diff --git a/ast/asdl_rs.py b/ast/asdl_rs.py
index be809a8e1..e03a6deae 100755
--- a/ast/asdl_rs.py
+++ b/ast/asdl_rs.py
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ class ClassDefVisitor(EmitVisitor):
         self.emit(f"#[extend_class]", depth + 1)
         self.emit("fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {", depth + 1)
         fields = ",".join(f"ctx.new_str(ascii!({json.dumps(f.name)})).into()" for f in fields)
-        self.emit(f'class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![{fields}]));', depth + 2)
+        self.emit(f'class.set_attr(interned!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![{fields}]).into());', depth + 2)
         attrs = ",".join(f"ctx.new_str(ascii!({json.dumps(attr.name)})).into()" for attr in attrs)
-        self.emit(f'class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![{attrs}]));', depth + 2)
+        self.emit(f'class.set_attr(interned!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![{attrs}]).into());', depth + 2)
         self.emit("}", depth + 1)
         self.emit("}", depth)
 
diff --git a/benches/execution.rs b/benches/execution.rs
index d286365b8..b95941c2b 100644
--- a/benches/execution.rs
+++ b/benches/execution.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         .map(|entry| {
             let path = entry.unwrap().path();
             (
-                path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_owned(),
+                path.file_name().unwrap().to_owned().unwrap().to_owned(),
                 std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap(),
             )
         })
diff --git a/derive/src/pyclass.rs b/derive/src/pyclass.rs
index 6cd295891..3cdf19a8a 100644
--- a/derive/src/pyclass.rs
+++ b/derive/src/pyclass.rs
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ where
                     #py_name,
                     ctx.make_funcdef(#py_name, Self::#ident)
                         #doc
-                        #build_func
+                        #build_func,
+                    ctx,
                 );
             }
         };
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ where
                     ident,
                     py_name.clone(),
                     quote! {
-                        class.set_str_attr(#py_name, #value);
+                        class.set_str_attr(#py_name, #value, ctx);
                     },
                 )
             } else {
@@ -736,7 +737,8 @@ impl ToTokens for GetSetNursery {
                             ::rustpython_vm::builtins::PyGetSet::new(#name.into(), class.clone())
                                 .with_get(&Self::#getter)
                                 #setter #deleter,
-                            ctx.types.getset_type.clone(), None)
+                            ctx.types.getset_type.clone(), None),
+                        ctx
                     );
                 }
             });
diff --git a/derive/src/pymodule.rs b/derive/src/pymodule.rs
index fee1c9c2a..8142c4e50 100644
--- a/derive/src/pymodule.rs
+++ b/derive/src/pymodule.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ impl ModuleItem for ClassItem {
             };
             let class_new = quote_spanned!(ident.span() =>
                 let new_class = <#ident as ::rustpython_vm::class::PyClassImpl>::make_class(&vm.ctx);
-                new_class.set_str_attr("__module__", vm.new_pyobj(#module_name));
+                new_class.set_attr(rustpython_vm::identifier!(vm, __module__), vm.new_pyobj(#module_name));
             );
             (class_name, class_new)
         };
diff --git a/src/shell/helper.rs b/src/shell/helper.rs
index 156667c96..b0ead912a 100644
--- a/src/shell/helper.rs
+++ b/src/shell/helper.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use rustpython_vm::{
     builtins::{PyDictRef, PyStrRef},
     function::ArgIterable,
-    PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
+    identifier, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
 
 pub struct ShellHelper<'vm> {
@@ -81,14 +81,19 @@ impl<'vm> ShellHelper<'vm> {
                 current = current.get_attr(attr.as_str(), self.vm).ok()?;
             }
 
-            let current_iter = str_iter_method(current, "__dir__").ok()?;
+            let current_iter = str_iter_method(current, identifier!(self.vm, __dir__)).ok()?;
 
             (last, current_iter, None)
         } else {
             // we need to get a variable based off of globals/builtins
 
-            let globals = str_iter_method(self.globals.clone().into(), "keys").ok()?;
-            let builtins = str_iter_method(self.vm.builtins.clone().into(), "__dir__").ok()?;
+            let globals =
+                str_iter_method(self.globals.clone().into(), identifier!(self.vm, keys)).ok()?;
+            let builtins = str_iter_method(
+                self.vm.builtins.clone().into(),
+                identifier!(self.vm, __dir__),
+            )
+            .ok()?;
             (first, globals, Some(builtins))
         };
         Some((word_start, iter1.chain(iter2.into_iter().flatten())))
diff --git a/stdlib/src/math.rs b/stdlib/src/math.rs
index 5816f1e25..e118ce77c 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/math.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/math.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ pub(crate) use math::make_module;
 #[pymodule]
 mod math {
     use crate::vm::{
-        builtins::{try_bigint_to_f64, try_f64_to_bigint, PyFloat, PyInt, PyIntRef},
+        builtins::{try_bigint_to_f64, try_f64_to_bigint, PyFloat, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyStrInterned},
         function::{ArgIntoFloat, ArgIterable, Either, OptionalArg, PosArgs},
-        AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
+        identifier, AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
     };
     use num_bigint::BigInt;
     use num_traits::{One, Signed, Zero};
@@ -430,12 +430,16 @@ mod math {
         }
     }
 
-    fn try_magic_method(func_name: &str, vm: &VirtualMachine, value: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
+    fn try_magic_method(
+        func_name: &'static PyStrInterned,
+        vm: &VirtualMachine,
+        value: &PyObject,
+    ) -> PyResult {
         let method = vm.get_method_or_type_error(value.to_owned(), func_name, || {
             format!(
                 "type '{}' doesn't define '{}' method",
                 value.class().name(),
-                func_name,
+                func_name.as_str(),
             )
         })?;
         vm.invoke(&method, ())
@@ -443,12 +447,12 @@ mod math {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn trunc(x: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        try_magic_method("__trunc__", vm, &x)
+        try_magic_method(identifier!(vm, __trunc__), vm, &x)
     }
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn ceil(x: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let result_or_err = try_magic_method("__ceil__", vm, &x);
+        let result_or_err = try_magic_method(identifier!(vm, __ceil__), vm, &x);
         if result_or_err.is_err() {
             if let Ok(Some(v)) = x.try_to_f64(vm) {
                 let v = try_f64_to_bigint(v.ceil(), vm)?;
@@ -460,7 +464,7 @@ mod math {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn floor(x: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let result_or_err = try_magic_method("__floor__", vm, &x);
+        let result_or_err = try_magic_method(identifier!(vm, __floor__), vm, &x);
         if result_or_err.is_err() {
             if let Ok(Some(v)) = x.try_to_f64(vm) {
                 let v = try_f64_to_bigint(v.floor(), vm)?;
diff --git a/stdlib/src/pyexpat.rs b/stdlib/src/pyexpat.rs
index 8a9cb33b9..0098a55e7 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/pyexpat.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/pyexpat.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ macro_rules! create_property {
             move |this: &PyExpatLikeXmlParser, func: PyObjectRef| *this.$element.write() = func,
         );
 
-        $attributes.insert($name.to_owned(), attr.into());
+        $attributes.insert($ctx.intern_str($name), attr.into());
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/stdlib/src/select.rs b/stdlib/src/select.rs
index 0a75fd5b4..ee3864d45 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/select.rs
+++ b/stdlib/src/select.rs
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ struct Selectable {
 impl TryFromObject for Selectable {
     fn try_from_object(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let fno = obj.try_to_value(vm).or_else(|_| {
-            let meth = vm.get_method_or_type_error(obj.clone(), "fileno", || {
-                "select arg must be an int or object with a fileno() method".to_owned()
-            })?;
+            let meth = vm.get_method_or_type_error(
+                obj.clone(),
+                vm.ctx.interned_str("fileno").unwrap(),
+                || "select arg must be an int or object with a fileno() method".to_owned(),
+            )?;
             vm.invoke(&meth, ())?.try_into_value(vm)
         })?;
         Ok(Selectable { obj, fno })
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs b/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs
index 38b20d31b..d28e7e1f4 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/bool.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use super::{PyInt, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
-    class::PyClassImpl, convert::ToPyObject, function::OptionalArg, types::Constructor, AsObject,
-    Context, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, VirtualMachine,
+    class::PyClassImpl, convert::ToPyObject, function::OptionalArg, identifier, types::Constructor,
+    AsObject, Context, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject,
+    VirtualMachine,
 };
 use num_bigint::Sign;
 use num_traits::Zero;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ impl PyObjectRef {
         if self.is(&vm.ctx.false_value) {
             return Ok(false);
         }
-        let rs_bool = match vm.get_method(self.clone(), "__bool__") {
+        let rs_bool = match vm.get_method(self.clone(), identifier!(vm, __bool__)) {
             Some(method_or_err) => {
                 // If descriptor returns Error, propagate it further
                 let method = method_or_err?;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ impl PyObjectRef {
 
                 get_value(&bool_obj)
             }
-            None => match vm.get_method(self, "__len__") {
+            None => match vm.get_method(self, identifier!(vm, __len__)) {
                 Some(method_or_err) => {
                     let method = method_or_err?;
                     let bool_obj = vm.invoke(&method, ())?;
@@ -112,9 +113,9 @@ impl PyBool {
     #[pymethod(magic)]
     fn repr(zelf: bool, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyStrRef {
         if zelf {
-            vm.ctx.true_str
+            vm.ctx.names.True
         } else {
-            vm.ctx.false_str
+            vm.ctx.names.False
         }
         .to_owned()
     }
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs b/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
index f33d4856f..a43cf8976 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
         PyArithmeticValue::{self, *},
         PyComparisonValue,
     },
+    identifier,
     types::{Comparable, Constructor, Hashable, PyComparisonOp},
     AsObject, Context, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ impl PyObjectRef {
         if let Some(complex) = self.payload_if_exact::<PyComplex>(vm) {
             return Ok(Some((complex.value, true)));
         }
-        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(self.clone(), "__complex__") {
+        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(self.clone(), identifier!(vm, __complex__)) {
             let result = vm.invoke(&method?, ())?;
             // TODO: returning strict subclasses of complex in __complex__ is deprecated
             return match result.payload::<PyComplex>() {
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs b/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
index 9c1f0e8ed..1895af874 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl PyDict {
             Ok(dict_other) => return Self::merge_dict(dict, dict_other, vm),
             Err(other) => other,
         };
-        if let Some(keys) = vm.get_method(other.clone(), "keys") {
+        if let Some(keys) = vm.get_method(other.clone(), vm.ctx.intern_str("keys")) {
             let keys = vm.invoke(&keys?, ())?.get_iter(vm)?;
             while let PyIterReturn::Return(key) = keys.next(vm)? {
                 let val = other.get_item(&*key, vm)?;
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ impl PyDict {
     }
 
     pub fn from_attributes(attrs: PyAttributes, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        let dict = DictContentType::default();
+        let entries = DictContentType::default();
 
         for (key, value) in attrs {
-            dict.insert(vm, key.as_str(), value)?;
+            entries.insert(vm, key, value)?;
         }
 
-        Ok(PyDict { entries: dict })
+        Ok(Self { entries })
     }
 
     pub fn contains_key<K: DictKey + ?Sized>(&self, key: &K, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl Py<PyDict> {
         key: &K,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
-        vm.get_method(self.to_owned().into(), "__missing__")
+        vm.get_method(self.to_owned().into(), identifier!(vm, __missing__))
             .map(|methods| vm.invoke(&methods?, (key.to_pyobject(vm),)))
             .transpose()
     }
@@ -548,11 +548,12 @@ impl Py<PyDict> {
     }
 
     /// Take a python dictionary and convert it to attributes.
-    pub fn to_attributes(&self) -> PyAttributes {
+    pub fn to_attributes(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyAttributes {
         let mut attrs = PyAttributes::default();
         for (key, value) in self {
+            // TODO: use PyRefExact for interning
             let key: PyStrRef = key.downcast().expect("dict has non-string keys");
-            attrs.insert(key.as_str().to_owned(), value);
+            attrs.insert(vm.ctx.intern_str(key.as_str()), value);
         }
         attrs
     }
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/float.rs b/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
index 5040ab358..2679cf3d4 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/float.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
         PyArithmeticValue::{self, *},
         PyComparisonValue,
     },
+    identifier,
     types::{Comparable, Constructor, Hashable, PyComparisonOp},
     AsObject, Context, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject,
     TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ impl PyObject {
         if let Some(float) = self.payload_if_exact::<PyFloat>(vm) {
             return Ok(Some(float.value));
         }
-        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(self.to_owned(), "__float__") {
+        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(self.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __float__)) {
             let result = vm.invoke(&method?, ())?;
             // TODO: returning strict subclasses of float in __float__ is deprecated
             return match result.payload::<PyFloat>() {
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/function.rs b/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
index bf1451c92..de0ae96f9 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
@@ -458,7 +458,10 @@ impl Comparable for PyBoundMethod {
 
 impl GetAttr for PyBoundMethod {
     fn getattro(zelf: &Py<Self>, name: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let class_attr = zelf.get_class_attr(name.as_str());
+        let class_attr = vm
+            .ctx
+            .interned_str(&*name)
+            .and_then(|attr_name| zelf.get_class_attr(attr_name));
         if let Some(obj) = class_attr {
             return vm.call_if_get_descriptor(obj, zelf.to_owned().into());
         }
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs b/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
index 7ef891b8a..0a675445a 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
@@ -82,16 +82,20 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
                 return Ok("...".to_string());
             }
 
-            if vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__origin__")?.is_some()
-                && vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__args__")?.is_some()
+            if vm
+                .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __origin__))?
+                .is_some()
+                && vm
+                    .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __args__))?
+                    .is_some()
             {
                 return Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.as_str().to_string());
             }
 
             match (
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__qualname__")?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __qualname__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|n| n.as_str().to_string())),
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__module__")?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __module__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|m| m.as_str().to_string())),
             ) {
                 (None, _) | (_, None) => Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.as_str().to_string()),
@@ -186,11 +190,11 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_typevar(obj: &PyObjectRef) -> bool {
+fn is_typevar(obj: &PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
     let class = obj.class();
     class.slot_name() == "TypeVar"
         && class
-            .get_attr("__module__")
+            .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __module__))
             .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|s| s.as_str() == "typing"))
             .unwrap_or(false)
 }
@@ -198,13 +202,13 @@ fn is_typevar(obj: &PyObjectRef) -> bool {
 fn make_parameters(args: &PyTupleRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyTupleRef {
     let mut parameters: Vec<PyObjectRef> = Vec::with_capacity(args.len());
     for arg in args {
-        if is_typevar(arg) {
+        if is_typevar(arg, vm) {
             if !parameters.iter().any(|param| param.is(arg)) {
                 parameters.push(arg.clone());
             }
         } else if let Ok(subparams) = arg
             .clone()
-            .get_attr("__parameters__", vm)
+            .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __parameters__), vm)
             .and_then(|obj| PyTupleRef::try_from_object(vm, obj))
         {
             for subparam in &subparams {
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ fn subs_tvars(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult {
     obj.clone()
-        .get_attr("__parameters__", vm)
+        .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __parameters__), vm)
         .ok()
         .and_then(|sub_params| {
             PyTupleRef::try_from_object(vm, sub_params)
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ pub fn subs_parameters<F: Fn(&VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String>>(
     let new_args = args
         .iter()
         .map(|arg| {
-            if is_typevar(arg) {
+            if is_typevar(arg, vm) {
                 let idx = tuple_index(&parameters, arg).unwrap();
                 Ok(arg_items[idx].clone())
             } else {
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ impl Callable for PyGenericAlias {
     type Args = FuncArgs;
     fn call(zelf: &crate::Py<Self>, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         PyType::call(&zelf.origin, args, vm).map(|obj| {
-            if let Err(exc) = obj.set_attr("__orig_class__", zelf.to_owned(), vm) {
+            if let Err(exc) = obj.set_attr(identifier!(vm, __orig_class__), zelf.to_owned(), vm) {
                 if !exc.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error)
                     && !exc.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.exceptions.type_error)
                 {
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/int.rs b/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
index 6710f238a..0d1004f62 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/int.rs
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ pub(crate) fn try_int(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<BigInt> {
     }
     // call __int__, then __index__, then __trunc__ (converting the __trunc__ result via  __index__ if needed)
     // TODO: using __int__ is deprecated and removed in Python 3.10
-    if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.to_owned(), "__int__") {
+    if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __int__)) {
         let result = vm.invoke(&method?, ())?;
         return match result.payload::<PyInt>() {
             Some(int_obj) => Ok(int_obj.as_bigint().clone()),
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ pub(crate) fn try_int(obj: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<BigInt> {
     if let Some(r) = vm.to_index_opt(obj.to_owned()).transpose()? {
         return Ok(r.as_bigint().clone());
     }
-    if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.to_owned(), "__trunc__") {
+    if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __trunc__)) {
         let result = vm.invoke(&method?, ())?;
         return vm
             .to_index_opt(result.clone())
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs b/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
index 0e054571f..a6b94b6cc 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/mappingproxy.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use super::{PyDict, PyGenericAlias, PyList, PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTypeRef};
+use super::{PyDict, PyGenericAlias, PyList, PyTuple, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::{
     class::PyClassImpl,
     convert::ToPyObject,
     function::OptionalArg,
     protocol::{PyMapping, PyMappingMethods, PySequence, PySequenceMethods},
     types::{AsMapping, AsSequence, Constructor, Iterable},
-    AsObject, Context, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, TryFromObject,
-    VirtualMachine,
+    AsObject, Context, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
 
 #[pyclass(module = false, name = "mappingproxy")]
@@ -63,10 +62,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyMappingProxy {
 impl PyMappingProxy {
     fn get_inner(&self, key: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
         let opt = match &self.mapping {
-            MappingProxyInner::Class(class) => {
-                let key = PyStrRef::try_from_object(vm, key)?;
-                class.attributes.read().get(key.as_str()).cloned()
-            }
+            MappingProxyInner::Class(class) => key
+                .as_interned_str(vm)
+                .and_then(|key| class.attributes.read().get(key).cloned()),
             MappingProxyInner::Dict(obj) => obj.get_item(&*key, vm).ok(),
         };
         Ok(opt)
@@ -92,13 +90,9 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
 
     fn _contains(&self, key: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
         match &self.mapping {
-            MappingProxyInner::Class(class) => {
-                // let key = PyStrRef::try_from_object(vm, key)?;
-                let key = key
-                    .payload::<PyStr>()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_downcast_type_error(PyStr::class(vm), key))?;
-                Ok(class.attributes.read().contains_key(key.as_str()))
-            }
+            MappingProxyInner::Class(class) => Ok(key
+                .as_interned_str(vm)
+                .map_or(false, |key| class.attributes.read().contains_key(key))),
             MappingProxyInner::Dict(obj) => PySequence::from(obj.as_ref()).contains(key, vm),
         }
     }
@@ -116,7 +110,7 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
                 PyDict::from_attributes(c.attributes.read().clone(), vm)?.to_pyobject(vm)
             }
         };
-        vm.call_method(&obj, "items", ())
+        vm.call_method(&obj, identifier!(vm, items).as_str(), ())
     }
     #[pymethod]
     pub fn keys(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
@@ -126,7 +120,7 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
                 PyDict::from_attributes(c.attributes.read().clone(), vm)?.to_pyobject(vm)
             }
         };
-        vm.call_method(&obj, "keys", ())
+        vm.call_method(&obj, identifier!(vm, keys).as_str(), ())
     }
     #[pymethod]
     pub fn values(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
@@ -136,12 +130,12 @@ impl PyMappingProxy {
                 PyDict::from_attributes(c.attributes.read().clone(), vm)?.to_pyobject(vm)
             }
         };
-        vm.call_method(&obj, "values", ())
+        vm.call_method(&obj, identifier!(vm, values).as_str(), ())
     }
     #[pymethod]
     pub fn copy(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         match &self.mapping {
-            MappingProxyInner::Dict(d) => vm.call_method(d, "copy", ()),
+            MappingProxyInner::Dict(d) => vm.call_method(d, identifier!(vm, copy).as_str(), ()),
             MappingProxyInner::Class(c) => {
                 Ok(PyDict::from_attributes(c.attributes.read().clone(), vm)?.to_pyobject(vm))
             }
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/object.rs b/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
index 4d1173e1b..ad4fd7e5f 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl PyBaseObject {
         };
 
         // Ensure that all abstract methods are implemented before instantiating instance.
-        if let Some(abs_methods) = cls.get_attr("__abstractmethods__") {
+        if let Some(abs_methods) = cls.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __abstractmethods__)) {
             if let Some(unimplemented_abstract_method_count) = abs_methods.length_opt(vm) {
                 if unimplemented_abstract_method_count? > 0 {
                     return Err(
@@ -230,7 +230,11 @@ impl PyBaseObject {
 
         // Get instance attributes:
         if let Some(object_dict) = obj.dict() {
-            vm.call_method(dict.as_object(), "update", (object_dict,))?;
+            vm.call_method(
+                dict.as_object(),
+                identifier!(vm, update).as_str(),
+                (object_dict,),
+            )?;
         }
 
         let attributes: Vec<_> = dict.into_iter().map(|(k, _v)| k).collect();
@@ -305,10 +309,15 @@ impl PyBaseObject {
 
     #[pymethod(magic)]
     fn reduce_ex(obj: PyObjectRef, proto: usize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        if let Some(reduce) = vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__reduce__")? {
-            let object_reduce = vm.ctx.types.object_type.get_attr("__reduce__").unwrap();
+        if let Some(reduce) = vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __reduce__))? {
+            let object_reduce = vm
+                .ctx
+                .types
+                .object_type
+                .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __reduce__))
+                .unwrap();
             let typ_obj: PyObjectRef = obj.class().clone().into();
-            let class_reduce = typ_obj.get_attr("__reduce__", vm)?;
+            let class_reduce = typ_obj.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __reduce__), vm)?;
             if !class_reduce.is(&object_reduce) {
                 return vm.invoke(&reduce, ());
             }
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/str.rs b/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
index 0137337c1..f35e6b264 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ impl PyStr {
                 Self::new_str_unchecked(bytes.into_bytes(), kind)
             }
             .to_pyobject(vm))
-        } else if let Some(radd) = vm.get_method(other.clone(), "__radd__") {
+        } else if let Some(radd) = vm.get_method(other.clone(), identifier!(vm, __radd__)) {
             // hack to get around not distinguishing number add from seq concat
             vm.invoke(&radd?, (zelf,))
         } else {
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ impl PyStr {
     // https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.translate
     #[pymethod]
     fn translate(&self, table: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
-        vm.get_method_or_type_error(table.clone(), "__getitem__", || {
+        vm.get_method_or_type_error(table.clone(), identifier!(vm, __getitem__), || {
             format!("'{}' object is not subscriptable", table.class().name())
         })?;
 
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/super.rs b/vm/src/builtins/super.rs
index fb566f477..359035317 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/super.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/super.rs
@@ -148,22 +148,24 @@ impl GetAttr for PySuper {
             return skip(zelf, name);
         }
 
-        // skip the classes in start_type.mro up to and including zelf.typ
-        let mro: Vec<_> = start_type
-            .iter_mro()
-            .skip_while(|cls| !cls.is(&zelf.typ))
-            .skip(1) // skip su->type (if any)
-            .collect();
-        for cls in mro {
-            if let Some(descr) = cls.get_direct_attr(name.as_str()) {
-                return vm
-                    .call_get_descriptor_specific(
-                        descr.clone(),
-                        // Only pass 'obj' param if this is instance-mode super (See https://bugs.python.org/issue743267)
-                        if obj.is(&start_type) { None } else { Some(obj) },
-                        Some(start_type.as_object().to_owned()),
-                    )
-                    .unwrap_or(Ok(descr));
+        if let Some(name) = vm.ctx.interned_str(&*name) {
+            // skip the classes in start_type.mro up to and including zelf.typ
+            let mro: Vec<_> = start_type
+                .iter_mro()
+                .skip_while(|cls| !cls.is(&zelf.typ))
+                .skip(1) // skip su->type (if any)
+                .collect();
+            for cls in mro {
+                if let Some(descr) = cls.get_direct_attr(name) {
+                    return vm
+                        .call_get_descriptor_specific(
+                            descr.clone(),
+                            // Only pass 'obj' param if this is instance-mode super (See https://bugs.python.org/issue743267)
+                            if obj.is(&start_type) { None } else { Some(obj) },
+                            Some(start_type.as_object().to_owned()),
+                        )
+                        .unwrap_or(Ok(descr));
+                }
             }
         }
         skip(zelf, name)
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/type.rs b/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
index 3395a05e3..777a9f593 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
     mappingproxy::PyMappingProxy, object, union_, PyClassMethod, PyDictRef, PyList, PyStaticMethod,
-    PyStr, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyWeak,
+    PyStr, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyWeak,
 };
 use crate::common::{
     ascii,
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ use crate::common::{
     lock::{PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard},
 };
 use crate::{
+    builtins::PyBaseExceptionRef,
     class::{PyClassImpl, StaticType},
     function::{FuncArgs, KwArgs, OptionalArg},
+    identifier,
     types::{Callable, GetAttr, PyTypeFlags, PyTypeSlots, SetAttr},
     AsObject, Context, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ pub type PyTypeRef = PyRef<PyType>;
 /// For attributes we do not use a dict, but an IndexMap, which is an Hash Table
 /// that maintains order and is compatible with the standard HashMap  This is probably
 /// faster and only supports strings as keys.
-pub type PyAttributes = IndexMap<String, PyObjectRef, ahash::RandomState>;
+pub type PyAttributes = IndexMap<&'static PyStrInterned, PyObjectRef, ahash::RandomState>;
 
 impl fmt::Display for PyType {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ impl PyType {
         );
 
         for attr_name in new_type.attributes.read().keys() {
-            if attr_name.starts_with("__") && attr_name.ends_with("__") {
+            if attr_name.as_str().starts_with("__") && attr_name.as_str().ends_with("__") {
                 new_type.update_slot(attr_name, true);
             }
         }
@@ -155,34 +157,40 @@ impl PyType {
     }
 
     // This is used for class initialisation where the vm is not yet available.
-    pub fn set_str_attr<V: Into<PyObjectRef>>(&self, attr_name: &str, value: V) {
-        self._set_str_attr(attr_name, value.into())
+    pub fn set_str_attr<V: Into<PyObjectRef>>(
+        &self,
+        attr_name: &str,
+        value: V,
+        ctx: impl AsRef<Context>,
+    ) {
+        let attr_name = ctx.as_ref().intern_str(attr_name);
+        self.set_attr(attr_name, value.into())
     }
 
-    fn _set_str_attr(&self, attr_name: &str, value: PyObjectRef) {
-        self.attributes.write().insert(attr_name.to_owned(), value);
+    pub fn set_attr(&self, attr_name: &'static PyStrInterned, value: PyObjectRef) {
+        self.attributes.write().insert(attr_name, value);
     }
 
     /// This is the internal get_attr implementation for fast lookup on a class.
-    pub fn get_attr(&self, attr_name: &str) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
+    pub fn get_attr(&self, attr_name: &'static PyStrInterned) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
         flame_guard!(format!("class_get_attr({:?})", attr_name));
 
         self.get_direct_attr(attr_name)
             .or_else(|| self.get_super_attr(attr_name))
     }
 
-    pub fn get_direct_attr(&self, attr_name: &str) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
+    pub fn get_direct_attr(&self, attr_name: &'static PyStrInterned) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
         self.attributes.read().get(attr_name).cloned()
     }
 
-    pub fn get_super_attr(&self, attr_name: &str) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
+    pub fn get_super_attr(&self, attr_name: &'static PyStrInterned) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
         self.mro
             .iter()
             .find_map(|class| class.attributes.read().get(attr_name).cloned())
     }
 
     // This is the internal has_attr implementation for fast lookup on a class.
-    pub fn has_attr(&self, attr_name: &str) -> bool {
+    pub fn has_attr(&self, attr_name: &'static PyStrInterned) -> bool {
         self.attributes.read().contains_key(attr_name)
             || self
                 .mro
@@ -264,11 +272,11 @@ impl PyType {
     }
 
     #[pymethod(magic)]
-    fn dir(zelf: PyRef<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyList {
+    fn dir(zelf: PyRef<Self>, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyList {
         let attributes: Vec<PyObjectRef> = zelf
             .get_attributes()
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|(k, _)| vm.ctx.new_str(k).into())
+            .map(|(k, _)| k.to_object())
             .collect();
         PyList::from(attributes)
     }
@@ -330,7 +338,7 @@ impl PyType {
     pub fn qualname(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
         self.attributes
             .read()
-            .get("__qualname__")
+            .get(identifier!(vm, __qualname__))
             .cloned()
             // We need to exclude this method from going into recursion:
             .and_then(|found| {
@@ -347,7 +355,7 @@ impl PyType {
     pub fn module(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
         self.attributes
             .read()
-            .get("__module__")
+            .get(identifier!(vm, __module__))
             .cloned()
             // We need to exclude this method from going into recursion:
             .and_then(|found| {
@@ -361,10 +369,10 @@ impl PyType {
     }
 
     #[pyproperty(magic, setter)]
-    fn set_module(&self, value: PyObjectRef) {
+    fn set_module(&self, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) {
         self.attributes
             .write()
-            .insert("__module__".to_owned(), value);
+            .insert(identifier!(vm, __module__), value);
     }
 
     #[pyclassmethod(magic)]
@@ -441,7 +449,10 @@ impl PyType {
                 .iter()
                 .map(|obj| {
                     obj.clone().downcast::<PyType>().or_else(|obj| {
-                        if vm.get_attribute_opt(obj, "__mro_entries__")?.is_some() {
+                        if vm
+                            .get_attribute_opt(obj, identifier!(vm, __mro_entries__))?
+                            .is_some()
+                        {
                             Err(vm.new_type_error(
                                 "type() doesn't support MRO entry resolution; \
                                  use types.new_class()"
@@ -471,51 +482,56 @@ impl PyType {
             (metatype, base, bases)
         };
 
-        let mut attributes = dict.to_attributes();
-        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut("__new__") {
+        let mut attributes = dict.to_attributes(vm);
+        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut(identifier!(vm, __new__)) {
             if f.class().is(&vm.ctx.types.function_type) {
                 *f = PyStaticMethod::from(f.clone()).into_pyobject(vm);
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut("__init_subclass__") {
+        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut(identifier!(vm, __init_subclass__)) {
             if f.class().is(&vm.ctx.types.function_type) {
                 *f = PyClassMethod::from(f.clone()).into_pyobject(vm);
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut("__class_getitem__") {
+        if let Some(f) = attributes.get_mut(identifier!(vm, __class_getitem__)) {
             if f.class().is(&vm.ctx.types.function_type) {
                 *f = PyClassMethod::from(f.clone()).into_pyobject(vm);
             }
         }
 
         if let Some(current_frame) = vm.current_frame() {
-            let entry = attributes.entry("__module__".to_owned());
+            let entry = attributes.entry(identifier!(vm, __module__));
             if matches!(entry, Entry::Vacant(_)) {
-                let module_name =
-                    vm.unwrap_or_none(current_frame.globals.get_item_opt("__name__", vm)?);
+                let module_name = vm.unwrap_or_none(
+                    current_frame
+                        .globals
+                        .get_item_opt(identifier!(vm, __name__), vm)?,
+                );
                 entry.or_insert(module_name);
             }
         }
 
         attributes
-            .entry("__qualname__".to_owned())
+            .entry(identifier!(vm, __qualname__))
             .or_insert_with(|| vm.ctx.new_str(name.as_str()).into());
 
         // All *classes* should have a dict. Exceptions are *instances* of
         // classes that define __slots__ and instances of built-in classes
         // (with exceptions, e.g function)
-        attributes.entry("__dict__".to_owned()).or_insert_with(|| {
-            vm.ctx
-                .new_getset(
-                    "__dict__",
-                    vm.ctx.types.object_type.clone(),
-                    subtype_get_dict,
-                    subtype_set_dict,
-                )
-                .into()
-        });
+        attributes
+            .entry(identifier!(vm, __dict__))
+            .or_insert_with(|| {
+                vm.ctx
+                    .new_getset(
+                        "__dict__",
+                        vm.ctx.types.object_type.clone(),
+                        subtype_get_dict,
+                        subtype_set_dict,
+                    )
+                    .into()
+            });
 
         // TODO: Flags is currently initialized with HAS_DICT. Should be
         // updated when __slots__ are supported (toggling the flag off if
@@ -532,13 +548,12 @@ impl PyType {
             .read()
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|(name, obj)| {
-                vm.get_method(obj.clone(), "__set_name__").map(|res| {
-                    res.map(|meth| (obj.clone(), PyStr::from(name.clone()).into_ref(vm), meth))
-                })
+                vm.get_method(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __set_name__))
+                    .map(|res| res.map(|meth| (obj.clone(), name.to_owned(), meth)))
             })
             .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?;
         for (obj, name, set_name) in attributes {
-            vm.invoke(&set_name, (typ.clone(), name.clone()))
+            vm.invoke(&set_name, (typ.clone(), name.to_owned()))
                 .map_err(|e| {
                     let err = vm.new_runtime_error(format!(
                         "Error calling __set_name__ on '{}' instance {} in '{}'",
@@ -551,7 +566,7 @@ impl PyType {
                 })?;
         }
 
-        if let Some(initter) = typ.get_super_attr("__init_subclass__") {
+        if let Some(initter) = typ.get_super_attr(identifier!(vm, __init_subclass__)) {
             let initter = vm
                 .call_get_descriptor_specific(initter.clone(), None, Some(typ.clone().into()))
                 .unwrap_or(Ok(initter))?;
@@ -629,10 +644,26 @@ pub(crate) fn get_text_signature_from_internal_doc<'a>(
 
 impl GetAttr for PyType {
     fn getattro(zelf: &Py<Self>, name_str: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let name = name_str.as_str();
+        #[cold]
+        fn attribute_error(
+            zelf: &Py<PyType>,
+            name: &str,
+            vm: &VirtualMachine,
+        ) -> PyBaseExceptionRef {
+            vm.new_attribute_error(format!(
+                "type object '{}' has no attribute '{}'",
+                zelf.slot_name(),
+                name,
+            ))
+        }
+
+        let name = if let Some(name) = vm.ctx.interned_str(&*name_str) {
+            name
+        } else {
+            return Err(attribute_error(zelf, name_str.as_str(), vm));
+        };
         vm_trace!("type.__getattribute__({:?}, {:?})", zelf, name);
         let mcl = zelf.class();
-
         let mcl_attr = mcl.get_attr(name);
 
         if let Some(ref attr) = mcl_attr {
@@ -663,11 +694,7 @@ impl GetAttr for PyType {
             drop(mcl);
             vm.call_if_get_descriptor(attr, zelf.to_owned().into())
         } else {
-            Err(vm.new_attribute_error(format!(
-                "type object '{}' has no attribute '{}'",
-                zelf.slot_name(),
-                name
-            )))
+            return Err(attribute_error(zelf, name_str.as_str(), vm));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -679,7 +706,9 @@ impl SetAttr for PyType {
         value: Option<PyObjectRef>,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        if let Some(attr) = zelf.get_class_attr(attr_name.as_str()) {
+        // TODO: pass PyRefExact instead of &str
+        let attr_name = vm.ctx.intern_str(attr_name.as_str());
+        if let Some(attr) = zelf.get_class_attr(attr_name) {
             let descr_set = attr.class().mro_find_map(|cls| cls.slots.descr_set.load());
             if let Some(descriptor) = descr_set {
                 return descriptor(attr, zelf.to_owned().into(), value, vm);
@@ -689,18 +718,17 @@ impl SetAttr for PyType {
 
         let mut attributes = zelf.attributes.write();
         if let Some(value) = value {
-            attributes.insert(attr_name.as_str().to_owned(), value);
+            attributes.insert(attr_name, value);
         } else {
-            let prev_value = attributes.remove(attr_name.as_str());
+            let prev_value = attributes.remove(attr_name);
             if prev_value.is_none() {
                 return Err(vm.new_exception(
                     vm.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error.clone(),
-                    vec![attr_name.into()],
+                    vec![attr_name.to_object()],
                 ));
             }
         }
-        let attr_name = attr_name.as_str();
-        if attr_name.starts_with("__") && attr_name.ends_with("__") {
+        if attr_name.as_str().starts_with("__") && attr_name.as_str().ends_with("__") {
             zelf.update_slot(attr_name, assign);
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -731,7 +759,7 @@ fn find_base_dict_descr(cls: &PyTypeRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Option<PyObject
         // TODO: should actually be some translation of:
         // cls.slot_dictoffset != 0 && !cls.flags.contains(HEAPTYPE)
         if cls.is(&vm.ctx.types.type_type) {
-            cls.get_attr("__dict__")
+            cls.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __dict__))
         } else {
             None
         }
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/union.rs b/vm/src/builtins/union.rs
index ea324d0c5..71a4e741b 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/union.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/union.rs
@@ -46,16 +46,20 @@ impl PyUnion {
                 return Ok("None".to_string());
             }
 
-            if vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__origin__")?.is_some()
-                && vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__args__")?.is_some()
+            if vm
+                .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __origin__))?
+                .is_some()
+                && vm
+                    .get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __args__))?
+                    .is_some()
             {
                 return Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.as_str().to_string());
             }
 
             match (
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__qualname__")?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __qualname__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|n| n.as_str().to_string())),
-                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), "__module__")?
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __module__))?
                     .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|m| m.as_str().to_string())),
             ) {
                 (None, _) | (_, None) => Ok(obj.repr(vm)?.as_str().to_string()),
@@ -105,11 +109,11 @@ pub fn is_unionable(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
         || obj.class().is(&vm.ctx.types.union_type)
 }
 
-fn is_typevar(obj: &PyObjectRef) -> bool {
+fn is_typevar(obj: &PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
     let class = obj.class();
     class.slot_name() == "TypeVar"
         && class
-            .get_attr("__module__")
+            .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __module__))
             .and_then(|o| o.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().map(|s| s.as_str() == "typing"))
             .unwrap_or(false)
 }
@@ -117,13 +121,13 @@ fn is_typevar(obj: &PyObjectRef) -> bool {
 fn make_parameters(args: &PyTupleRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyTupleRef {
     let mut parameters: Vec<PyObjectRef> = Vec::with_capacity(args.len());
     for arg in args {
-        if is_typevar(arg) {
+        if is_typevar(arg, vm) {
             if !parameters.iter().any(|param| param.is(arg)) {
                 parameters.push(arg.clone());
             }
         } else if let Ok(subparams) = arg
             .clone()
-            .get_attr("__parameters__", vm)
+            .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __parameters__), vm)
             .and_then(|obj| PyTupleRef::try_from_object(vm, obj))
         {
             for subparam in &subparams {
diff --git a/vm/src/bytesinner.rs b/vm/src/bytesinner.rs
index 8e9613747..7f3da6373 100644
--- a/vm/src/bytesinner.rs
+++ b/vm/src/bytesinner.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     cformat::CFormatBytes,
     function::{ArgIterable, Either, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PyComparisonValue},
+    identifier,
     protocol::PyBuffer,
     sequence::{SequenceMutOp, SequenceOp},
     types::PyComparisonOp,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ impl ByteInnerNewOptions {
                     obj
                 };
 
-                if let Some(bytes_method) = vm.get_method(obj, "__bytes__") {
+                if let Some(bytes_method) = vm.get_method(obj, identifier!(vm, __bytes__)) {
                     // construct an exact bytes from __bytes__ slot.
                     // if __bytes__ return a bytes, use the bytes object except we are the subclass of the bytes
                     let bytes = vm.invoke(&bytes_method?, ())?;
diff --git a/vm/src/cformat.rs b/vm/src/cformat.rs
index fd2486fed..8e8d47e53 100644
--- a/vm/src/cformat.rs
+++ b/vm/src/cformat.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl CFormatSpec {
                         Ok(buffer.contiguous_or_collect(|bytes| self.format_bytes(bytes)))
                     } else {
                         let bytes = vm
-                            .get_special_method(obj, "__bytes__")?
+                            .get_special_method(obj, identifier!(vm, __bytes__))?
                             .map_err(|obj| {
                                 vm.new_type_error(format!(
                                     "%b requires a bytes-like object, or an object that \
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ impl CFormatSpec {
                             .into_bytes())
                     }
                     obj => {
-                        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), "__int__") {
+                        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __int__)) {
                             let result = vm.invoke(&method?, ())?;
                             if let Some(i) = result.payload::<PyInt>() {
                                 return Ok(self.format_number(i.as_bigint()).into_bytes());
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ impl CFormatSpec {
                         Ok(self.format_number(&try_f64_to_bigint(f.to_f64(), vm)?))
                     }
                     obj => {
-                        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), "__int__") {
+                        if let Some(method) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __int__)) {
                             let result = vm.invoke(&method?, ())?;
                             if let Some(i) = result.payload::<PyInt>() {
                                 return Ok(self.format_number(i.as_bigint()));
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ impl CFormatBytes {
         let (num_specifiers, mapping_required) = check_specifiers(&self.parts, vm)?;
         let mut result = vec![];
 
-        let is_mapping = values_obj.class().has_attr("__getitem__")
+        let is_mapping = values_obj.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__))
             && !values_obj.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.tuple_type)
             && !values_obj.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.bytes_type)
             && !values_obj.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.bytearray_type);
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ impl CFormatString {
         let (num_specifiers, mapping_required) = check_specifiers(&self.parts, vm)?;
         let mut result = String::new();
 
-        let is_mapping = values_obj.class().has_attr("__getitem__")
+        let is_mapping = values_obj.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__))
             && !values_obj.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.tuple_type)
             && !values_obj.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.str_type);
 
diff --git a/vm/src/class.rs b/vm/src/class.rs
index c6e057929..fc8ed9d13 100644
--- a/vm/src/class.rs
+++ b/vm/src/class.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     builtins::{PyBaseObject, PyBoundMethod, PyType, PyTypeRef},
+    identifier,
     object::{PyObjectPayload, PyObjectRef, PyRef},
     types::{PyTypeFlags, PyTypeSlots},
     vm::Context,
@@ -83,28 +84,33 @@ pub trait PyClassImpl: PyClassDef {
             assert!(class.slots.flags.is_created_with_flags());
         }
         if Self::TP_FLAGS.has_feature(PyTypeFlags::HAS_DICT) {
-            class.set_str_attr(
-                "__dict__",
+            let __dict__ = identifier!(ctx, __dict__);
+            class.set_attr(
+                __dict__,
                 ctx.new_getset(
                     "__dict__",
                     class.clone(),
                     crate::builtins::object::object_get_dict,
                     crate::builtins::object::object_set_dict,
-                ),
+                )
+                .into(),
             );
         }
         Self::impl_extend_class(ctx, class);
         if let Some(doc) = Self::DOC {
-            class.set_str_attr("__doc__", ctx.new_str(doc));
+            class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, __doc__), ctx.new_str(doc).into());
         }
         if let Some(module_name) = Self::MODULE_NAME {
-            class.set_str_attr("__module__", ctx.new_str(module_name));
+            class.set_attr(
+                identifier!(ctx, __module__),
+                ctx.new_str(module_name).into(),
+            );
         }
         if class.slots.new.load().is_some() {
             let bound: PyObjectRef =
                 PyBoundMethod::new_ref(class.clone().into(), ctx.slot_new_wrapper.clone(), ctx)
                     .into();
-            class.set_str_attr("__new__", bound);
+            class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, __new__), bound);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs b/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs
index 487207e88..5e173f0bd 100644
--- a/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs
+++ b/vm/src/dictdatatype.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::common::{
     lock::{PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLockWriteGuard},
 };
 use crate::{
-    builtins::{PyInt, PyStr, PyStrRef},
+    builtins::{PyInt, PyStr, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef},
     convert::ToPyObject,
     AsObject, Py, PyExact, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRefExact, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -751,9 +751,34 @@ impl DictKey for Py<PyStr> {
     }
 }
 
+impl DictKey for PyStrInterned {
+    type Owned = PyRefExact<PyStr>;
+    #[inline]
+    fn _to_owned(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Self::Owned {
+        let zelf: &'static PyStrInterned = unsafe { &*(self as *const _) };
+        zelf.to_exact()
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn key_hash(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<HashValue> {
+        (**self).key_hash(vm)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn key_is(&self, other: &PyObject) -> bool {
+        (**self).key_is(other)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn key_eq(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine, other_key: &PyObject) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        (**self).key_eq(vm, other_key)
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn key_as_isize(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<isize> {
+        (**self).key_as_isize(vm)
+    }
+}
+
 impl DictKey for PyExact<PyStr> {
     type Owned = PyRefExact<PyStr>;
-    #[inline(always)]
+    #[inline]
     fn _to_owned(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Self::Owned {
         self.to_owned()
     }
@@ -761,7 +786,7 @@ impl DictKey for PyExact<PyStr> {
     fn key_hash(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<HashValue> {
         (**self).key_hash(vm)
     }
-    #[inline]
+    #[inline(always)]
     fn key_is(&self, other: &PyObject) -> bool {
         (**self).key_is(other)
     }
diff --git a/vm/src/exceptions.rs b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
index 91bf73f16..95bed5475 100644
--- a/vm/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/vm/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ impl ExceptionZoo {
         });
         // TODO: this isn't really accurate
         #[cfg(windows)]
-        excs.os_error.set_str_attr("winerror", errno_getter.clone());
+        excs.os_error
+            .set_str_attr("winerror", errno_getter.clone(), ctx);
 
         extend_exception!(PyBlockingIOError, ctx, &excs.blocking_io_error);
         extend_exception!(PyChildProcessError, ctx, &excs.child_process_error);
diff --git a/vm/src/format.rs b/vm/src/format.rs
index 3ce39d724..7c945e2d7 100644
--- a/vm/src/format.rs
+++ b/vm/src/format.rs
@@ -892,10 +892,12 @@ pub fn call_object_format(
         Some(FormatPreconversor::Str) => argument.str(vm)?.into(),
         Some(FormatPreconversor::Repr) => argument.repr(vm)?.into(),
         Some(FormatPreconversor::Ascii) => vm.ctx.new_str(builtins::ascii(argument, vm)?).into(),
-        Some(FormatPreconversor::Bytes) => vm.call_method(&argument, "decode", ())?,
+        Some(FormatPreconversor::Bytes) => {
+            vm.call_method(&argument, identifier!(vm, decode).as_str(), ())?
+        }
         None => argument,
     };
-    let result = vm.call_special_method(argument, "__format__", (format_spec,))?;
+    let result = vm.call_special_method(argument, identifier!(vm, __format__), (format_spec,))?;
     result.downcast().map_err(|result| {
         vm.new_type_error(format!(
             "__format__ must return a str, not {}",
diff --git a/vm/src/frame.rs b/vm/src/frame.rs
index a0d49b41b..ee9547547 100644
--- a/vm/src/frame.rs
+++ b/vm/src/frame.rs
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::YieldFrom => self.execute_yield_from(vm),
             bytecode::Instruction::SetupAnnotation => {
+                let __annotations__ = identifier!(vm, __annotations__);
                 // Try using locals as dict first, if not, fallback to generic method.
                 let has_annotations = match self
                     .locals
@@ -730,15 +731,15 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                     .into_object()
                     .downcast_exact::<PyDict>(vm)
                 {
-                    Ok(d) => d.contains_key("__annotations__", vm),
+                    Ok(d) => d.contains_key(__annotations__, vm),
                     Err(o) => {
-                        let needle = vm.new_pyobj("__annotations__");
+                        let needle = __annotations__.to_object();
                         self._in(vm, needle, o)?
                     }
                 };
                 if !has_annotations {
                     self.locals.as_object().set_item(
-                        "__annotations__",
+                        __annotations__,
                         vm.ctx.new_dict().into(),
                         vm,
                     )?;
@@ -786,19 +787,20 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::SetupWith { end } => {
                 let context_manager = self.pop_value();
-                let exit = context_manager.get_attr("__exit__", vm)?;
+                let exit = context_manager.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __exit__), vm)?;
                 self.push_value(exit);
                 // Call enter:
-                let enter_res = vm.call_special_method(context_manager, "__enter__", ())?;
+                let enter_res =
+                    vm.call_special_method(context_manager, identifier!(vm, __enter__), ())?;
                 self.push_block(BlockType::Finally { handler: *end });
                 self.push_value(enter_res);
                 Ok(None)
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::BeforeAsyncWith => {
                 let mgr = self.pop_value();
-                let aexit = mgr.get_attr("__aexit__", vm)?;
+                let aexit = mgr.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __aexit__), vm)?;
                 self.push_value(aexit);
-                let aenter_res = vm.call_special_method(mgr, "__aenter__", ())?;
+                let aenter_res = vm.call_special_method(mgr, identifier!(vm, __aenter__), ())?;
                 self.push_value(aenter_res);
 
                 Ok(None)
@@ -866,13 +868,16 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                 let awaitable = if awaited_obj.payload_is::<PyCoroutine>() {
                     awaited_obj
                 } else {
-                    let await_method =
-                        vm.get_method_or_type_error(awaited_obj.clone(), "__await__", || {
+                    let await_method = vm.get_method_or_type_error(
+                        awaited_obj.clone(),
+                        identifier!(vm, __await__),
+                        || {
                             format!(
                                 "object {} can't be used in 'await' expression",
                                 awaited_obj.class().name(),
                             )
-                        })?;
+                        },
+                    )?;
                     vm.invoke(&await_method, ())?
                 };
                 self.push_value(awaitable);
@@ -880,17 +885,17 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::GetAIter => {
                 let aiterable = self.pop_value();
-                let aiter = vm.call_special_method(aiterable, "__aiter__", ())?;
+                let aiter = vm.call_special_method(aiterable, identifier!(vm, __aiter__), ())?;
                 self.push_value(aiter);
                 Ok(None)
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::GetANext => {
                 let aiter = self.last_value();
-                let awaitable = vm.call_special_method(aiter, "__anext__", ())?;
+                let awaitable = vm.call_special_method(aiter, identifier!(vm, __anext__), ())?;
                 let awaitable = if awaitable.payload_is::<PyCoroutine>() {
                     awaitable
                 } else {
-                    vm.call_special_method(awaitable, "__await__", ())?
+                    vm.call_special_method(awaitable, identifier!(vm, __await__), ())?
                 };
                 self.push_value(awaitable);
                 Ok(None)
@@ -1009,7 +1014,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                 Ok(None)
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::LoadBuildClass => {
-                self.push_value(vm.builtins.get_attr("__build_class__", vm)?);
+                self.push_value(vm.builtins.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __build_class__), vm)?);
                 Ok(None)
             }
             bytecode::Instruction::UnpackSequence { size } => {
@@ -1135,7 +1140,9 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
             return Ok(obj);
         }
         // fallback to importing '{module.__name__}.{name}' from sys.modules
-        let mod_name = module.get_attr("__name__", vm).map_err(|_| err())?;
+        let mod_name = module
+            .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __name__), vm)
+            .map_err(|_| err())?;
         let mod_name = mod_name.downcast::<PyStr>().map_err(|_| err())?;
         let full_mod_name = format!("{}.{}", mod_name, name);
         let sys_modules = vm
@@ -1153,7 +1160,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
         // Grab all the names from the module and put them in the context
         if let Some(dict) = module.dict() {
             let filter_pred: Box<dyn Fn(&str) -> bool> =
-                if let Ok(all) = dict.get_item("__all__", vm) {
+                if let Ok(all) = dict.get_item(identifier!(vm, __all__), vm) {
                     let all: Vec<PyStrRef> = all.try_to_value(vm)?;
                     let all: Vec<String> = all
                         .into_iter()
@@ -1595,14 +1602,14 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
         )
         .into_pyobject(vm);
 
-        func_obj.set_attr("__doc__", vm.ctx.none(), vm)?;
+        func_obj.set_attr(identifier!(vm, __doc__), vm.ctx.none(), vm)?;
 
         let name = qualified_name.as_str().split('.').next_back().unwrap();
-        func_obj.set_attr("__name__", vm.new_pyobj(name), vm)?;
-        func_obj.set_attr("__qualname__", qualified_name, vm)?;
-        let module = vm.unwrap_or_none(self.globals.get_item_opt("__name__", vm)?);
-        func_obj.set_attr("__module__", module, vm)?;
-        func_obj.set_attr("__annotations__", annotations, vm)?;
+        func_obj.set_attr(identifier!(vm, __name__), vm.new_pyobj(name), vm)?;
+        func_obj.set_attr(identifier!(vm, __qualname__), qualified_name, vm)?;
+        let module = vm.unwrap_or_none(self.globals.get_item_opt(identifier!(vm, __name__), vm)?);
+        func_obj.set_attr(identifier!(vm, __module__), module, vm)?;
+        func_obj.set_attr(identifier!(vm, __annotations__), annotations, vm)?;
 
         self.push_value(func_obj);
         Ok(None)
diff --git a/vm/src/function/protocol.rs b/vm/src/function/protocol.rs
index 9d5b54a5a..de18517ce 100644
--- a/vm/src/function/protocol.rs
+++ b/vm/src/function/protocol.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use super::IntoFuncArgs;
 use crate::{
     builtins::{iter::PySequenceIterator, PyDict, PyDictRef},
     convert::ToPyObject,
+    identifier,
     protocol::{PyIter, PyIterIter, PyMapping, PyMappingMethods},
     AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ where
         {
             let cls = obj.class();
             iterfn = cls.mro_find_map(|x| x.slots.iter.load());
-            if iterfn.is_none() && !cls.has_attr("__getitem__") {
+            if iterfn.is_none() && !cls.has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__)) {
                 return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!("'{}' object is not iterable", cls.name())));
             }
         }
diff --git a/vm/src/macros.rs b/vm/src/macros.rs
index eff891749..013926aa8 100644
--- a/vm/src/macros.rs
+++ b/vm/src/macros.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ macro_rules! py_class {
     (@extract_slots($ctx:expr, $class:expr, $name:expr, $value:expr)) => {};
     (@extract_attrs($ctx:expr, $slots:expr, (slot $slot_name:ident), $value:expr)) => {};
     (@extract_attrs($ctx:expr, $class:expr, $name:expr, $value:expr)) => {
-        $class.set_str_attr($name, $value);
+        $class.set_attr($name, $value);
     };
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ macro_rules! py_class {
 macro_rules! extend_class {
     ( $ctx:expr, $class:expr, { $($name:expr => $value:expr),* $(,)* }) => {
         $(
-            $class.set_str_attr($name, $value);
+            $class.set_attr($ctx.intern_str($name), $value.into());
         )*
     };
 }
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ macro_rules! match_class {
     };
 }
 
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! identifier(
+    ($as_ctx:expr, $name:ident) => {
+        $as_ctx.as_ref().names.$name
+    };
+);
+
 /// Super detailed logging. Might soon overflow your logbuffers
 /// Default, this logging is discarded, except when a the `vm-tracing-logging`
 /// build feature is enabled.
diff --git a/vm/src/object/core.rs b/vm/src/object/core.rs
index 378aa1aa6..1fedb708c 100644
--- a/vm/src/object/core.rs
+++ b/vm/src/object/core.rs
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ impl PyObject {
             let ret = crate::vm::thread::with_vm(zelf, |vm| {
                 zelf.0.ref_count.inc();
                 if let Err(e) = slot_del(zelf, vm) {
-                    let del_method = zelf.get_class_attr("__del__").unwrap();
+                    let del_method = zelf.get_class_attr(identifier!(vm, __del__)).unwrap();
                     vm.run_unraisable(e, None, del_method);
                 }
                 zelf.0.ref_count.dec()
diff --git a/vm/src/object/ext.rs b/vm/src/object/ext.rs
index 47b7b91d6..0a38913ff 100644
--- a/vm/src/object/ext.rs
+++ b/vm/src/object/ext.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::common::lock::PyRwLockReadGuard;
 use crate::{
-    builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyType},
+    builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyStrInterned, PyType},
     convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject, ToPyResult, TryFromObject},
     VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ where
         self.as_object().lease_class()
     }
 
-    fn get_class_attr(&self, attr_name: &str) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
+    fn get_class_attr(&self, attr_name: &'static PyStrInterned) -> Option<PyObjectRef> {
         self.class().get_attr(attr_name)
     }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs b/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs
index f8ec7437d..b90dddc35 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/mapping.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     builtins::{
         dict::{PyDictItems, PyDictKeys, PyDictValues},
-        PyDict,
+        PyDict, PyStrInterned,
     },
     common::lock::OnceCell,
     convert::ToPyResult,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl PyMapping<'_> {
         if let Some(dict) = self.obj.downcast_ref_if_exact::<PyDict>(vm) {
             PyDictKeys::new(dict.to_owned()).to_pyresult(vm)
         } else {
-            self.method_output_as_list("keys", vm)
+            self.method_output_as_list(identifier!(vm, keys), vm)
         }
     }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl PyMapping<'_> {
         if let Some(dict) = self.obj.downcast_ref_if_exact::<PyDict>(vm) {
             PyDictValues::new(dict.to_owned()).to_pyresult(vm)
         } else {
-            self.method_output_as_list("values", vm)
+            self.method_output_as_list(identifier!(vm, values), vm)
         }
     }
 
@@ -151,12 +151,16 @@ impl PyMapping<'_> {
         if let Some(dict) = self.obj.downcast_ref_if_exact::<PyDict>(vm) {
             PyDictItems::new(dict.to_owned()).to_pyresult(vm)
         } else {
-            self.method_output_as_list("items", vm)
+            self.method_output_as_list(identifier!(vm, items), vm)
         }
     }
 
-    fn method_output_as_list(&self, method_name: &str, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        let meth_output = vm.call_method(self.obj, method_name, ())?;
+    fn method_output_as_list(
+        &self,
+        method_name: &'static PyStrInterned,
+        vm: &VirtualMachine,
+    ) -> PyResult {
+        let meth_output = vm.call_method(self.obj, method_name.as_str(), ())?;
         if meth_output.is(&vm.ctx.types.list_type) {
             return Ok(meth_output);
         }
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ impl PyMapping<'_> {
             vm.new_type_error(format!(
                 "{}.{}() returned a non-iterable (type {})",
                 self.obj.class(),
-                method_name,
+                method_name.as_str(),
                 meth_output.class()
             ))
         })?;
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/object.rs b/vm/src/protocol/object.rs
index 5023eca11..bc3e04ced 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/object.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/object.rs
@@ -143,8 +143,11 @@ impl PyObject {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         vm_trace!("object.__setattr__({:?}, {}, {:?})", obj, attr_name, value);
-
-        if let Some(attr) = self.get_class_attr(attr_name.as_str()) {
+        if let Some(attr) = vm
+            .ctx
+            .interned_str(&*attr_name)
+            .and_then(|attr_name| self.get_class_attr(attr_name))
+        {
             let descr_set = attr.class().mro_find_map(|cls| cls.slots.descr_set.load());
             if let Some(descriptor) = descr_set {
                 return descriptor(attr, self.to_owned(), value, vm);
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ impl PyObject {
                         vm.new_attribute_error(format!(
                             "'{}' object has no attribute '{}'",
                             self.class().name(),
-                            attr_name,
+                            attr_name.as_str(),
                         ))
                     } else {
                         e
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ impl PyObject {
             Err(vm.new_attribute_error(format!(
                 "'{}' object has no attribute '{}'",
                 self.class().name(),
-                attr_name,
+                attr_name.as_str(),
             )))
         }
     }
@@ -191,7 +194,8 @@ impl PyObject {
     ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
         let name = name_str.as_str();
         let obj_cls = self.class();
-        let cls_attr = match obj_cls.get_attr(name) {
+        let cls_attr_name = vm.ctx.interned_str(&*name_str);
+        let cls_attr = match cls_attr_name.and_then(|name| obj_cls.get_attr(name)) {
             Some(descr) => {
                 let descr_cls = descr.class();
                 let descr_get = descr_cls.mro_find_map(|cls| cls.slots.descr_get.load());
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ impl PyObject {
                 }
                 None => Ok(Some(attr)),
             }
-        } else if let Some(getter) = obj_cls.get_attr("__getattr__") {
+        } else if let Some(getter) = obj_cls.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __getattr__)) {
             drop(obj_cls);
             vm.invoke(&getter, (self.to_owned(), name_str)).map(Some)
         } else {
@@ -310,7 +314,7 @@ impl PyObject {
 
     pub fn repr(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyStrRef> {
         vm.with_recursion("while getting the repr of an object", || {
-            let repr = vm.call_special_method(self.to_owned(), "__repr__", ())?;
+            let repr = vm.call_special_method(self.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __repr__), ())?;
             repr.try_into_value(vm)
         })
     }
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ impl PyObject {
         if self.class().is(&vm.ctx.types.str_type) {
             Ok(self.to_owned().downcast().unwrap())
         } else {
-            let s = vm.call_special_method(self.to_owned(), "__str__", ())?;
+            let s = vm.call_special_method(self.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __str__), ())?;
             s.try_into_value(vm)
         }
     }
@@ -337,14 +341,16 @@ impl PyObject {
     where
         F: Fn() -> String,
     {
-        cls.to_owned().get_attr("__bases__", vm).map_err(|e| {
-            // Only mask AttributeErrors.
-            if e.class().is(&vm.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error) {
-                vm.new_type_error(msg())
-            } else {
-                e
-            }
-        })
+        cls.to_owned()
+            .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __bases__), vm)
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                // Only mask AttributeErrors.
+                if e.class().is(&vm.ctx.exceptions.attribute_error) {
+                    vm.new_type_error(msg())
+                } else {
+                    e
+                }
+            })
     }
 
     fn abstract_issubclass(&self, cls: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
@@ -355,7 +361,9 @@ impl PyObject {
                 return Ok(true);
             }
 
-            let bases = derived.to_owned().get_attr("__bases__", vm)?;
+            let bases = derived
+                .to_owned()
+                .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __bases__), vm)?;
             let tuple = PyTupleRef::try_from_object(vm, bases)?;
 
             let n = tuple.len();
@@ -420,7 +428,9 @@ impl PyObject {
             return Ok(false);
         }
 
-        if let Ok(meth) = vm.get_special_method(cls.to_owned(), "__subclasscheck__")? {
+        if let Ok(meth) =
+            vm.get_special_method(cls.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __subclasscheck__))?
+        {
             let ret = vm.with_recursion("in __subclasscheck__", || {
                 meth.invoke((self.to_owned(),), vm)
             })?;
@@ -434,9 +444,10 @@ impl PyObject {
         if let Ok(typ) = PyTypeRef::try_from_object(vm, cls.to_owned()) {
             if self.class().fast_issubclass(&typ) {
                 Ok(true)
-            } else if let Ok(icls) =
-                PyTypeRef::try_from_object(vm, self.to_owned().get_attr("__class__", vm)?)
-            {
+            } else if let Ok(icls) = PyTypeRef::try_from_object(
+                vm,
+                self.to_owned().get_attr(identifier!(vm, __class__), vm)?,
+            ) {
                 if icls.is(&self.class()) {
                     Ok(false)
                 } else {
@@ -453,7 +464,7 @@ impl PyObject {
                 )
             })
             .and_then(|_| {
-                let icls: PyObjectRef = self.to_owned().get_attr("__class__", vm)?;
+                let icls: PyObjectRef = self.to_owned().get_attr(identifier!(vm, __class__), vm)?;
                 if vm.is_none(&icls) {
                     Ok(false)
                 } else {
@@ -485,7 +496,9 @@ impl PyObject {
             return Ok(false);
         }
 
-        if let Ok(meth) = vm.get_special_method(cls.to_owned(), "__instancecheck__")? {
+        if let Ok(meth) =
+            vm.get_special_method(cls.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __instancecheck__))?
+        {
             let ret = vm.with_recursion("in __instancecheck__", || {
                 meth.invoke((self.to_owned(),), vm)
             })?;
@@ -538,7 +551,7 @@ impl PyObject {
                 }
 
                 if let Some(class_getitem) =
-                    vm.get_attribute_opt(self.to_owned(), "__class_getitem__")?
+                    vm.get_attribute_opt(self.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __class_getitem__))?
                 {
                     return vm.invoke(&class_getitem, (needle,));
                 }
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/ast/gen.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/ast/gen.rs
index e094ee738..2f50dee19 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/ast/gen.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/ast/gen.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ struct NodeModule;
 impl NodeModule {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_ignores")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Interactive", base = "NodeKindMod")]
@@ -31,11 +32,12 @@ struct NodeInteractive;
 impl NodeInteractive {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Expression", base = "NodeKindMod")]
@@ -44,11 +46,12 @@ struct NodeExpression;
 impl NodeExpression {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "FunctionType", base = "NodeKindMod")]
@@ -57,14 +60,15 @@ struct NodeFunctionType;
 impl NodeFunctionType {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("argtypes")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("returns")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "stmt", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -77,8 +81,8 @@ struct NodeFunctionDef;
 impl NodeFunctionDef {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("name")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("args")).into(),
@@ -86,16 +90,18 @@ impl NodeFunctionDef {
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("decorator_list")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("returns")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -105,8 +111,8 @@ struct NodeAsyncFunctionDef;
 impl NodeAsyncFunctionDef {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("name")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("args")).into(),
@@ -114,16 +120,18 @@ impl NodeAsyncFunctionDef {
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("decorator_list")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("returns")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -133,24 +141,26 @@ struct NodeClassDef;
 impl NodeClassDef {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("name")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("bases")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("keywords")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("decorator_list")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -160,18 +170,20 @@ struct NodeReturn;
 impl NodeReturn {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -181,18 +193,20 @@ struct NodeDelete;
 impl NodeDelete {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("targets")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("targets")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -202,22 +216,24 @@ struct NodeAssign;
 impl NodeAssign {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("targets")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -227,22 +243,24 @@ struct NodeAugAssign;
 impl NodeAugAssign {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("target")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("op")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -252,23 +270,25 @@ struct NodeAnnAssign;
 impl NodeAnnAssign {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("target")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("annotation")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("simple")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -278,24 +298,26 @@ struct NodeFor;
 impl NodeFor {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("target")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("iter")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("orelse")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -305,24 +327,26 @@ struct NodeAsyncFor;
 impl NodeAsyncFor {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("target")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("iter")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("orelse")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -332,22 +356,24 @@ struct NodeWhile;
 impl NodeWhile {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("test")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("orelse")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -357,22 +383,24 @@ struct NodeIf;
 impl NodeIf {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("test")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("orelse")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -382,22 +410,24 @@ struct NodeWith;
 impl NodeWith {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("items")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -407,22 +437,24 @@ struct NodeAsyncWith;
 impl NodeAsyncWith {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("items")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -432,21 +464,23 @@ struct NodeRaise;
 impl NodeRaise {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("exc")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("cause")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -456,23 +490,25 @@ struct NodeTry;
 impl NodeTry {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("handlers")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("orelse")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("finalbody")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -482,21 +518,23 @@ struct NodeAssert;
 impl NodeAssert {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("test")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("msg")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -506,18 +544,20 @@ struct NodeImport;
 impl NodeImport {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -527,22 +567,24 @@ struct NodeImportFrom;
 impl NodeImportFrom {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("module")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("level")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -552,18 +594,20 @@ struct NodeGlobal;
 impl NodeGlobal {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -573,18 +617,20 @@ struct NodeNonlocal;
 impl NodeNonlocal {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("names")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -594,18 +640,20 @@ struct NodeExpr;
 impl NodeExpr {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -615,15 +663,16 @@ struct NodePass;
 impl NodePass {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -633,15 +682,16 @@ struct NodeBreak;
 impl NodeBreak {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -651,15 +701,16 @@ struct NodeContinue;
 impl NodeContinue {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -673,21 +724,23 @@ struct NodeBoolOp;
 impl NodeBoolOp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("op")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("values")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -697,21 +750,23 @@ struct NodeNamedExpr;
 impl NodeNamedExpr {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("target")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -721,22 +776,24 @@ struct NodeBinOp;
 impl NodeBinOp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("left")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("op")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("right")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -746,21 +803,23 @@ struct NodeUnaryOp;
 impl NodeUnaryOp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("op")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("operand")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -770,21 +829,23 @@ struct NodeLambda;
 impl NodeLambda {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("args")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -794,22 +855,24 @@ struct NodeIfExp;
 impl NodeIfExp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("test")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("orelse")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -819,21 +882,23 @@ struct NodeDict;
 impl NodeDict {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("keys")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("values")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -843,18 +908,20 @@ struct NodeSet;
 impl NodeSet {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("elts")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("elts")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -864,21 +931,23 @@ struct NodeListComp;
 impl NodeListComp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("elt")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("generators")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -888,21 +957,23 @@ struct NodeSetComp;
 impl NodeSetComp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("elt")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("generators")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -912,22 +983,24 @@ struct NodeDictComp;
 impl NodeDictComp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("key")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("generators")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -937,21 +1010,23 @@ struct NodeGeneratorExp;
 impl NodeGeneratorExp {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("elt")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("generators")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -961,18 +1036,20 @@ struct NodeAwait;
 impl NodeAwait {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -982,18 +1059,20 @@ struct NodeYield;
 impl NodeYield {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1003,18 +1082,20 @@ struct NodeYieldFrom;
 impl NodeYieldFrom {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1024,22 +1105,24 @@ struct NodeCompare;
 impl NodeCompare {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("left")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ops")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("comparators")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1049,22 +1132,24 @@ struct NodeCall;
 impl NodeCall {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("func")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("args")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("keywords")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1074,22 +1159,24 @@ struct NodeFormattedValue;
 impl NodeFormattedValue {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("conversion")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("format_spec")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1099,18 +1186,20 @@ struct NodeJoinedStr;
 impl NodeJoinedStr {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
-            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("values")).into()]),
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
+            ctx.new_list(vec![ctx.new_str(ascii!("values")).into()])
+                .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1120,21 +1209,23 @@ struct NodeConstant;
 impl NodeConstant {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("kind")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1144,22 +1235,24 @@ struct NodeAttribute;
 impl NodeAttribute {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("attr")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ctx")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1169,22 +1262,24 @@ struct NodeSubscript;
 impl NodeSubscript {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("slice")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ctx")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1194,21 +1289,23 @@ struct NodeStarred;
 impl NodeStarred {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ctx")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1218,21 +1315,23 @@ struct NodeName;
 impl NodeName {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("id")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ctx")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1242,21 +1341,23 @@ struct NodeList;
 impl NodeList {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("elts")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ctx")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1266,21 +1367,23 @@ struct NodeTuple;
 impl NodeTuple {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("elts")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ctx")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1290,22 +1393,24 @@ struct NodeSlice;
 impl NodeSlice {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lower")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("upper")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("step")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1319,8 +1424,8 @@ struct NodeLoad;
 impl NodeLoad {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Store", base = "NodeKindExprContext")]
@@ -1329,8 +1434,8 @@ struct NodeStore;
 impl NodeStore {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Del", base = "NodeKindExprContext")]
@@ -1339,8 +1444,8 @@ struct NodeDel;
 impl NodeDel {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "boolop", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1353,8 +1458,8 @@ struct NodeAnd;
 impl NodeAnd {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Or", base = "NodeKindBoolop")]
@@ -1363,8 +1468,8 @@ struct NodeOr;
 impl NodeOr {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "operator", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1377,8 +1482,8 @@ struct NodeAdd;
 impl NodeAdd {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Sub", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1387,8 +1492,8 @@ struct NodeSub;
 impl NodeSub {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Mult", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1397,8 +1502,8 @@ struct NodeMult;
 impl NodeMult {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "MatMult", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1407,8 +1512,8 @@ struct NodeMatMult;
 impl NodeMatMult {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Div", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1417,8 +1522,8 @@ struct NodeDiv;
 impl NodeDiv {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Mod", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1427,8 +1532,8 @@ struct NodeMod;
 impl NodeMod {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Pow", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1437,8 +1542,8 @@ struct NodePow;
 impl NodePow {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "LShift", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1447,8 +1552,8 @@ struct NodeLShift;
 impl NodeLShift {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "RShift", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1457,8 +1562,8 @@ struct NodeRShift;
 impl NodeRShift {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "BitOr", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1467,8 +1572,8 @@ struct NodeBitOr;
 impl NodeBitOr {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "BitXor", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1477,8 +1582,8 @@ struct NodeBitXor;
 impl NodeBitXor {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "BitAnd", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1487,8 +1592,8 @@ struct NodeBitAnd;
 impl NodeBitAnd {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "FloorDiv", base = "NodeKindOperator")]
@@ -1497,8 +1602,8 @@ struct NodeFloorDiv;
 impl NodeFloorDiv {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "unaryop", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1511,8 +1616,8 @@ struct NodeInvert;
 impl NodeInvert {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Not", base = "NodeKindUnaryop")]
@@ -1521,8 +1626,8 @@ struct NodeNot;
 impl NodeNot {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "UAdd", base = "NodeKindUnaryop")]
@@ -1531,8 +1636,8 @@ struct NodeUAdd;
 impl NodeUAdd {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "USub", base = "NodeKindUnaryop")]
@@ -1541,8 +1646,8 @@ struct NodeUSub;
 impl NodeUSub {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "cmpop", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1555,8 +1660,8 @@ struct NodeEq;
 impl NodeEq {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "NotEq", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1565,8 +1670,8 @@ struct NodeNotEq;
 impl NodeNotEq {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Lt", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1575,8 +1680,8 @@ struct NodeLt;
 impl NodeLt {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "LtE", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1585,8 +1690,8 @@ struct NodeLtE;
 impl NodeLtE {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Gt", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1595,8 +1700,8 @@ struct NodeGt;
 impl NodeGt {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "GtE", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1605,8 +1710,8 @@ struct NodeGtE;
 impl NodeGtE {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "Is", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1615,8 +1720,8 @@ struct NodeIs;
 impl NodeIs {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "IsNot", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1625,8 +1730,8 @@ struct NodeIsNot;
 impl NodeIsNot {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "In", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1635,8 +1740,8 @@ struct NodeIn;
 impl NodeIn {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "NotIn", base = "NodeKindCmpop")]
@@ -1645,8 +1750,8 @@ struct NodeNotIn;
 impl NodeNotIn {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr("_fields", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _fields), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "comprehension", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1655,16 +1760,17 @@ struct Nodecomprehension;
 impl Nodecomprehension {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("target")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("iter")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("ifs")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("is_async")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "excepthandler", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1681,22 +1787,24 @@ struct NodeExceptHandler;
 impl NodeExceptHandler {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("name")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("body")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1706,8 +1814,8 @@ struct Nodearguments;
 impl Nodearguments {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("posonlyargs")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("args")).into(),
@@ -1716,9 +1824,10 @@ impl Nodearguments {
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("kw_defaults")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("kwarg")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("defaults")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "arg", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1727,22 +1836,24 @@ struct Nodearg;
 impl Nodearg {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("arg")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("annotation")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("type_comment")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1752,21 +1863,23 @@ struct Nodekeyword;
 impl Nodekeyword {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("arg")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("value")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_attributes",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _attributes),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("col_offset")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("end_col_offset")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
     }
 }
@@ -1776,14 +1889,15 @@ struct Nodealias;
 impl Nodealias {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("name")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("asname")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "withitem", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1792,14 +1906,15 @@ struct Nodewithitem;
 impl Nodewithitem {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("context_expr")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("optional_vars")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 #[pyclass(module = "_ast", name = "type_ignore", base = "AstNode")]
@@ -1812,14 +1927,15 @@ struct NodeTypeIgnore;
 impl NodeTypeIgnore {
     #[extend_class]
     fn extend_class_with_fields(ctx: &Context, class: &PyTypeRef) {
-        class.set_str_attr(
-            "_fields",
+        class.set_attr(
+            identifier!(ctx, _fields),
             ctx.new_list(vec![
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("lineno")).into(),
                 ctx.new_str(ascii!("tag")).into(),
-            ]),
+            ])
+            .into(),
         );
-        class.set_str_attr("_attributes", ctx.new_list(vec![]));
+        class.set_attr(identifier!(ctx, _attributes), ctx.new_list(vec![]).into());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
index e1e785c73..e32867ac8 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ mod builtins {
         fn make_scope(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Scope> {
             let (globals, locals) = match self.globals {
                 Some(globals) => {
-                    if !globals.contains_key("__builtins__", vm) {
+                    if !globals.contains_key(identifier!(vm, __builtins__), vm) {
                         let builtins_dict = vm.builtins.dict().into();
-                        globals.set_item("__builtins__", builtins_dict, vm)?;
+                        globals.set_item(identifier!(vm, __builtins__), builtins_dict, vm)?;
                     }
                     (
                         globals.clone(),
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ mod builtins {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn aiter(iter_target: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if iter_target.payload_is::<PyAsyncGen>() {
-            vm.call_special_method(iter_target, "__aiter__", ())
+            vm.call_special_method(iter_target, identifier!(vm, __aiter__), ())
         } else {
             Err(vm.new_type_error("wrong argument type".to_owned()))
         }
@@ -591,14 +591,18 @@ mod builtins {
             modulus,
         } = args;
         match modulus {
-            None => vm.call_or_reflection(&x, &y, "__pow__", "__rpow__", |vm, x, y| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(x, y, "pow"))
-            }),
+            None => vm.call_or_reflection(
+                &x,
+                &y,
+                identifier!(vm, __pow__),
+                identifier!(vm, __rpow__),
+                |vm, x, y| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(x, y, "pow")),
+            ),
             Some(z) => {
                 let try_pow_value = |obj: &PyObject,
                                      args: (PyObjectRef, PyObjectRef, PyObjectRef)|
                  -> Option<PyResult> {
-                    let method = obj.get_class_attr("__pow__")?;
+                    let method = obj.get_class_attr(identifier!(vm, __pow__))?;
                     let result = match vm.invoke(&method, args) {
                         Ok(x) => x,
                         Err(e) => return Some(Err(e)),
@@ -685,10 +689,10 @@ mod builtins {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn reversed(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        if let Some(reversed_method) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), "__reversed__") {
+        if let Some(reversed_method) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __reversed__)) {
             vm.invoke(&reversed_method?, ())
         } else {
-            vm.get_method_or_type_error(obj.clone(), "__getitem__", || {
+            vm.get_method_or_type_error(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __getitem__), || {
                 "argument to reversed() must be a sequence".to_owned()
             })?;
             let len = obj.length(vm)?;
@@ -707,7 +711,7 @@ mod builtins {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn round(RoundArgs { number, ndigits }: RoundArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         let meth = vm
-            .get_special_method(number, "__round__")?
+            .get_special_method(number, identifier!(vm, __round__))?
             .map_err(|number| {
                 vm.new_type_error(format!(
                     "type {} doesn't define __round__",
@@ -792,9 +796,10 @@ mod builtins {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn vars(obj: OptionalArg, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if let OptionalArg::Present(obj) = obj {
-            obj.get_attr("__dict__", vm).map_err(|_| {
-                vm.new_type_error("vars() argument must have __dict__ attribute".to_owned())
-            })
+            obj.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __dict__).to_owned(), vm)
+                .map_err(|_| {
+                    vm.new_type_error("vars() argument must have __dict__ attribute".to_owned())
+                })
         } else {
             Ok(vm.current_locals()?.into())
         }
@@ -821,7 +826,8 @@ mod builtins {
                 }
                 continue;
             }
-            let mro_entries = vm.get_attribute_opt(base.clone(), "__mro_entries__")?;
+            let mro_entries =
+                vm.get_attribute_opt(base.clone(), identifier!(vm, __mro_entries__))?;
             let entries = match mro_entries {
                 Some(meth) => vm.invoke(&meth, (bases.clone(),))?,
                 None => {
@@ -874,7 +880,7 @@ mod builtins {
 
         // Prepare uses full __getattribute__ resolution chain.
         let namespace = vm
-            .get_attribute_opt(metaclass.clone(), "__prepare__")?
+            .get_attribute_opt(metaclass.clone(), identifier!(vm, __prepare__))?
             .map_or(Ok(vm.ctx.new_dict().into()), |prepare| {
                 vm.invoke(
                     &prepare,
@@ -895,9 +901,11 @@ mod builtins {
         let classcell = <Option<PyCellRef>>::try_from_object(vm, classcell)?;
 
         if let Some(orig_bases) = orig_bases {
-            namespace
-                .as_object()
-                .set_item("__orig_bases__", orig_bases.into(), vm)?;
+            namespace.as_object().set_item(
+                identifier!(vm, __orig_bases__),
+                orig_bases.into(),
+                vm,
+            )?;
         }
 
         let class = vm.invoke(
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
index 6233c27d6..2bcc314d3 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ mod _io {
             }
 
             let readall = vm
-                .get_method(self.raw.clone().unwrap(), "readall")
+                .get_str_method(self.raw.clone().unwrap(), "readall")
                 .transpose()?;
             if let Some(readall) = readall {
                 let res = vm.invoke(&readall, ())?;
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
index bd4de3ce0..c603ad8be 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/itertools.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod decl {
         builtins::{int, PyGenericAlias, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyTuple, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
         convert::ToPyObject,
         function::{ArgCallable, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, OptionalOption, PosArgs},
+        identifier,
         protocol::{PyIter, PyIterReturn},
         stdlib::sys,
         types::{Constructor, IterNext, IterNextIterable},
@@ -1019,15 +1020,19 @@ mod decl {
         ) -> PyResult {
             let n = n.unwrap_or(2);
 
-            let copyable = if iterable.class().has_attr("__copy__") {
-                vm.call_method(&iterable, "__copy__", ())?
+            let copyable = if iterable.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __copy__)) {
+                vm.call_special_method(iterable.into(), identifier!(vm, __copy__), ())?
             } else {
                 PyItertoolsTee::from_iter(iterable, vm)?
             };
 
             let mut tee_vec: Vec<PyObjectRef> = Vec::with_capacity(n);
             for _ in 0..n {
-                tee_vec.push(vm.call_method(&copyable, "__copy__", ())?);
+                tee_vec.push(vm.call_special_method(
+                    copyable.clone(),
+                    identifier!(vm, __copy__),
+                    (),
+                )?);
             }
 
             Ok(PyTuple::new_ref(tee_vec, &vm.ctx).into())
@@ -1039,7 +1044,7 @@ mod decl {
         fn from_iter(iterator: PyIter, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             let class = PyItertoolsTee::class(vm);
             if iterator.class().is(PyItertoolsTee::class(vm)) {
-                return vm.call_method(&iterator, "__copy__", ());
+                return vm.call_special_method(iterator.into(), identifier!(vm, __copy__), ());
             }
             Ok(PyItertoolsTee {
                 tee_data: PyItertoolsTeeData::new(iterator, vm)?,
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/operator.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/operator.rs
index ac72893c3..d439006aa 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/operator.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/operator.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mod _operator {
         builtins::{PyInt, PyIntRef, PyStrRef, PyTupleRef, PyTypeRef},
         function::Either,
         function::{ArgBytesLike, FuncArgs, KwArgs, OptionalArg},
+        identifier,
         protocol::PyIter,
         recursion::ReprGuard,
         types::{Callable, Constructor, PyComparisonOp},
@@ -196,7 +197,9 @@ mod _operator {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn concat(a: PyObjectRef, b: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         // Best attempt at checking that a is sequence-like.
-        if !a.class().has_attr("__getitem__") || a.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.dict_type) {
+        if !a.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__))
+            || a.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.dict_type)
+        {
             return Err(
                 vm.new_type_error(format!("{} object can't be concatenated", a.class().name()))
             );
@@ -299,7 +302,9 @@ mod _operator {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn iconcat(a: PyObjectRef, b: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         // Best attempt at checking that a is sequence-like.
-        if !a.class().has_attr("__getitem__") || a.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.dict_type) {
+        if !a.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__))
+            || a.fast_isinstance(&vm.ctx.types.dict_type)
+        {
             return Err(
                 vm.new_type_error(format!("{} object can't be concatenated", a.class().name()))
             );
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
index a0ee7c509..e96f3cfe8 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     common::crt_fd::Fd,
     convert::{ToPyException, ToPyObject},
     function::{ArgumentError, FromArgs, FuncArgs},
+    identifier,
     protocol::PyBuffer,
     AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult, TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject,
     VirtualMachine,
@@ -137,12 +138,13 @@ impl FsPath {
             Ok(pathlike) => return Ok(pathlike),
             Err(obj) => obj,
         };
-        let method = vm.get_method_or_type_error(obj.clone(), "__fspath__", || {
-            format!(
-                "should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not {}",
-                obj.class().name()
-            )
-        })?;
+        let method =
+            vm.get_method_or_type_error(obj.clone(), identifier!(vm, __fspath__), || {
+                format!(
+                    "should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not {}",
+                    obj.class().name()
+                )
+            })?;
         let result = vm.invoke(&method, ())?;
         match1(result)?.map_err(|result| {
             vm.new_type_error(format!(
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs
index 9c0abd1c6..7ffbb35dc 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/sre.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ mod _sre {
                 must_advance: AtomicCell::new(false),
             }
             .into_ref(vm);
-            let search = vm.get_method(scanner.into(), "search").unwrap()?;
+            let search = vm.get_str_method(scanner.into(), "search").unwrap()?;
             let search = ArgCallable::try_from_object(vm, search)?;
             let iterator = PyCallableIterator::new(search, vm.ctx.none());
             Ok(iterator)
diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
index 8e8fbb612..ef00af875 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ pub(crate) mod _thread {
         let args = FuncArgs::new(
             args.to_vec(),
             kwargs
-                .map_or_else(Default::default, |k| k.to_attributes())
+                .map_or_else(Default::default, |k| k.to_attributes(vm))
                 .into_iter()
+                .map(|(k, v)| (k.as_str().to_owned(), v))
                 .collect::<KwArgs>(),
         );
         let mut thread_builder = thread::Builder::new();
diff --git a/vm/src/types/slot.rs b/vm/src/types/slot.rs
index 449b0fc52..b626327e9 100644
--- a/vm/src/types/slot.rs
+++ b/vm/src/types/slot.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 use crate::common::{hash::PyHash, lock::PyRwLock};
 use crate::{
-    builtins::{PyInt, PyStrRef, PyType, PyTypeRef},
+    builtins::{PyInt, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef, PyType, PyTypeRef},
     bytecode::ComparisonOperator,
     convert::{ToPyObject, ToPyResult},
     function::Either,
     function::{FromArgs, FuncArgs, OptionalArg, PyComparisonValue},
+    identifier,
     protocol::{
         PyBuffer, PyIterReturn, PyMapping, PyMappingMethods, PySequence, PySequenceMethods,
     },
+    vm::Context,
     AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine,
 };
 use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ macro_rules! then_some_closure {
 }
 
 fn length_wrapper(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
-    let ret = vm.call_special_method(obj, "__len__", ())?;
+    let ret = vm.call_special_method(obj, identifier!(vm, __len__), ())?;
     let len = ret.payload::<PyInt>().ok_or_else(|| {
         vm.new_type_error(format!(
             "'{}' object cannot be interpreted as an integer",
@@ -190,31 +192,37 @@ fn length_wrapper(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
     Ok(len as usize)
 }
 
-fn as_mapping_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyMappingMethods {
+fn as_mapping_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyMappingMethods {
     PyMappingMethods {
-        length: then_some_closure!(zelf.class().has_attr("__len__"), |mapping, vm| {
-            length_wrapper(mapping.obj.to_owned(), vm)
-        }),
+        length: then_some_closure!(
+            zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __len__)),
+            |mapping, vm| { length_wrapper(mapping.obj.to_owned(), vm) }
+        ),
         subscript: then_some_closure!(
-            zelf.class().has_attr("__getitem__"),
+            zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__)),
             |mapping, needle, vm| {
-                vm.call_special_method(mapping.obj.to_owned(), "__getitem__", (needle.to_owned(),))
+                vm.call_special_method(
+                    mapping.obj.to_owned(),
+                    identifier!(vm, __getitem__),
+                    (needle.to_owned(),),
+                )
             }
         ),
         ass_subscript: then_some_closure!(
-            zelf.class().has_attr("__setitem__") | zelf.class().has_attr("__delitem__"),
+            zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __setitem__))
+                | zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __delitem__)),
             |mapping, needle, value, vm| match value {
                 Some(value) => vm
                     .call_special_method(
                         mapping.obj.to_owned(),
-                        "__setitem__",
+                        identifier!(vm, __setitem__),
                         (needle.to_owned(), value),
                     )
                     .map(|_| Ok(()))?,
                 None => vm
                     .call_special_method(
                         mapping.obj.to_owned(),
-                        "__delitem__",
+                        identifier!(vm, __delitem__),
                         (needle.to_owned(),)
                     )
                     .map(|_| Ok(()))?,
@@ -223,30 +231,40 @@ fn as_mapping_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyMappingMethods
     }
 }
 
-fn as_sequence_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Cow<'static, PySequenceMethods> {
-    if !zelf.class().has_attr("__getitem__") {
+fn as_sequence_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Cow<'static, PySequenceMethods> {
+    if !zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __getitem__)) {
         return Cow::Borrowed(PySequenceMethods::not_implemented());
     }
 
     Cow::Owned(PySequenceMethods {
-        length: then_some_closure!(zelf.class().has_attr("__len__"), |seq, vm| {
-            length_wrapper(seq.obj.to_owned(), vm)
-        }),
+        length: then_some_closure!(
+            zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __len__)),
+            |seq, vm| { length_wrapper(seq.obj.to_owned(), vm) }
+        ),
         item: Some(|seq, i, vm| {
-            vm.call_special_method(seq.obj.to_owned(), "__getitem__", (i.to_pyobject(vm),))
+            vm.call_special_method(
+                seq.obj.to_owned(),
+                identifier!(vm, __getitem__),
+                (i.to_pyobject(vm),),
+            )
         }),
         ass_item: then_some_closure!(
-            zelf.class().has_attr("__setitem__") | zelf.class().has_attr("__delitem__"),
+            zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __setitem__))
+                | zelf.class().has_attr(identifier!(vm, __delitem__)),
             |seq, i, value, vm| match value {
                 Some(value) => vm
                     .call_special_method(
                         seq.obj.to_owned(),
-                        "__setitem__",
+                        identifier!(vm, __setitem__),
                         (i.to_pyobject(vm), value),
                     )
                     .map(|_| Ok(()))?,
                 None => vm
-                    .call_special_method(seq.obj.to_owned(), "__delitem__", (i.to_pyobject(vm),))
+                    .call_special_method(
+                        seq.obj.to_owned(),
+                        identifier!(vm, __delitem__),
+                        (i.to_pyobject(vm),)
+                    )
                     .map(|_| Ok(()))?,
             }
         ),
@@ -255,7 +273,7 @@ fn as_sequence_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Cow<'static, Py
 }
 
 fn hash_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyHash> {
-    let hash_obj = vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), "__hash__", ())?;
+    let hash_obj = vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __hash__), ())?;
     match hash_obj.payload_if_subclass::<PyInt>(vm) {
         Some(py_int) => Ok(rustpython_common::hash::hash_bigint(py_int.as_bigint())),
         None => Err(vm.new_type_error("__hash__ method should return an integer".to_owned())),
@@ -263,11 +281,11 @@ fn hash_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyHash> {
 }
 
 fn call_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), "__call__", args)
+    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __call__), args)
 }
 
 fn getattro_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, name: PyStrRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), "__getattribute__", (name,))
+    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __getattribute__), (name,))
 }
 
 fn setattro_wrapper(
@@ -279,10 +297,10 @@ fn setattro_wrapper(
     let zelf = zelf.to_owned();
     match value {
         Some(value) => {
-            vm.call_special_method(zelf, "__setattr__", (name, value))?;
+            vm.call_special_method(zelf, identifier!(vm, __setattr__), (name, value))?;
         }
         None => {
-            vm.call_special_method(zelf, "__delattr__", (name,))?;
+            vm.call_special_method(zelf, identifier!(vm, __delattr__), (name,))?;
         }
     };
     Ok(())
@@ -294,16 +312,23 @@ pub(crate) fn richcompare_wrapper(
     op: PyComparisonOp,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<Either<PyObjectRef, PyComparisonValue>> {
-    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), op.method_name(), (other.to_owned(),))
-        .map(Either::A)
+    vm.call_special_method(
+        zelf.to_owned(),
+        op.method_name(&vm.ctx),
+        (other.to_owned(),),
+    )
+    .map(Either::A)
 }
 
 fn iter_wrapper(zelf: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-    vm.call_special_method(zelf, "__iter__", ())
+    vm.call_special_method(zelf, identifier!(vm, __iter__), ())
 }
 
 fn iternext_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyIterReturn> {
-    PyIterReturn::from_pyresult(vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), "__next__", ()), vm)
+    PyIterReturn::from_pyresult(
+        vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __next__), ()),
+        vm,
+    )
 }
 
 fn descr_get_wrapper(
@@ -312,7 +337,7 @@ fn descr_get_wrapper(
     cls: Option<PyObjectRef>,
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult {
-    vm.call_special_method(zelf, "__get__", (obj, cls))
+    vm.call_special_method(zelf, identifier!(vm, __get__), (obj, cls))
 }
 
 fn descr_set_wrapper(
@@ -322,14 +347,14 @@ fn descr_set_wrapper(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult<()> {
     match value {
-        Some(val) => vm.call_special_method(zelf, "__set__", (obj, val)),
-        None => vm.call_special_method(zelf, "__delete__", (obj,)),
+        Some(val) => vm.call_special_method(zelf, identifier!(vm, __set__), (obj, val)),
+        None => vm.call_special_method(zelf, identifier!(vm, __delete__), (obj,)),
     }
     .map(drop)
 }
 
 fn init_wrapper(obj: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-    let res = vm.call_special_method(obj, "__init__", args)?;
+    let res = vm.call_special_method(obj, identifier!(vm, __init__), args)?;
     if !vm.is_none(&res) {
         return Err(vm.new_type_error("__init__ must return None".to_owned()));
     }
@@ -337,29 +362,27 @@ fn init_wrapper(obj: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResu
 }
 
 fn new_wrapper(cls: PyTypeRef, mut args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-    let new = vm
-        .get_attribute_opt(cls.as_object().to_owned(), "__new__")?
-        .unwrap();
+    let new = cls.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __new__)).unwrap();
     args.prepend_arg(cls.into());
     vm.invoke(&new, args)
 }
 
 fn del_wrapper(zelf: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), "__del__", ())?;
+    vm.call_special_method(zelf.to_owned(), identifier!(vm, __del__), ())?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
 impl PyType {
-    pub(crate) fn update_slot(&self, name: &str, add: bool) {
-        debug_assert!(name.starts_with("__"));
-        debug_assert!(name.ends_with("__"));
+    pub(crate) fn update_slot(&self, name: &'static PyStrInterned, add: bool) {
+        debug_assert!(name.as_str().starts_with("__"));
+        debug_assert!(name.as_str().ends_with("__"));
 
         macro_rules! update_slot {
             ($name:ident, $func:expr) => {{
                 self.slots.$name.store(if add { Some($func) } else { None });
             }};
         }
-        match name {
+        match name.as_str() {
             "__len__" | "__getitem__" | "__setitem__" | "__delitem__" => {
                 update_slot!(as_mapping, as_mapping_wrapper);
                 update_slot!(as_sequence, as_sequence_wrapper);
@@ -623,7 +646,10 @@ pub trait Comparable: PyPayload {
         if let Some(zelf) = zelf.downcast_ref() {
             Self::cmp(zelf, other, op, vm).map(Either::B)
         } else {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error(format!("unexpected payload for {}", op.method_name())))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
+                "unexpected payload for {}",
+                op.method_name(&vm.ctx).as_str()
+            )))
         }
     }
 
@@ -741,14 +767,14 @@ impl PyComparisonOp {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn method_name(self) -> &'static str {
+    pub fn method_name(self, ctx: &Context) -> &'static PyStrInterned {
         match self {
-            Self::Lt => "__lt__",
-            Self::Le => "__le__",
-            Self::Eq => "__eq__",
-            Self::Ne => "__ne__",
-            Self::Ge => "__ge__",
-            Self::Gt => "__gt__",
+            Self::Lt => identifier!(ctx, __lt__),
+            Self::Le => identifier!(ctx, __le__),
+            Self::Eq => identifier!(ctx, __eq__),
+            Self::Ne => identifier!(ctx, __ne__),
+            Self::Ge => identifier!(ctx, __ge__),
+            Self::Gt => identifier!(ctx, __gt__),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/types/structseq.rs b/vm/src/types/structseq.rs
index 01ab762eb..d3b98a663 100644
--- a/vm/src/types/structseq.rs
+++ b/vm/src/types/structseq.rs
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ pub trait PyStructSequence: StaticType + PyClassImpl + Sized + 'static {
             // cast i to a u8 so there's less to store in the getter closure.
             // Hopefully there's not struct sequences with >=256 elements :P
             let i = i as u8;
-            class.set_str_attr(
-                name,
+            class.set_attr(
+                ctx.intern_str(name),
                 ctx.new_readonly_getset(name, class.clone(), move |zelf: &PyTuple| {
                     zelf.fast_getitem(i.into())
-                }),
+                })
+                .into(),
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/context.rs b/vm/src/vm/context.rs
index 708d621c3..6568578b0 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/context.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/context.rs
@@ -32,15 +32,181 @@ pub struct Context {
     pub ellipsis: PyRef<PyEllipsis>,
     pub not_implemented: PyRef<PyNotImplemented>,
 
-    pub(crate) true_str: &'static PyStrInterned,
-    pub(crate) false_str: &'static PyStrInterned,
-
     pub types: TypeZoo,
     pub exceptions: exceptions::ExceptionZoo,
     pub int_cache_pool: Vec<PyIntRef>,
     // there should only be exact objects of str in here, no non-strs and no subclasses
     pub(crate) string_pool: StringPool,
     pub(crate) slot_new_wrapper: PyObjectRef,
+    pub names: ConstName,
+}
+
+macro_rules! declare_const_name {
+    ($($name:ident,)*) => {
+        #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+        #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+        pub struct ConstName {
+            $(pub $name: &'static PyStrInterned,)*
+        }
+
+        impl ConstName {
+            unsafe fn new(pool: &StringPool, typ: &PyTypeRef) -> Self {
+                Self {
+                    $($name: pool.intern(stringify!($name), typ.clone()),)*
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+declare_const_name! {
+    True,
+    False,
+
+    // magic methods
+    __abs__,
+    __abstractmethods__,
+    __add__,
+    __aenter__,
+    __aexit__,
+    __aiter__,
+    __all__,
+    __and__,
+    __anext__,
+    __annotations__,
+    __args__,
+    __await__,
+    __bases__,
+    __bool__,
+    __build_class__,
+    __builtins__,
+    __bytes__,
+    __call__,
+    __ceil__,
+    __cformat__,
+    __class__,
+    __class_getitem__,
+    __complex__,
+    __contains__,
+    __copy__,
+    __deepcopy__,
+    __del__,
+    __delattr__,
+    __delete__,
+    __delitem__,
+    __dict__,
+    __dir__,
+    __div__,
+    __divmod__,
+    __doc__,
+    __enter__,
+    __eq__,
+    __exit__,
+    __file__,
+    __float__,
+    __floor__,
+    __floordiv__,
+    __format__,
+    __fspath__,
+    __ge__,
+    __get__,
+    __getattr__,
+    __getattribute__,
+    __getitem__,
+    __gt__,
+    __hash__,
+    __iadd__,
+    __iand__,
+    __idiv__,
+    __ifloordiv__,
+    __ilshift__,
+    __imatmul__,
+    __imod__,
+    __import__,
+    __imul__,
+    __index__,
+    __init__,
+    __init_subclass__,
+    __instancecheck__,
+    __int__,
+    __invert__,
+    __ior__,
+    __ipow__,
+    __irshift__,
+    __isub__,
+    __iter__,
+    __itruediv__,
+    __ixor__,
+    __le__,
+    __len__,
+    __length_hint__,
+    __lshift__,
+    __lt__,
+    __main__,
+    __matmul__,
+    __missing__,
+    __mod__,
+    __module__,
+    __mro_entries__,
+    __mul__,
+    __name__,
+    __ne__,
+    __neg__,
+    __new__,
+    __next__,
+    __or__,
+    __orig_bases__,
+    __orig_class__,
+    __origin__,
+    __parameters__,
+    __pos__,
+    __pow__,
+    __prepare__,
+    __qualname__,
+    __radd__,
+    __rand__,
+    __rdiv__,
+    __rdivmod__,
+    __reduce__,
+    __reduce_ex__,
+    __repr__,
+    __reversed__,
+    __rfloordiv__,
+    __rlshift__,
+    __rmatmul__,
+    __rmod__,
+    __rmul__,
+    __ror__,
+    __round__,
+    __rpow__,
+    __rrshift__,
+    __rshift__,
+    __rsub__,
+    __rtruediv__,
+    __rxor__,
+    __set__,
+    __set_name__,
+    __setattr__,
+    __setitem__,
+    __str__,
+    __sub__,
+    __subclasscheck__,
+    __truediv__,
+    __trunc__,
+    __xor__,
+
+    // common names
+    _attributes,
+    _fields,
+    decode,
+    encode,
+    keys,
+    items,
+    values,
+    update,
+    copy,
+    flush,
+    close,
 }
 
 // Basic objects:
@@ -77,16 +243,15 @@ impl Context {
             PyRef::new_ref(PyFrozenSet::default(), types.frozenset_type.clone(), None);
 
         let string_pool = StringPool::default();
+        let names = unsafe { ConstName::new(&string_pool, &types.str_type) };
 
-        let new_str = unsafe { string_pool.intern("__new__", types.str_type.clone()) };
         let slot_new_wrapper = create_object(
-            PyNativeFuncDef::new(PyType::__new__.into_func(), new_str.to_owned()).into_function(),
+            PyNativeFuncDef::new(PyType::__new__.into_func(), names.__new__.to_owned())
+                .into_function(),
             &types.builtin_function_or_method_type,
         )
         .into();
 
-        let true_str = unsafe { string_pool.intern("True", types.str_type.clone()) };
-        let false_str = unsafe { string_pool.intern("False", types.str_type.clone()) };
         let empty_str = unsafe { string_pool.intern("", types.str_type.clone()) }.to_owned();
 
         let context = Context {
@@ -100,14 +265,12 @@ impl Context {
             ellipsis,
             not_implemented,
 
-            true_str,
-            false_str,
-
             types,
             exceptions,
             int_cache_pool,
             string_pool,
             slot_new_wrapper,
+            names,
         };
         TypeZoo::extend(&context);
         exceptions::ExceptionZoo::extend(&context);
@@ -219,7 +382,7 @@ impl Context {
     ) -> PyTypeRef {
         let mut attrs = PyAttributes::default();
         if let Some(module) = module {
-            attrs.insert("__module__".to_string(), self.new_str(module).into());
+            attrs.insert(identifier!(self, __module__), self.new_str(module).into());
         };
         PyType::new_ref(
             name,
@@ -243,7 +406,7 @@ impl Context {
             vec![self.exceptions.exception_type.clone()]
         };
         let mut attrs = PyAttributes::default();
-        attrs.insert("__module__".to_owned(), self.new_str(module).into());
+        attrs.insert(identifier!(self, __module__), self.new_str(module).into());
 
         PyType::new_ref(
             name,
@@ -339,3 +502,9 @@ impl Default for Context {
         CONTEXT.get_or_init(Self::init).clone()
     }
 }
+
+impl AsRef<Context> for Context {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Self {
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/interpreter.rs b/vm/src/vm/interpreter.rs
index d1955abc2..4247a25c1 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/interpreter.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/interpreter.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ impl Interpreter {
 
 fn flush_std(vm: &VirtualMachine) {
     if let Ok(stdout) = sys::get_stdout(vm) {
-        let _ = vm.call_method(&stdout, "flush", ());
+        let _ = vm.call_method(&stdout, identifier!(vm, flush).as_str(), ());
     }
     if let Ok(stderr) = sys::get_stderr(vm) {
-        let _ = vm.call_method(&stderr, "flush", ());
+        let _ = vm.call_method(&stderr, identifier!(vm, flush).as_str(), ());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/method.rs b/vm/src/vm/method.rs
index de8e28747..529b0bcee 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/method.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/method.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use super::VirtualMachine;
 use crate::{
-    builtins::{PyBaseObject, PyStrRef},
+    builtins::{PyBaseObject, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef},
     function::IntoFuncArgs,
     object::{AsObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult},
     types::PyTypeFlags,
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ impl PyMethod {
             return obj.get_attr(name, vm).map(Self::Attribute);
         }
 
+        let interned_name = vm.ctx.interned_str(&*name);
         let mut is_method = false;
 
-        let cls_attr = match cls.get_attr(name.as_str()) {
+        let cls_attr = match interned_name.and_then(|name| cls.get_attr(name)) {
             Some(descr) => {
                 let descr_cls = descr.class();
                 let descr_get = if descr_cls.slots.flags.has_feature(PyTypeFlags::METHOD_DESCR) {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ impl PyMethod {
                 }
                 None => Ok(Self::Attribute(attr)),
             }
-        } else if let Some(getter) = cls.get_attr("__getattr__") {
+        } else if let Some(getter) = cls.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __getattr__)) {
             drop(cls);
             vm.invoke(&getter, (obj, name)).map(Self::Attribute)
         } else {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ impl PyMethod {
 
     pub(crate) fn get_special(
         obj: PyObjectRef,
-        name: &str,
+        name: &'static PyStrInterned,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<Result<Self, PyObjectRef>> {
         let obj_cls = obj.class();
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/mod.rs b/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
index 87e4ac22d..450fffa9c 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::{
         code::PyCode,
         pystr::IntoPyStrRef,
         tuple::{PyTuple, PyTupleTyped},
-        PyBaseExceptionRef, PyDictRef, PyInt, PyList, PyModule, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef,
+        PyBaseExceptionRef, PyDictRef, PyInt, PyList, PyModule, PyStrInterned, PyStrRef, PyTypeRef,
     },
     bytecode,
     codecs::CodecsRegistry,
@@ -425,13 +425,13 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
                 }
             }
             None => {
-                let import_func =
-                    self.builtins
-                        .clone()
-                        .get_attr("__import__", self)
-                        .map_err(|_| {
-                            self.new_import_error("__import__ not found".to_owned(), module.clone())
-                        })?;
+                let import_func = self
+                    .builtins
+                    .clone()
+                    .get_attr(identifier!(self, __import__), self)
+                    .map_err(|_| {
+                        self.new_import_error("__import__ not found".to_owned(), module.clone())
+                    })?;
 
                 let (locals, globals) = if let Some(frame) = self.current_frame() {
                     (Some(frame.locals.clone()), Some(frame.globals.clone()))
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     pub fn get_method_or_type_error<F>(
         &self,
         obj: PyObjectRef,
-        method_name: &str,
+        method_name: &'static PyStrInterned,
         err_msg: F,
     ) -> PyResult
     where
@@ -573,11 +573,20 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     }
 
     // TODO: remove + transfer over to get_special_method
-    pub(crate) fn get_method(&self, obj: PyObjectRef, method_name: &str) -> Option<PyResult> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_method(
+        &self,
+        obj: PyObjectRef,
+        method_name: &'static PyStrInterned,
+    ) -> Option<PyResult> {
         let method = obj.get_class_attr(method_name)?;
         Some(self.call_if_get_descriptor(method, obj))
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn get_str_method(&self, obj: PyObjectRef, method_name: &str) -> Option<PyResult> {
+        let method_name = self.ctx.interned_str(method_name)?;
+        self.get_method(obj, method_name)
+    }
+
     pub fn is_callable(&self, obj: &PyObject) -> bool {
         obj.class()
             .mro_find_map(|cls| cls.slots.call.load())
@@ -706,7 +715,10 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
             self.insert_sys_path(self.new_pyobj(path))?;
             let runpy = self.import("runpy", None, 0)?;
             let run_module_as_main = runpy.get_attr("_run_module_as_main", self)?;
-            self.invoke(&run_module_as_main, (self.ctx.new_str("__main__"), false))?;
+            self.invoke(
+                &run_module_as_main,
+                (identifier!(self, __main__).to_owned(), false),
+            )?;
             return Ok(());
         }
 
@@ -734,9 +746,11 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
             .compile(source, crate::compile::Mode::Exec, source_path.clone())
             .map_err(|err| self.new_syntax_error(&err))?;
         // trace!("Code object: {:?}", code_obj.borrow());
-        scope
-            .globals
-            .set_item("__file__", self.new_pyobj(source_path), self)?;
+        scope.globals.set_item(
+            identifier!(self, __file__),
+            self.new_pyobj(source_path),
+            self,
+        )?;
         self.run_code_obj(code_obj, scope)
     }
 
@@ -775,3 +789,9 @@ fn get_importer(path: &str, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>
         None
     })
 }
+
+impl AsRef<Context> for VirtualMachine {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Context {
+        &self.ctx
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs b/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs
index 4c98a4c08..1aba5e4ad 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/vm_object.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use super::PyMethod;
 use crate::{
-    builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyList, PyStr},
+    builtins::{PyBaseExceptionRef, PyList, PyStr, PyStrInterned},
     function::{FuncArgs, IntoFuncArgs},
+    identifier,
     object::{AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyResult},
     vm::VirtualMachine,
 };
@@ -118,21 +119,24 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     {
         flame_guard!(format!("call_method({:?})", method_name));
 
-        PyMethod::get(
-            obj.to_owned(),
-            PyStr::from(method_name).into_ref(self),
-            self,
-        )?
-        .invoke(args, self)
+        let name = self
+            .ctx
+            .interned_str(method_name)
+            .map_or_else(|| PyStr::from(method_name).into_ref(self), |s| s.to_owned());
+        PyMethod::get(obj.to_owned(), name, self)?.invoke(args, self)
     }
 
     pub fn dir(&self, obj: Option<PyObjectRef>) -> PyResult<PyList> {
         let seq = match obj {
             Some(obj) => self
-                .get_special_method(obj, "__dir__")?
+                .get_special_method(obj, identifier!(self, __dir__))?
                 .map_err(|_obj| self.new_type_error("object does not provide __dir__".to_owned()))?
                 .invoke((), self)?,
-            None => self.call_method(self.current_locals()?.as_object(), "keys", ())?,
+            None => self.call_method(
+                self.current_locals()?.as_object(),
+                identifier!(self, keys).as_str(),
+                (),
+            )?,
         };
         let items: Vec<_> = seq.try_to_value(self)?;
         let lst = PyList::from(items);
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     pub(crate) fn get_special_method(
         &self,
         obj: PyObjectRef,
-        method: &str,
+        method: &'static PyStrInterned,
     ) -> PyResult<Result<PyMethod, PyObjectRef>> {
         PyMethod::get_special(obj, method, self)
     }
@@ -154,11 +158,11 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     pub fn call_special_method(
         &self,
         obj: PyObjectRef,
-        method: &str,
+        method: &'static PyStrInterned,
         args: impl IntoFuncArgs,
     ) -> PyResult {
         self.get_special_method(obj, method)?
-            .map_err(|_obj| self.new_attribute_error(method.to_owned()))?
+            .map_err(|_obj| self.new_attribute_error(method.as_str().to_owned()))?
             .invoke(args, self)
     }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/vm_ops.rs b/vm/src/vm/vm_ops.rs
index dc10479a2..b509561ba 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/vm_ops.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/vm_ops.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{PyMethod, VirtualMachine};
 use crate::{
-    builtins::{PyInt, PyIntRef},
+    builtins::{PyInt, PyIntRef, PyStrInterned},
     function::PyArithmeticValue,
     object::{AsObject, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult},
     protocol::PyIterReturn,
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     pub fn to_index_opt(&self, obj: PyObjectRef) -> Option<PyResult<PyIntRef>> {
         match obj.downcast() {
             Ok(val) => Some(Ok(val)),
-            Err(obj) => self.get_method(obj, "__index__").map(|index| {
-                // TODO: returning strict subclasses of int in __index__ is deprecated
-                self.invoke(&index?, ())?.downcast().map_err(|bad| {
-                    self.new_type_error(format!(
-                        "__index__ returned non-int (type {})",
-                        bad.class().name()
-                    ))
-                })
-            }),
+            Err(obj) => self
+                .get_method(obj, identifier!(self, __index__))
+                .map(|index| {
+                    // TODO: returning strict subclasses of int in __index__ is deprecated
+                    self.invoke(&index?, ())?.downcast().map_err(|bad| {
+                        self.new_type_error(format!(
+                            "__index__ returned non-int (type {})",
+                            bad.class().name()
+                        ))
+                    })
+                }),
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
                 }
             }
         }
-        let hint = match self.get_method(iter, "__length_hint__") {
+        let hint = match self.get_method(iter, identifier!(self, __length_hint__)) {
             Some(hint) => hint?,
             None => return Ok(None),
         };
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         &self,
         obj: &PyObject,
         arg: &PyObject,
-        method: &str,
+        method: &'static PyStrInterned,
         unsupported: F,
     ) -> PyResult
     where
@@ -166,8 +168,8 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         &self,
         lhs: &PyObject,
         rhs: &PyObject,
-        default: &str,
-        reflection: &str,
+        default: &'static PyStrInterned,
+        reflection: &'static PyStrInterned,
         unsupported: fn(&VirtualMachine, &PyObject, &PyObject) -> PyResult,
     ) -> PyResult {
         if rhs.fast_isinstance(&lhs.class()) {
@@ -199,213 +201,321 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     }
 
     pub fn _sub(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__sub__", "__rsub__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "-"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __sub__),
+            identifier!(self, __rsub__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "-")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _isub(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__isub__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__sub__", "__rsub__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "-="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __isub__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __sub__),
+                identifier!(self, __rsub__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "-=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _add(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__add__", "__radd__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "+"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __add__),
+            identifier!(self, __radd__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "+")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _iadd(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__iadd__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__add__", "__radd__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "+="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __iadd__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __add__),
+                identifier!(self, __radd__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "+=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _mul(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__mul__", "__rmul__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "*"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __mul__),
+            identifier!(self, __rmul__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "*")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _imul(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__imul__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__mul__", "__rmul__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "*="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __imul__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __mul__),
+                identifier!(self, __rmul__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "*=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _matmul(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__matmul__", "__rmatmul__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "@"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __matmul__),
+            identifier!(self, __rmatmul__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "@")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _imatmul(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__imatmul__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__matmul__", "__rmatmul__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "@="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __imatmul__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __matmul__),
+                identifier!(self, __rmatmul__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "@=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _truediv(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__truediv__", "__rtruediv__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "/"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __truediv__),
+            identifier!(self, __rtruediv__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "/")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _itruediv(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__itruediv__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__truediv__", "__rtruediv__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "/="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __itruediv__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __truediv__),
+                identifier!(self, __rtruediv__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "/=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _floordiv(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__floordiv__", "__rfloordiv__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "//"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __floordiv__),
+            identifier!(self, __rfloordiv__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "//")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _ifloordiv(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__ifloordiv__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__floordiv__", "__rfloordiv__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "//="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __ifloordiv__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __floordiv__),
+                identifier!(self, __rfloordiv__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "//=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _pow(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__pow__", "__rpow__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "**"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __pow__),
+            identifier!(self, __rpow__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "**")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _ipow(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__ipow__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__pow__", "__rpow__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "**="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __ipow__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __pow__),
+                identifier!(self, __rpow__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "**=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _mod(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__mod__", "__rmod__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "%"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __mod__),
+            identifier!(self, __rmod__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "%")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _imod(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__imod__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__mod__", "__rmod__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "%="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __imod__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __mod__),
+                identifier!(self, __rmod__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "%=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _divmod(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__divmod__", "__rdivmod__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "divmod"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __divmod__),
+            identifier!(self, __rdivmod__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "divmod")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _lshift(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__lshift__", "__rlshift__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "<<"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __lshift__),
+            identifier!(self, __rlshift__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "<<")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _ilshift(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__ilshift__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__lshift__", "__rlshift__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "<<="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __ilshift__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __lshift__),
+                identifier!(self, __rlshift__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "<<=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _rshift(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__rshift__", "__rrshift__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, ">>"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __rshift__),
+            identifier!(self, __rrshift__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, ">>")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _irshift(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__irshift__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__rshift__", "__rrshift__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, ">>="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __irshift__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __rshift__),
+                identifier!(self, __rrshift__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, ">>=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _xor(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__xor__", "__rxor__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "^"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __xor__),
+            identifier!(self, __rxor__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "^")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _ixor(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__ixor__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__xor__", "__rxor__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "^="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __ixor__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __xor__),
+                identifier!(self, __rxor__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "^=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _or(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__or__", "__ror__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "|"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __or__),
+            identifier!(self, __ror__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "|")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _ior(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__ior__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__or__", "__ror__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "|="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __ior__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __or__),
+                identifier!(self, __ror__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "|=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _and(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__and__", "__rand__", |vm, a, b| {
-            Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "&"))
-        })
+        self.call_or_reflection(
+            a,
+            b,
+            identifier!(self, __and__),
+            identifier!(self, __rand__),
+            |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "&")),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn _iand(&self, a: &PyObject, b: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, "__iand__", |vm, a, b| {
-            vm.call_or_reflection(a, b, "__and__", "__rand__", |vm, a, b| {
-                Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "&="))
-            })
+        self.call_or_unsupported(a, b, identifier!(self, __iand__), |vm, a, b| {
+            vm.call_or_reflection(
+                a,
+                b,
+                identifier!(self, __and__),
+                identifier!(self, __rand__),
+                |vm, a, b| Err(vm.new_unsupported_binop_error(a, b, "&=")),
+            )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn _abs(&self, a: &PyObject) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
-        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), "__abs__")?
+        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), identifier!(self, __abs__))?
             .map_err(|_| self.new_unsupported_unary_error(a, "abs()"))?
             .invoke((), self)
     }
 
     pub fn _pos(&self, a: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), "__pos__")?
+        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), identifier!(self, __pos__))?
             .map_err(|_| self.new_unsupported_unary_error(a, "unary +"))?
             .invoke((), self)
     }
 
     pub fn _neg(&self, a: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), "__neg__")?
+        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), identifier!(self, __neg__))?
             .map_err(|_| self.new_unsupported_unary_error(a, "unary -"))?
             .invoke((), self)
     }
 
     pub fn _invert(&self, a: &PyObject) -> PyResult {
-        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), "__invert__")?
+        self.get_special_method(a.to_owned(), identifier!(self, __invert__))?
             .map_err(|_| self.new_unsupported_unary_error(a, "unary ~"))?
             .invoke((), self)
     }
@@ -431,7 +541,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     }
 
     pub fn _contains(&self, haystack: PyObjectRef, needle: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult {
-        match PyMethod::get_special(haystack, "__contains__", self)? {
+        match PyMethod::get_special(haystack, identifier!(self, __contains__), self)? {
             Ok(method) => method.invoke((needle,), self),
             Err(haystack) => self
                 ._membership_iter_search(haystack, needle)