6 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/re.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/re.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ mod re {
      */
     use crate::vm::{
         builtins::{PyInt, PyIntRef, PyStr, PyStrRef},
-        function::{ToPyObject, OptionalArg, PosArgs},
-        match_class, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+        convert::{ToPyObject, TryFromObject},
+        function::{OptionalArg, PosArgs},
+        match_class, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use num_traits::Signed;
     use regex::bytes::{Captures, Regex, RegexBuilder};
@@ -252,9 +253,11 @@ mod re {
         let split = output
             .into_iter()
             .map(|v| {
-                vm.unwrap_or_none(
-                    v.map(|v| vm.ctx.new_str(String::from_utf8_lossy(v).into_owned()).into()),
-                )
+                vm.unwrap_or_none(v.map(|v| {
+                    vm.ctx
+                        .new_str(String::from_utf8_lossy(v).into_owned())
+                        .into()
+                }))
             })
             .collect();
         Ok(vm.ctx.new_list(split).into())
@@ -369,18 +372,20 @@ mod re {
         #[pymethod]
         fn start(&self, group: OptionalArg, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let group = group.unwrap_or_else(|| vm.ctx.new_int(0).into());
-            let start = self
-                .get_bounds(group, vm)?
-                .map_or_else(|| vm.ctx.new_int(-1).into(), |r| vm.ctx.new_int(r.start).into());
+            let start = self.get_bounds(group, vm)?.map_or_else(
+                || vm.ctx.new_int(-1).into(),
+                |r| vm.ctx.new_int(r.start).into(),
+            );
             Ok(start)
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn end(&self, group: OptionalArg, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let group = group.unwrap_or_else(|| vm.ctx.new_int(0).into());
-            let end = self
-                .get_bounds(group, vm)?
-                .map_or_else(|| vm.ctx.new_int(-1).into(), |r| vm.ctx.new_int(r.end).into());
+            let end = self.get_bounds(group, vm)?.map_or_else(
+                || vm.ctx.new_int(-1).into(),
+                |r| vm.ctx.new_int(r.end).into(),
+            );
             Ok(end)
         }
 
diff --git a/stdlib/src/resource.rs b/stdlib/src/resource.rs
index a3abbe223..046d86e5f 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/resource.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/resource.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pub(crate) use resource::make_module;
 #[pymodule]
 mod resource {
     use crate::vm::{
-        function::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+        convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
         stdlib::os,
         PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyStructSequence, TryFromBorrowedObject, VirtualMachine,
     };
diff --git a/stdlib/src/scproxy.rs b/stdlib/src/scproxy.rs
index 3b9bbf67d..e1e0fce73 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/scproxy.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/scproxy.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod _scproxy {
 
     use crate::vm::{
         builtins::{PyDictRef, PyStr},
-        function::ToPyObject,
+        convert::ToPyObject,
         PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use system_configuration::core_foundation::{
diff --git a/stdlib/src/select.rs b/stdlib/src/select.rs
index ba24e45c9..360f0d6d4 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/select.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/select.rs
@@ -154,12 +154,10 @@ fn sec_to_timeval(sec: f64) -> timeval {
 mod decl {
     use super::*;
     use crate::vm::{
-        builtins::PyTypeRef,
-        function::{OptionalOption, ToPyException},
-        stdlib::time,
-        utils::Either,
-        PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
+        builtins::PyTypeRef, convert::ToPyException, function::OptionalOption, stdlib::time,
+        utils::Either, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     };
+
     #[pyattr]
     fn error(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyTypeRef {
         vm.ctx.exceptions.os_error.clone()
@@ -262,11 +260,8 @@ mod decl {
     pub(super) mod poll {
         use super::*;
         use crate::vm::{
-            builtins::PyFloat,
-            common::lock::PyMutex,
-            function::{OptionalArg, ToPyObject},
-            stdlib::io::Fildes,
-            AsPyObject, PyValue,
+            builtins::PyFloat, common::lock::PyMutex, convert::ToPyObject, function::OptionalArg,
+            stdlib::io::Fildes, AsPyObject, PyValue,
         };
         use libc::pollfd;
         use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
diff --git a/stdlib/src/socket.rs b/stdlib/src/socket.rs
index bb1b6a253..c8b3f873c 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/socket.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/socket.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,10 @@ mod _socket {
     use crate::common::lock::{PyMappedRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard};
     use crate::vm::{
         builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyListRef, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{
-            ArgBytesLike, ArgMemoryBuffer, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, ToPyException,
-            ToPyObject,
-        },
+        convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject},
+        function::{ArgBytesLike, ArgMemoryBuffer, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption},
         utils::{Either, ToCString},
-        AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject,
-        VirtualMachine,
+        AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
     use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
diff --git a/stdlib/src/ssl.rs b/stdlib/src/ssl.rs
index 14c527f7d..bac1b8bfd 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/ssl.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/ssl.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ mod _ssl {
         socket::{self, PySocket},
         vm::{
             builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyStrRef, PyType, PyTypeRef},
+            convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
             exceptions,
             function::{
                 ArgBytesLike, ArgCallable, ArgMemoryBuffer, ArgStrOrBytesLike, OptionalArg,
-                ToPyException, ToPyObject,
             },
             stdlib::os::PyPathLike,
             types::Constructor,
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ mod windows {
         common::ascii,
         vm::{
             builtins::{PyFrozenSet, PyStrRef},
-            function::ToPyException,
+            convert::ToPyException,
             PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
         },
     };
diff --git a/stdlib/src/termios.rs b/stdlib/src/termios.rs
index b1673479e..173df7871 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/termios.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/termios.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub(crate) use self::termios::make_module;
 mod termios {
     use crate::vm::{
         builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyBytes, PyInt, PyListRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::ToPyObject,
+        convert::ToPyObject,
         PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use termios::Termios;
diff --git a/vm/src/buffer.rs b/vm/src/buffer.rs
index 4a80bb013..a97c75ab6 100644
--- a/vm/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/vm/src/buffer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{float, PyBaseExceptionRef, PyBytesRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
     common::{static_cell, str::wchar_t},
-    function::{ArgBytesLike, ArgIntoBool, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::{ArgBytesLike, ArgIntoBool},
     PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
 use half::f16;
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs b/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
index a297b83b1..92e9ba80d 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ use crate::{
             PyRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLockWriteGuard,
         },
     },
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     function::{
         ArgBytesLike, ArgIterable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyComparisonValue,
-        ToPyObject,
     },
     protocol::{
         BufferDescriptor, BufferMethods, BufferResizeGuard, PyBuffer, PyIterReturn,
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs b/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
index 6c3329246..80467bea7 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ use crate::{
         ByteInnerSplitOptions, ByteInnerTranslateOptions, DecodeArgs, PyBytesInner,
     },
     common::{hash::PyHash, lock::PyMutex},
-    function::{
-        ArgBytesLike, ArgIterable, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject,
-        ToPyResult,
-    },
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+    function::{ArgBytesLike, ArgIterable, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyComparisonValue},
     protocol::{
         BufferDescriptor, BufferMethods, PyBuffer, PyIterReturn, PyMappingMethods,
         PySequenceMethods,
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs b/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
index f0767808e..c49684edf 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use super::{float, PyStr, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     function::{
         OptionalArg, OptionalOption,
         PyArithmeticValue::{self, *},
-        PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject,
+        PyComparisonValue,
     },
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{Comparable, Constructor, Hashable, PyComparisonOp},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs b/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
index c4f79d67d..347983d5c 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ use crate::{
         PyTuple,
     },
     common::ascii,
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     dictdatatype::{self, DictKey},
     function::{
         ArgIterable, FuncArgs, KwArgs, OptionalArg, PyArithmeticValue::*, PyComparisonValue,
-        ToPyObject,
     },
     protocol::{PyIterIter, PyIterReturn, PyMappingMethods, PySequenceMethods},
     pyclass::{PyClassDef, PyClassImpl},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs b/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs
index 76ac172a7..f9e2abe53 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/enumerate.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use super::{IterStatus, PositionIterInternal, PyGenericAlias, PyIntRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::common::lock::{PyMutex, PyRwLock};
 use crate::{
-    function::{OptionalArg, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::OptionalArg,
     protocol::{PyIter, PyIterReturn},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{Constructor, IterNext, IterNextIterable},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/float.rs b/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
index c312cd910..34785412b 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use super::{try_bigint_to_f64, PyByteArray, PyBytes, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::common::{float_ops, hash};
 use crate::{
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     format::FormatSpec,
     function::{
         ArgBytesLike, OptionalArg, OptionalOption,
         PyArithmeticValue::{self, *},
-        PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject,
+        PyComparisonValue,
     },
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{Comparable, Constructor, Hashable, PyComparisonOp},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/function.rs b/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
index ded2851b5..934aa78ad 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
     AsPyObject, PyContext, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
 };
 #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
-use crate::{common::lock::OnceCell, function::ToPyObject};
+use crate::{common::lock::OnceCell, convert::ToPyObject};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
 use rustpython_jit::CompiledCode;
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/function/jitfunc.rs b/vm/src/builtins/function/jitfunc.rs
index e3fdc4bed..1c299e519 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/function/jitfunc.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/function/jitfunc.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{float, int, pybool, PyBaseExceptionRef, PyDictRef, PyFunction, PyStrRef},
     bytecode::CodeFlags,
-    function::{FuncArgs, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::FuncArgs,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs b/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
index 89f168694..1e937013a 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyList, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef},
     common::hash,
-    function::{FuncArgs, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::{FuncArgs, PyComparisonValue},
     protocol::PyMappingMethods,
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{AsMapping, Callable, Comparable, Constructor, GetAttr, Hashable, PyComparisonOp},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/getset.rs b/vm/src/builtins/getset.rs
index e8b2ccc4f..a78151904 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/getset.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/getset.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 */
 use super::PyTypeRef;
 use crate::{
-    function::{OwnedParam, RefParam, ToPyResult},
+    convert::ToPyResult,
+    function::{OwnedParam, RefParam},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     pyobject::PyThreadingConstraint,
     types::{Constructor, GetDescriptor, Unconstructible},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/int.rs b/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
index 63a332370..d32ddd03e 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ use super::{float, PyByteArray, PyBytes, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
     bytesinner::PyBytesInner,
     common::hash,
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
     format::FormatSpec,
-    function::{
-        ArgIntoBool, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyArithmeticValue, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject,
-        ToPyResult,
-    },
+    function::{ArgIntoBool, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyArithmeticValue, PyComparisonValue},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{Comparable, Constructor, Hashable, PyComparisonOp},
     AsPyObject, PyContext, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromBorrowedObject,
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/list.rs b/vm/src/builtins/list.rs
index d40f22ded..6977fe304 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/list.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/list.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use crate::common::lock::{
 };
 use crate::TryFromBorrowedObject;
 use crate::{
-    function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue},
     protocol::{PyIterReturn, PyMappingMethods, PySequence, PySequenceMethods},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     sequence::{MutObjectSequenceOp, ObjectSequenceOp, SequenceMutOp, SequenceOp},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs b/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
index a1effa0f3..1eb7d4684 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use super::{PyDict, PyGenericAlias, PyList, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
-    function::{OptionalArg, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::OptionalArg,
     protocol::{PyMapping, PyMappingMethods, PySequence, PySequenceMethods},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{AsMapping, AsSequence, Constructor, Iterable},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs b/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
index 2b95262b4..b8228c621 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use crate::{
         hash::PyHash,
         lock::OnceCell,
     },
-    function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue},
     protocol::{
         BufferDescriptor, BufferMethods, PyBuffer, PyMappingMethods, PySequenceMethods, VecBuffer,
     },
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/module.rs b/vm/src/builtins/module.rs
index 8fe670550..c199cdc72 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/module.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/module.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 use super::pystr::IntoPyStrRef;
 use super::{PyDictRef, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
-    function::{FuncArgs, ToPyObject},
-    pyclass::PyClassImpl,
-    types::GetAttr,
-    AsPyObject, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyObjectView, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
+    convert::ToPyObject, function::FuncArgs, pyclass::PyClassImpl, types::GetAttr, AsPyObject,
+    PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyObjectView, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
 };
 
 #[pyclass(module = false, name = "module")]
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/pybool.rs b/vm/src/builtins/pybool.rs
index 444924384..a4e085028 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/pybool.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/pybool.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use super::{PyInt, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
-    function::{OptionalArg, ToPyObject},
-    pyclass::PyClassImpl,
-    types::Constructor,
+    convert::ToPyObject, function::OptionalArg, pyclass::PyClassImpl, types::Constructor,
     AsPyObject, PyContext, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromBorrowedObject,
     VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/pystr.rs b/vm/src/builtins/pystr.rs
index 3bc791162..70935116e 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/pystr.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/pystr.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::{
     anystr::{self, adjust_indices, AnyStr, AnyStrContainer, AnyStrWrapper},
+    convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
     format::{FormatSpec, FormatString, FromTemplate},
-    function::{
-        ArgIterable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyComparisonValue, ToPyException,
-        ToPyObject,
-    },
+    function::{ArgIterable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyComparisonValue},
     protocol::{PyIterReturn, PyMappingMethods, PySequenceMethods},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     sequence::SequenceOp,
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/pyunion.rs b/vm/src/builtins/pyunion.rs
index f8cdfbeca..248a1415e 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/pyunion.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/pyunion.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use super::genericalias;
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyFrozenSet, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
     common::hash,
-    function::{PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::PyComparisonValue,
     protocol::PyMappingMethods,
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{AsMapping, Comparable, GetAttr, Hashable, Iterable, PyComparisonOp},
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs b/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs
index 2544039dc..c7d4a53c3 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::PyTypeRef;
 use crate::{
-    function::ToPyObject, pyclass::PyClassImpl, types::Constructor, AsPyObject, PyContext,
+    convert::ToPyObject, pyclass::PyClassImpl, types::Constructor, AsPyObject, PyContext,
     PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
 };
 
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/slice.rs b/vm/src/builtins/slice.rs
index aad2e90f3..c22980574 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/slice.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/slice.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // sliceobject.{h,c} in CPython
 use super::{PyInt, PyIntRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
-    function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::{FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     types::{Comparable, Constructor, Hashable, PyComparisonOp, Unhashable},
     AsPyObject, PyContext, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs b/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs
index 36fbf4e03..d52ff2faa 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/tuple.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use super::{PositionIterInternal, PyGenericAlias, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::common::{hash::PyHash, lock::PyMutex};
 use crate::{
-    convert::{TransmuteFromObject, TryFromBorrowedObject},
-    function::{OptionalArg, PyArithmeticValue, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::{ToPyObject, TransmuteFromObject, TryFromBorrowedObject},
+    function::{OptionalArg, PyArithmeticValue, PyComparisonValue},
     protocol::{PyIterReturn, PyMappingMethods, PySequenceMethods},
     pyclass::PyClassImpl,
     sequence::{ObjectSequenceOp, SequenceOp},
diff --git a/vm/src/codecs.rs b/vm/src/codecs.rs
index 996c0e233..9b8b0f535 100644
--- a/vm/src/codecs.rs
+++ b/vm/src/codecs.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyBytesRef, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef},
     common::{ascii, lock::PyRwLock},
-    function::ToPyObject,
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     AsPyObject, PyContext, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
 use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap, fmt::Write, ops::Range};
diff --git a/vm/src/convert/mod.rs b/vm/src/convert/mod.rs
index 4c5aedc48..a381d0c85 100644
--- a/vm/src/convert/mod.rs
+++ b/vm/src/convert/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+mod to_pyobject;
 mod transmute_from;
 mod try_from;
 
+pub use to_pyobject::{ToPyException, ToPyObject, ToPyResult};
 pub use transmute_from::TransmuteFromObject;
-pub use try_from::{TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject};
\ No newline at end of file
+pub use try_from::{TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject};
diff --git a/vm/src/convert/to_pyobject.rs b/vm/src/convert/to_pyobject.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f8f9931d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/src/convert/to_pyobject.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use crate::{builtins::PyBaseExceptionRef, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
+
+/// Implemented by any type that can be returned from a built-in Python function.
+///
+/// `ToPyObject` has a blanket implementation for any built-in object payload,
+/// and should be implemented by many primitive Rust types, allowing a built-in
+/// function to simply return a `bool` or a `usize` for example.
+pub trait ToPyObject {
+    fn to_pyobject(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef;
+}
+
+pub trait ToPyResult {
+    fn to_pyresult(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult;
+}
+
+pub trait ToPyException {
+    fn to_pyexception(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyBaseExceptionRef;
+}
diff --git a/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs b/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs
index ec52e8707..994cf8161 100644
--- a/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs
+++ b/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::common::{
 };
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyInt, PyStr, PyStrRef},
-    function::ToPyObject,
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRefExact, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
diff --git a/vm/src/exceptions.rs b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
index 70e50f27b..40d3ab278 100644
--- a/vm/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use crate::{
     builtins::{
         traceback::PyTracebackRef, PyNone, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyType, PyTypeRef,
     },
-    function::{ArgIterable, FuncArgs, ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+    convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+    function::{ArgIterable, FuncArgs},
     py_io::{self, Write},
     pyclass::{PyClassImpl, StaticType},
     stdlib::sys,
@@ -1027,7 +1028,8 @@ pub(super) mod types {
     #[cfg_attr(target_os = "wasi", allow(unused_imports))]
     use crate::{
         builtins::{traceback::PyTracebackRef, PyInt, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{FuncArgs, ToPyResult},
+        convert::ToPyResult,
+        function::FuncArgs,
         PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
diff --git a/vm/src/format.rs b/vm/src/format.rs
index ad31dbbf5..38f4ebfa2 100644
--- a/vm/src/format.rs
+++ b/vm/src/format.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyStrRef},
     common::float_ops,
-    function::{FuncArgs, ToPyException},
+    convert::ToPyException,
+    function::FuncArgs,
     stdlib::builtins,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/frame.rs b/vm/src/frame.rs
index 6889ce429..29d20fcee 100644
--- a/vm/src/frame.rs
+++ b/vm/src/frame.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ use crate::{
         PySlice, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTraceback, PyTypeRef,
     },
     bytecode,
+    convert::ToPyResult,
     coroutine::Coro,
     exceptions::ExceptionCtor,
-    function::{ArgMapping, FuncArgs, ToPyResult},
+    function::{ArgMapping, FuncArgs},
     protocol::{PyIter, PyIterReturn},
     scope::Scope,
     stdlib::builtins,
diff --git a/vm/src/function.rs b/vm/src/function.rs
index eface4b2e..80617b152 100644
--- a/vm/src/function.rs
+++ b/vm/src/function.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod number;
 
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
     pyobject::{PyObjectPayload, PyThreadingConstraint},
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -17,27 +18,10 @@ pub use arithmetic::{PyArithmeticValue, PyComparisonValue};
 pub use buffer::{ArgAsciiBuffer, ArgBytesLike, ArgMemoryBuffer, ArgStrOrBytesLike};
 pub use number::{ArgIntoBool, ArgIntoComplex, ArgIntoFloat};
 
-/// Implemented by any type that can be returned from a built-in Python function.
-///
-/// `ToPyObject` has a blanket implementation for any built-in object payload,
-/// and should be implemented by many primitive Rust types, allowing a built-in
-/// function to simply return a `bool` or a `usize` for example.
-pub trait ToPyObject {
-    fn to_pyobject(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef;
-}
-
-pub trait ToPyResult {
-    fn to_pyresult(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult;
-}
-
 pub trait IntoPyRef<T: PyObjectPayload> {
     fn into_pyref(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyRef<T>;
 }
 
-pub trait ToPyException {
-    fn to_pyexception(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyBaseExceptionRef;
-}
-
 pub trait IntoFuncArgs: Sized {
     fn into_args(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> FuncArgs;
     fn into_method_args(self, obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> FuncArgs {
diff --git a/vm/src/function/argument.rs b/vm/src/function/argument.rs
index 5eec8ba62..0decb6f47 100644
--- a/vm/src/function/argument.rs
+++ b/vm/src/function/argument.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use super::{IntoFuncArgs, ToPyObject};
+use super::IntoFuncArgs;
 use crate::{
     builtins::{iter::PySequenceIterator, PyDict, PyDictRef},
-    protocol::PyIter,
-    protocol::{PyIterIter, PyMapping, PyMappingMethods},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    protocol::{PyIter, PyIterIter, PyMapping, PyMappingMethods},
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectWrap, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject,
     VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/function/arithmetic.rs b/vm/src/function/arithmetic.rs
index dc4788930..4229328c0 100644
--- a/vm/src/function/arithmetic.rs
+++ b/vm/src/function/arithmetic.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    convert::TryFromObject,
-    function::ToPyObject,
+    convert::{ToPyObject, TryFromObject},
     pyobject::{AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult},
     VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/iter.rs b/vm/src/protocol/iter.rs
index 85c60976f..7559fbead 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/iter.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/iter.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::iter::PySequenceIterator,
-    function::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectWrap, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject,
     VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs b/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs
index 336a80b56..fec685dda 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
         PyDict,
     },
     common::lock::OnceCell,
-    function::ToPyResult,
+    convert::ToPyResult,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
 
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/object.rs b/vm/src/protocol/object.rs
index 8ada3ccc4..eca1109aa 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/object.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/object.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use crate::{
     },
     bytesinner::ByteInnerNewOptions,
     common::{hash::PyHash, str::to_ascii},
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
     dictdatatype::DictKey,
-    function::{OptionalArg, PyArithmeticValue, ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+    function::{OptionalArg, PyArithmeticValue},
     protocol::{PyIter, PyMapping, PySequence},
     types::{Constructor, PyComparisonOp},
     utils::Either,
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/sequence.rs b/vm/src/protocol/sequence.rs
index badbb1c22..063ccb9d0 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/sequence.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/sequence.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyList, PyListRef, PySlice, PyTuple, PyTupleRef},
     common::lock::OnceCell,
-    function::{PyArithmeticValue, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::PyArithmeticValue,
     protocol::PyMapping,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/pyobject.rs b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
index 2b73226bd..aba49d466 100644
--- a/vm/src/pyobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ use crate::{
         PyType, PyTypeRef,
     },
     convert::TryFromObject,
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
     dictdatatype::Dict,
     exceptions,
-    function::{IntoFuncArgs, IntoPyNativeFunc, IntoPyRef, ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+    function::{IntoFuncArgs, IntoPyNativeFunc, IntoPyRef},
     pyclass::{PyClassImpl, StaticType},
     types::{PyTypeFlags, PyTypeSlots, TypeZoo},
     VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/vm/src/scope.rs b/vm/src/scope.rs
index 694f7c7b3..27c443c2c 100644
--- a/vm/src/scope.rs
+++ b/vm/src/scope.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{pystr::IntoPyStrRef, PyDictRef, PyStrRef},
-    function::{ArgMapping, ToPyObject},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
+    function::ArgMapping,
     VirtualMachine,
 };
 use std::fmt;
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
index e7271559d..2875c96ff 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ mod _io {
             PyMappedThreadMutexGuard, PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLockWriteGuard,
             PyThreadMutex, PyThreadMutexGuard,
         },
+        convert::ToPyObject,
         function::{
             ArgBytesLike, ArgIterable, ArgMemoryBuffer, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption,
-            ToPyObject,
         },
         protocol::{
             BufferDescriptor, BufferMethods, BufferResizeGuard, PyBuffer, PyIterReturn, VecBuffer,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ mod _io {
     fn os_err(vm: &VirtualMachine, err: io::Error) -> PyBaseExceptionRef {
         #[cfg(any(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), target_os = "wasi"))]
         {
-            use crate::function::ToPyException;
+            use crate::convert::ToPyException;
             err.to_pyexception(vm)
         }
         #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(target_os = "wasi")))]
@@ -3656,10 +3656,9 @@ mod fileio {
     use super::{Offset, _io::*};
     use crate::{
         builtins::{PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef},
+        convert::ToPyException,
         crt_fd::Fd,
-        function::{
-            ArgBytesLike, ArgMemoryBuffer, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, ToPyException,
-        },
+        function::{ArgBytesLike, ArgMemoryBuffer, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption},
         stdlib::os,
         AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
     };
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
index 1d90c40a2..1049d036b 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ mod decl {
     };
     use crate::{
         builtins::{int, PyGenericAlias, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{ArgCallable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs, ToPyObject},
+        convert::ToPyObject,
+        function::{ArgCallable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs},
         protocol::{PyIter, PyIterReturn},
         stdlib::sys,
         types::{Constructor, IterNext, IterNextIterable},
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/marshal.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/marshal.rs
index ba213f1fe..c5e7497fe 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/marshal.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/marshal.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ mod decl {
             PyInt, PyList, PySet, PyStr, PyTuple,
         },
         bytecode,
-        function::{ArgBytesLike, ToPyObject},
+        convert::ToPyObject,
+        function::ArgBytesLike,
         protocol::PyBuffer,
         pyobject::AsPyObject,
         PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
index 5346c131c..c00808cdb 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ pub(crate) fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
 pub(crate) mod module {
     use crate::{
         builtins::{PyStrRef, PyTupleRef},
+        convert::ToPyException,
         crt_fd::Fd,
-        function::{OptionalArg, ToPyException},
+        function::OptionalArg,
         stdlib::os::{
             errno_err, DirFd, FollowSymlinks, PyPathLike, SupportFunc, TargetIsDirectory, _os,
             errno,
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
index 5dacdffa6..ee8740e14 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyBytes, PyBytesRef, PyInt, PySet, PyStr, PyStrRef},
+    convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
     crt_fd::Fd,
-    function::{ArgumentError, FromArgs, FuncArgs, ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+    function::{ArgumentError, FromArgs, FuncArgs},
     protocol::PyBuffer,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject,
     VirtualMachine,
@@ -433,8 +434,9 @@ pub(super) mod _os {
         builtins::{
             PyBytesRef, PyGenericAlias, PyIntRef, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef,
         },
+        convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
         crt_fd::{Fd, Offset},
-        function::{ArgBytesLike, FuncArgs, IntoPyRef, OptionalArg, ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+        function::{ArgBytesLike, FuncArgs, IntoPyRef, OptionalArg},
         protocol::PyIterReturn,
         suppress_iph,
         types::{IterNext, IterNextIterable},
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
index 50a595852..99f7c5836 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ pub(crate) fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
 pub mod module {
     use crate::{
         builtins::{PyDictRef, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyListRef, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{OptionalArg, ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+        convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject, TryFromObject},
+        function::OptionalArg,
         stdlib::os::{
             errno_err, DirFd, FollowSymlinks, PathOrFd, PyPathLike, SupportFunc, TargetIsDirectory,
             _os, fs_metadata, IOErrorBuilder,
         },
         types::Constructor,
         utils::{Either, ToCString},
-        AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+        AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use bitflags::bitflags;
     use nix::{
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/pwd.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/pwd.rs
index e51950296..125ae5a53 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/pwd.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/pwd.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub(crate) use pwd::make_module;
 mod pwd {
     use crate::{
         builtins::{PyIntRef, PyStrRef},
-        function::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+        convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
         AsPyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyStructSequence, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use nix::unistd::{self, User};
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs
index a55a92a1b..5ed656f0d 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub(crate) fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
 #[pymodule]
 pub(crate) mod _signal {
     use crate::{
-        convert::TryFromBorrowedObject, function::ToPyException, signal, PyObjectRef, PyResult,
+        convert::ToPyException, convert::TryFromBorrowedObject, signal, PyObjectRef, PyResult,
         VirtualMachine,
     };
     use std::sync::atomic::{self, Ordering};
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs
index a44d82ea1..63f17f27d 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ mod _sre {
             PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef,
         },
         common::{ascii, hash::PyHash},
-        function::{ArgCallable, OptionalArg, PosArgs, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject},
+        convert::ToPyObject,
+        function::{ArgCallable, OptionalArg, PosArgs, PyComparisonValue},
         protocol::{PyBuffer, PyMappingMethods},
         stdlib::sys,
         types::{AsMapping, Comparable, Hashable},
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/string.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/string.rs
index 9d03e9c58..abba6dbfa 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/string.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/string.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ mod _string {
     use crate::common::ascii;
     use crate::{
         builtins::{PyList, PyStrRef},
+        convert::ToPyException,
+        convert::ToPyObject,
         format::{FieldName, FieldNamePart, FieldType, FormatPart, FormatString, FromTemplate},
-        function::ToPyException,
-        function::ToPyObject,
         PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use std::mem;
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
index d8373557a..938fa77f3 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{function::ToPyObject, pyclass::PyClassImpl, PyObject, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
+use crate::{convert::ToPyObject, pyclass::PyClassImpl, PyObject, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
 
 pub(crate) use sys::{MAXSIZE, MULTIARCH};
 
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/sysconfigdata.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/sysconfigdata.rs
index d3bb64bd8..4ed2c6123 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/sysconfigdata.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/sysconfigdata.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ pub(crate) use _sysconfigdata::make_module;
 
 #[pymodule]
 pub(crate) mod _sysconfigdata {
-    use crate::{
-        builtins::PyDictRef, function::ToPyObject, stdlib::sys::MULTIARCH, VirtualMachine,
-    };
+    use crate::{builtins::PyDictRef, convert::ToPyObject, stdlib::sys::MULTIARCH, VirtualMachine};
 
     #[pyattr]
     fn build_time_vars(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictRef {
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
index 89b7c6abb..55b454edf 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ pub(crate) use _thread::{make_module, RawRMutex};
 pub(crate) mod _thread {
     use crate::{
         builtins::{PyDictRef, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{ArgCallable, FuncArgs, KwArgs, OptionalArg, ToPyException},
+        convert::ToPyException,
+        function::{ArgCallable, FuncArgs, KwArgs, OptionalArg},
         py_io,
         types::{Constructor, GetAttr, SetAttr},
         utils::Either,
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/winapi.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/winapi.rs
index b1b72ed5a..4522a1340 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/winapi.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/winapi.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ pub(crate) use _winapi::make_module;
 mod _winapi {
     use crate::{
         builtins::PyStrRef,
-        function::{ArgMapping, ArgSequence, OptionalArg, ToPyException},
+        convert::ToPyException,
+        function::{ArgMapping, ArgSequence, OptionalArg},
         stdlib::os::errno_err,
         PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
     };
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs
index 37668083c..59c46fa1f 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub(crate) fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
 mod winreg {
     use crate::common::lock::{PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLockWriteGuard};
     use crate::{
-        builtins::PyStrRef, function::ToPyException, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue,
+        builtins::PyStrRef, convert::ToPyException, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue,
         TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use ::winreg::{enums::RegType, RegKey, RegValue};
diff --git a/vm/src/types/slot.rs b/vm/src/types/slot.rs
index 2d2c2d436..4dae0ccaa 100644
--- a/vm/src/types/slot.rs
+++ b/vm/src/types/slot.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ pub use crate::builtins::object::{generic_getattr, generic_setattr};
 use crate::common::{hash::PyHash, lock::PyRwLock};
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyInt, PyStrRef, PyType, PyTypeRef},
-    function::{FromArgs, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue, ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
-    protocol::{PyBuffer, PyIterReturn, PyMapping, PyMappingMethods},
-    protocol::{PySequence, PySequenceMethods},
+    convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
+    function::{FromArgs, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue},
+    protocol::{
+        PyBuffer, PyIterReturn, PyMapping, PyMappingMethods, PySequence, PySequenceMethods,
+    },
     utils::Either,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectView, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
 };
diff --git a/vm/src/utils.rs b/vm/src/utils.rs
index fcc87605a..043b9de91 100644
--- a/vm/src/utils.rs
+++ b/vm/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyFloat, PyStr},
-    function::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
+    convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectWrap, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
diff --git a/vm/src/vm.rs b/vm/src/vm.rs
index 7c10da4ac..14c3d1eeb 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ use crate::{
     bytecode,
     codecs::CodecsRegistry,
     common::{ascii, hash::HashSecret, lock::PyMutex, rc::PyRc},
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     frame::{ExecutionResult, Frame, FrameRef},
     frozen,
-    function::{ArgMapping, FuncArgs, ToPyObject},
+    function::{ArgMapping, FuncArgs},
     import,
     protocol::PyIterIter,
     pyobject::PyLease,
diff --git a/vm/src/vm_new.rs b/vm/src/vm_new.rs
index acf546eab..109c101d6 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm_new.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm_new.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
         tuple::{IntoPyTuple, PyTupleRef},
         PyBaseException, PyBaseExceptionRef, PyDictRef, PyModule, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef,
     },
-    function::ToPyObject,
+    convert::ToPyObject,
     scope::Scope,
     vm::VirtualMachine,
     AsPyObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyObjectWrap, PyRef,
diff --git a/wasm/lib/src/browser_module.rs b/wasm/lib/src/browser_module.rs
index 2c460f54c..2cb35bcc4 100644
--- a/wasm/lib/src/browser_module.rs
+++ b/wasm/lib/src/browser_module.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ mod _browser {
     use js_sys::Promise;
     use rustpython_vm::{
         builtins::{PyDictRef, PyStrRef},
-        function::{ArgCallable, OptionalArg, ToPyObject},
+        convert::ToPyObject,
+        function::{ArgCallable, OptionalArg},
         import::import_file,
         pyclass::PyClassImpl,
         PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, VirtualMachine,
diff --git a/wasm/lib/src/js_module.rs b/wasm/lib/src/js_module.rs
index 73f1ff9ae..0f908af28 100644
--- a/wasm/lib/src/js_module.rs
+++ b/wasm/lib/src/js_module.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ mod _js {
     use js_sys::{Array, Object, Promise, Reflect};
     use rustpython_vm::{
         builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyFloat, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef},
-        function::{ArgCallable, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs, ToPyObject},
+        convert::ToPyObject,
+        function::{ArgCallable, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs},
         protocol::PyIterReturn,
         types::{IterNext, IterNextIterable},
         PyObjectRef, PyObjectView, PyObjectWrap, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject,