Issue #27574: Decreased an overhead of parsing keyword arguments in functions

implemented with using Argument Clinic.

19 files changed, 391 insertions, 267 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h
index 9451fd3b15..c4032ea37f 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _bz2_BZ2Decompressor_decompress(BZ2Decompressor *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"data", "max_length", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "max_length", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"y*|n:decompress", _keywords, 0};
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
     Py_ssize_t max_length = -1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "y*|n:decompress", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &data, &max_length)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -173,4 +174,4 @@ _bz2_BZ2Decompressor___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=71be22f38224fe84 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=40e5ef049f9e719b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h
index 52c61c597a..090b1efd9e 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _codecs_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"obj", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|ss:encode", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *obj;
     const char *encoding = NULL;
     const char *errors = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|ss:encode", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &obj, &encoding, &errors)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -103,12 +104,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _codecs_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"obj", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|ss:decode", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *obj;
     const char *encoding = NULL;
     const char *errors = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|ss:decode", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &obj, &encoding, &errors)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1455,4 +1457,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _CODECS_CODE_PAGE_ENCODE_METHODDEF
     #define _CODECS_CODE_PAGE_ENCODE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_CODECS_CODE_PAGE_ENCODE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=6e89ff4423c12a9b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=0221e4eece62c905 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h
index cf9860b574..cf0920777a 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ static PyObject *
 datetime_datetime_now(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"tz", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"tz", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:now", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *tz = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:now", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &tz)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ datetime_datetime_now(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=a82e6bd057a5dab9 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=61f85af5637df8b5 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h
index 266b92f85f..c91dfbf4b9 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h
@@ -146,11 +146,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_find(ElementObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|O:find", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *path;
     PyObject *namespaces = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|O:find", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path, &namespaces)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -177,12 +178,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_findtext(ElementObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "default", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "default", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|OO:findtext", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *path;
     PyObject *default_value = Py_None;
     PyObject *namespaces = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|OO:findtext", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path, &default_value, &namespaces)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -208,11 +210,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_findall(ElementObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|O:findall", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *path;
     PyObject *namespaces = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|O:findall", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path, &namespaces)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -238,11 +241,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_iterfind(ElementObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|O:iterfind", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *path;
     PyObject *namespaces = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|O:iterfind", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path, &namespaces)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -268,11 +272,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_get(ElementObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"key", "default", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "default", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|O:get", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *key;
     PyObject *default_value = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|O:get", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &key, &default_value)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -314,10 +319,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_iter(ElementObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"tag", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"tag", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:iter", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *tag = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:iter", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &tag)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -501,10 +507,11 @@ static int
 _elementtree_TreeBuilder___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     int return_value = -1;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"element_factory", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"element_factory", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:TreeBuilder", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *element_factory = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:TreeBuilder", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &element_factory)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -585,12 +592,13 @@ static int
 _elementtree_XMLParser___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     int return_value = -1;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"html", "target", "encoding", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"html", "target", "encoding", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|OOz:XMLParser", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *html = NULL;
     PyObject *target = NULL;
     const char *encoding = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|OOz:XMLParser", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &html, &target, &encoding)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -694,4 +702,4 @@ _elementtree_XMLParser__setevents(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject *args)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=491eb5718c1ae64b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=4c5e94c28a009ce6 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h
index 899d5c0e33..c2ac89a9cd 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _lzma_LZMADecompressor_decompress(Decompressor *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"data", "max_length", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "max_length", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"y*|n:decompress", _keywords, 0};
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
     Py_ssize_t max_length = -1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "y*|n:decompress", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &data, &max_length)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -141,12 +142,13 @@ static int
 _lzma_LZMADecompressor___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     int return_value = -1;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"format", "memlimit", "filters", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"format", "memlimit", "filters", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|iOO:LZMADecompressor", _keywords, 0};
     int format = FORMAT_AUTO;
     PyObject *memlimit = Py_None;
     PyObject *filters = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|iOO:LZMADecompressor", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &format, &memlimit, &filters)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -254,4 +256,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=25bf57a0845d147a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=9434583fe111c771 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h
index 0528615bbe..b8eec333cd 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ static int
 _pickle_Pickler___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     int return_value = -1;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"file", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|Op:Pickler", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *file;
     PyObject *protocol = NULL;
     int fix_imports = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|Op:Pickler", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &file, &protocol, &fix_imports)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -285,13 +286,14 @@ static int
 _pickle_Unpickler___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     int return_value = -1;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"file", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|$pss:Unpickler", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *file;
     int fix_imports = 1;
     const char *encoding = "ASCII";
     const char *errors = "strict";
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|$pss:Unpickler", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &file, &fix_imports, &encoding, &errors)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -392,13 +394,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _pickle_dump(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"obj", "file", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "file", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"OO|O$p:dump", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *obj;
     PyObject *file;
     PyObject *protocol = NULL;
     int fix_imports = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "OO|O$p:dump", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &obj, &file, &protocol, &fix_imports)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -437,12 +440,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _pickle_dumps(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"obj", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|O$p:dumps", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *obj;
     PyObject *protocol = NULL;
     int fix_imports = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|O$p:dumps", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &obj, &protocol, &fix_imports)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -492,13 +496,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _pickle_load(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"file", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|$pss:load", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *file;
     int fix_imports = 1;
     const char *encoding = "ASCII";
     const char *errors = "strict";
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|$pss:load", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &file, &fix_imports, &encoding, &errors)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -539,13 +544,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _pickle_loads(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"data", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|$pss:loads", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *data;
     int fix_imports = 1;
     const char *encoding = "ASCII";
     const char *errors = "strict";
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|$pss:loads", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &data, &fix_imports, &encoding, &errors)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -554,4 +560,4 @@ _pickle_loads(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=5c5f9149df292ce4 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=50f9127109673c98 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h
index 2a8b220377..9aba13efda 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h
@@ -80,13 +80,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_match(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "pattern", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "pattern", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|Onn$O:match", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
     Py_ssize_t endpos = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;
     PyObject *pattern = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|Onn$O:match", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &pos, &endpos, &pattern)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -115,13 +116,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_fullmatch(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "pattern", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "pattern", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|Onn$O:fullmatch", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
     Py_ssize_t endpos = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;
     PyObject *pattern = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|Onn$O:fullmatch", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &pos, &endpos, &pattern)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -152,13 +154,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_search(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "pattern", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "pattern", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|Onn$O:search", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
     Py_ssize_t endpos = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;
     PyObject *pattern = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|Onn$O:search", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &pos, &endpos, &pattern)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -187,13 +190,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_findall(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "source", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", "source", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|Onn$O:findall", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
     Py_ssize_t endpos = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;
     PyObject *source = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|Onn$O:findall", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &pos, &endpos, &source)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -222,12 +226,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_finditer(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|nn:finditer", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string;
     Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
     Py_ssize_t endpos = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|nn:finditer", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &pos, &endpos)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -253,12 +258,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_scanner(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|nn:scanner", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string;
     Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
     Py_ssize_t endpos = PY_SSIZE_T_MAX;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|nn:scanner", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &pos, &endpos)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -285,12 +291,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_split(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", "maxsplit", "source", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "maxsplit", "source", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|On$O:split", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t maxsplit = 0;
     PyObject *source = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|On$O:split", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string, &maxsplit, &source)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -317,12 +324,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_sub(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"repl", "string", "count", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"repl", "string", "count", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"OO|n:sub", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *repl;
     PyObject *string;
     Py_ssize_t count = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "OO|n:sub", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &repl, &string, &count)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -349,12 +357,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern_subn(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"repl", "string", "count", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"repl", "string", "count", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"OO|n:subn", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *repl;
     PyObject *string;
     Py_ssize_t count = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "OO|n:subn", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &repl, &string, &count)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -396,10 +405,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Pattern___deepcopy__(PatternObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"memo", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"memo", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O:__deepcopy__", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *memo;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O:__deepcopy__", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &memo)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -427,7 +437,8 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_compile(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"pattern", "flags", "code", "groups", "groupindex", "indexgroup", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"pattern", "flags", "code", "groups", "groupindex", "indexgroup", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"OiO!nOO:compile", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *pattern;
     int flags;
     PyObject *code;
@@ -435,7 +446,7 @@ _sre_compile(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     PyObject *groupindex;
     PyObject *indexgroup;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "OiO!nOO:compile", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &pattern, &flags, &PyList_Type, &code, &groups, &groupindex, &indexgroup)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -461,10 +472,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_expand(MatchObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"template", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"template", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O:expand", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *template;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O:expand", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &template)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -493,10 +505,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_groups(MatchObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"default", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"default", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:groups", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *default_value = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:groups", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &default_value)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -525,10 +538,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_groupdict(MatchObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"default", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"default", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:groupdict", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *default_value = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:groupdict", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &default_value)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -667,10 +681,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match___deepcopy__(MatchObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"memo", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"memo", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O:__deepcopy__", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *memo;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O:__deepcopy__", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &memo)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -713,4 +728,4 @@ _sre_SRE_Scanner_search(ScannerObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _sre_SRE_Scanner_search_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=af9455cb54b2a907 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=2cbc2b1482738e54 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h
index fd184d5f0f..0bdc35e5f9 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h
@@ -458,12 +458,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext_load_cert_chain(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"certfile", "keyfile", "password", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"certfile", "keyfile", "password", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O|OO:load_cert_chain", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *certfile;
     PyObject *keyfile = NULL;
     PyObject *password = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|OO:load_cert_chain", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &certfile, &keyfile, &password)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -491,12 +492,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext_load_verify_locations(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"cafile", "capath", "cadata", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"cafile", "capath", "cadata", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|OOO:load_verify_locations", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *cafile = NULL;
     PyObject *capath = NULL;
     PyObject *cadata = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|OOO:load_verify_locations", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &cafile, &capath, &cadata)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -530,12 +532,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext__wrap_socket(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"sock", "server_side", "server_hostname", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sock", "server_side", "server_hostname", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O!i|O:_wrap_socket", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *sock;
     int server_side;
     PyObject *hostname_obj = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O!i|O:_wrap_socket", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         PySocketModule.Sock_Type, &sock, &server_side, &hostname_obj)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -563,13 +566,14 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext__wrap_bio(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"incoming", "outgoing", "server_side", "server_hostname", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"incoming", "outgoing", "server_side", "server_hostname", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O!O!i|O:_wrap_bio", _keywords, 0};
     PySSLMemoryBIO *incoming;
     PySSLMemoryBIO *outgoing;
     int server_side;
     PyObject *hostname_obj = Py_None;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O!O!i|O:_wrap_bio", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &PySSLMemoryBIO_Type, &incoming, &PySSLMemoryBIO_Type, &outgoing, &server_side, &hostname_obj)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -684,10 +688,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext_get_ca_certs(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"binary_form", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"binary_form", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|p:get_ca_certs", _keywords, 0};
     int binary_form = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|p:get_ca_certs", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &binary_form)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -994,11 +999,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_txt2obj(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"txt", "name", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"txt", "name", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"s|p:txt2obj", _keywords, 0};
     const char *txt;
     int name = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "s|p:txt2obj", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &txt, &name)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1059,10 +1065,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_enum_certificates(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"store_name", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"store_name", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"s:enum_certificates", _keywords, 0};
     const char *store_name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "s:enum_certificates", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &store_name)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1097,10 +1104,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_enum_crls(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"store_name", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"store_name", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"s:enum_crls", _keywords, 0};
     const char *store_name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "s:enum_crls", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &store_name)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1135,4 +1143,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _SSL_ENUM_CRLS_METHODDEF
     #define _SSL_ENUM_CRLS_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_SSL_ENUM_CRLS_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=02444732c19722b3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=6057f95343369849 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h
index e0c7d6c62d..44d48a9dd5 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ static PyObject *
 _winapi_ConnectNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"handle", "overlapped", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"handle", "overlapped", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"" F_HANDLE "|i:ConnectNamedPipe", _keywords, 0};
     HANDLE handle;
     int use_overlapped = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "" F_HANDLE "|i:ConnectNamedPipe", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &handle, &use_overlapped)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -679,12 +680,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _winapi_ReadFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"handle", "size", "overlapped", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"handle", "size", "overlapped", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"" F_HANDLE "i|i:ReadFile", _keywords, 0};
     HANDLE handle;
     int size;
     int use_overlapped = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "" F_HANDLE "i|i:ReadFile", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &handle, &size, &use_overlapped)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -872,12 +874,13 @@ static PyObject *
 _winapi_WriteFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"handle", "buffer", "overlapped", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"handle", "buffer", "overlapped", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"" F_HANDLE "O|i:WriteFile", _keywords, 0};
     HANDLE handle;
     PyObject *buffer;
     int use_overlapped = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "" F_HANDLE "O|i:WriteFile", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &handle, &buffer, &use_overlapped)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -886,4 +889,4 @@ _winapi_WriteFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=8032f3371c14749e input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=4bfccfb32ab726e8 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h b/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h
index 68c34f9750..0ee7f57959 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h
@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ static PyObject *
 binascii_b2a_base64(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"data", "newline", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "newline", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"y*|$i:b2a_base64", _keywords, 0};
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
     int newline = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "y*|$i:b2a_base64", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &data, &newline)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -488,11 +489,12 @@ static PyObject *
 binascii_a2b_qp(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"data", "header", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "header", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|i:a2b_qp", _keywords, 0};
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
     int header = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|i:a2b_qp", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         ascii_buffer_converter, &data, &header)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -527,13 +529,14 @@ static PyObject *
 binascii_b2a_qp(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"data", "quotetabs", "istext", "header", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "quotetabs", "istext", "header", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"y*|iii:b2a_qp", _keywords, 0};
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
     int quotetabs = 0;
     int istext = 1;
     int header = 0;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "y*|iii:b2a_qp", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &data, &quotetabs, &istext, &header)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -547,4 +550,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d91d1058dc0590e1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=12611b05d8bf4a9c input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h
index cba035f150..e46c31420e 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h
@@ -861,14 +861,15 @@ static PyObject *
 cmath_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"a", "b", "rel_tol", "abs_tol", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"a", "b", "rel_tol", "abs_tol", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"DD|$dd:isclose", _keywords, 0};
     Py_complex a;
     Py_complex b;
     double rel_tol = 1e-09;
     double abs_tol = 0.0;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "DD|$dd:isclose", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &a, &b, &rel_tol, &abs_tol)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -881,4 +882,4 @@ cmath_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=0f49dd11b50175bc input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=aa2e77ca9fc26928 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h
index 82dcd53780..9c9d595c2a 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ static PyObject *
 grp_getgrgid(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"id", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"id", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O:getgrgid", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *id;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O:getgrgid", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &id)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -51,10 +52,11 @@ static PyObject *
 grp_getgrnam(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"name", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"name", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"U:getgrnam", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "U:getgrnam", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &name)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -84,4 +86,4 @@ grp_getgrall(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return grp_getgrall_impl(module);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=8b7502970a29e7f1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=c06081097b7fffe7 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h
index 25dc7bb462..aeb1c41118 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _md5_md5(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:md5", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:md5", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -93,4 +94,4 @@ _md5_md5(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=8f640a98761daffe input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=f86fc2f3f21831e2 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
index c550b9ddc7..26dedd1a73 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_stat(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|$O&p:stat", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("stat", "path", 0, 1);
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|$O&p:stat", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, FSTATAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -73,11 +74,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lstat(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|$O&:lstat", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("lstat", "path", 0, 0);
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|$O&:lstat", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, FSTATAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -133,7 +135,8 @@ static PyObject *
 os_access(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", "effective_ids", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", "effective_ids", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&i|$O&pp:access", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("access", "path", 0, 1);
     int mode;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ os_access(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&i|$O&pp:access", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &mode, FACCESSAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd, &effective_ids, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -239,10 +242,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:chdir", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("chdir", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FCHDIR);
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:chdir", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -276,10 +280,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fchdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:fchdir", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:fchdir", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         fildes_converter, &fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -328,13 +333,14 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&i|$O&p:chmod", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("chmod", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FCHMOD);
     int mode;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&i|$O&p:chmod", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &mode, FCHMODAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -367,11 +373,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fchmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", "mode", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "mode", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"ii:fchmod", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
     int mode;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "ii:fchmod", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &fd, &mode)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -404,11 +411,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lchmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "mode", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&i:lchmod", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("lchmod", "path", 0, 0);
     int mode;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&i:lchmod", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &mode)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -448,12 +456,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chflags(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "flags", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "flags", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&k|p:chflags", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("chflags", "path", 0, 0);
     unsigned long flags;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&k|p:chflags", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &flags, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -489,11 +498,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lchflags(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "flags", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "flags", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&k:lchflags", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("lchflags", "path", 0, 0);
     unsigned long flags;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&k:lchflags", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &flags)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -526,10 +536,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chroot(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:chroot", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("chroot", "path", 0, 0);
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:chroot", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -562,10 +573,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fsync(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:fsync", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:fsync", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         fildes_converter, &fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -617,10 +629,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fdatasync(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:fdatasync", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:fdatasync", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         fildes_converter, &fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -675,14 +688,15 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chown(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "uid", "gid", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "uid", "gid", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&O&|$O&p:chown", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("chown", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FCHOWN);
     uid_t uid;
     gid_t gid;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&O&|$O&p:chown", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, _Py_Uid_Converter, &uid, _Py_Gid_Converter, &gid, FCHOWNAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -717,12 +731,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fchown(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", "uid", "gid", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "uid", "gid", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"iO&O&:fchown", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
     uid_t uid;
     gid_t gid;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "iO&O&:fchown", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &fd, _Py_Uid_Converter, &uid, _Py_Gid_Converter, &gid)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -755,12 +770,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lchown(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "uid", "gid", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "uid", "gid", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&O&:lchown", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("lchown", "path", 0, 0);
     uid_t uid;
     gid_t gid;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&O&:lchown", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, _Py_Uid_Converter, &uid, _Py_Gid_Converter, &gid)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -841,14 +857,15 @@ static PyObject *
 os_link(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&|$O&O&p:link", _keywords, 0};
     path_t src = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("link", "src", 0, 0);
     path_t dst = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("link", "dst", 0, 0);
     int src_dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int dst_dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&|$O&O&p:link", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &src, path_converter, &dst, dir_fd_converter, &src_dir_fd, dir_fd_converter, &dst_dir_fd, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -892,10 +909,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_listdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O&:listdir", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("listdir", "path", 1, PATH_HAVE_FDOPENDIR);
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O&:listdir", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1023,10 +1041,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os__getvolumepathname(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"U:_getvolumepathname", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *path;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "U:_getvolumepathname", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1061,12 +1080,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_mkdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|i$O&:mkdir", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("mkdir", "path", 0, 0);
     int mode = 511;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|i$O&:mkdir", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &mode, MKDIRAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1128,11 +1148,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_getpriority(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"which", "who", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"which", "who", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"ii:getpriority", _keywords, 0};
     int which;
     int who;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "ii:getpriority", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &which, &who)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1162,12 +1183,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setpriority(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"which", "who", "priority", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"which", "who", "priority", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"iii:setpriority", _keywords, 0};
     int which;
     int who;
     int priority;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "iii:setpriority", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &which, &who, &priority)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1202,13 +1224,14 @@ static PyObject *
 os_rename(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&|$O&O&:rename", _keywords, 0};
     path_t src = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("rename", "src", 0, 0);
     path_t dst = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("rename", "dst", 0, 0);
     int src_dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int dst_dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&|$O&O&:rename", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &src, path_converter, &dst, dir_fd_converter, &src_dir_fd, dir_fd_converter, &dst_dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1246,13 +1269,14 @@ static PyObject *
 os_replace(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&|$O&O&:replace", _keywords, 0};
     path_t src = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("replace", "src", 0, 0);
     path_t dst = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("replace", "dst", 0, 0);
     int src_dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int dst_dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&|$O&O&:replace", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &src, path_converter, &dst, dir_fd_converter, &src_dir_fd, dir_fd_converter, &dst_dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1288,11 +1312,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_rmdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|$O&:rmdir", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("rmdir", "path", 0, 0);
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|$O&:rmdir", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, UNLINKAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1323,11 +1348,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_system(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"command", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"command", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"u:system", _keywords, 0};
     Py_UNICODE *command;
     long _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "u:system", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &command)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1361,11 +1387,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_system(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"command", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"command", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:system", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *command = NULL;
     long _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:system", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         PyUnicode_FSConverter, &command)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1432,11 +1459,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_unlink(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|$O&:unlink", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("unlink", "path", 0, 0);
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|$O&:unlink", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, UNLINKAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1470,11 +1498,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_remove(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|$O&:remove", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("remove", "path", 0, 0);
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|$O&:remove", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, UNLINKAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1552,14 +1581,15 @@ static PyObject *
 os_utime(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "times", "ns", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "times", "ns", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|O$OO&p:utime", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("utime", "path", 0, PATH_UTIME_HAVE_FD);
     PyObject *times = NULL;
     PyObject *ns = NULL;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|O$OO&p:utime", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &times, &ns, FUTIMENSAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1588,10 +1618,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os__exit(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:_exit", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:_exit", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1667,12 +1698,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_execve(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "argv", "env", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "argv", "env", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&OO:execve", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("execve", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FEXECVE);
     PyObject *argv;
     PyObject *env;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&OO:execve", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &argv, &env)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1845,10 +1877,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_get_priority_max(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"policy", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"policy", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:sched_get_priority_max", _keywords, 0};
     int policy;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:sched_get_priority_max", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &policy)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1878,10 +1911,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_get_priority_min(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"policy", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"policy", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:sched_get_priority_min", _keywords, 0};
     int policy;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:sched_get_priority_min", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &policy)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -1944,10 +1978,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_param(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"sched_priority", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sched_priority", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O:sched_param", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *sched_priority;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O:sched_param", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &sched_priority)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -2372,10 +2407,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_getpgid(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"pid", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"pid", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"" _Py_PARSE_PID ":getpgid", _keywords, 0};
     pid_t pid;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "" _Py_PARSE_PID ":getpgid", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &pid)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -2821,10 +2857,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_wait3(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"options", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"options", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:wait3", _keywords, 0};
     int options;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:wait3", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &options)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -2857,11 +2894,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_wait4(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"pid", "options", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"pid", "options", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"" _Py_PARSE_PID "i:wait4", _keywords, 0};
     pid_t pid;
     int options;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "" _Py_PARSE_PID "i:wait4", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &pid, &options)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3048,13 +3086,14 @@ static PyObject *
 os_symlink(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "target_is_directory", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "target_is_directory", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&|p$O&:symlink", _keywords, 0};
     path_t src = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("symlink", "src", 0, 0);
     path_t dst = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("symlink", "dst", 0, 0);
     int target_is_directory = 0;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&|p$O&:symlink", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &src, path_converter, &dst, &target_is_directory, SYMLINKAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3268,14 +3307,15 @@ static PyObject *
 os_open(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "flags", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "flags", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&i|i$O&:open", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("open", "path", 0, 0);
     int flags;
     int mode = 511;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&i|i$O&:open", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &flags, &mode, OPENAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3308,10 +3348,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_close(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:close", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:close", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3398,12 +3439,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_dup2(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", "fd2", "inheritable", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "fd2", "inheritable", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"ii|p:dup2", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
     int fd2;
     int inheritable = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "ii|p:dup2", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &fd, &fd2, &inheritable)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3662,10 +3704,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fstat(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:fstat", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:fstat", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3884,12 +3927,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_mkfifo(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|i$O&:mkfifo", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("mkfifo", "path", 0, 0);
     int mode = 438;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|i$O&:mkfifo", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &mode, MKFIFOAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -3935,13 +3979,14 @@ static PyObject *
 os_mknod(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "device", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "device", "dir_fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&|iO&$O&:mknod", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("mknod", "path", 0, 0);
     int mode = 384;
     dev_t device = 0;
     int dir_fd = DEFAULT_DIR_FD;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&|iO&$O&:mknod", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &mode, _Py_Dev_Converter, &device, MKNODAT_DIR_FD_CONVERTER, &dir_fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4120,11 +4165,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_truncate(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "length", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "length", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&:truncate", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("truncate", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FTRUNCATE);
     Py_off_t length;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&:truncate", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, Py_off_t_converter, &length)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4410,11 +4456,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WIFCONTINUED(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WIFCONTINUED", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WIFCONTINUED", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4448,11 +4495,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WIFSTOPPED(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WIFSTOPPED", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WIFSTOPPED", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4486,11 +4534,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WIFSIGNALED(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WIFSIGNALED", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WIFSIGNALED", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4524,11 +4573,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WIFEXITED(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WIFEXITED", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WIFEXITED", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4562,11 +4612,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WEXITSTATUS(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WEXITSTATUS", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WEXITSTATUS", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4600,11 +4651,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WTERMSIG(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WTERMSIG", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WTERMSIG", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4638,11 +4690,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_WSTOPSIG(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:WSTOPSIG", _keywords, 0};
     int status;
     int _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:WSTOPSIG", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &status)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4713,10 +4766,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_statvfs(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&:statvfs", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("statvfs", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FSTATVFS);
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&:statvfs", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4749,10 +4803,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os__getdiskusage(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"u:_getdiskusage", _keywords, 0};
     Py_UNICODE *path;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "u:_getdiskusage", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4826,12 +4881,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_pathconf(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "name", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "name", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&:pathconf", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("pathconf", "path", 0, PATH_HAVE_FPATHCONF);
     int name;
     long _return_value;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&:pathconf", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, conv_path_confname, &name)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -4983,10 +5039,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_device_encoding(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"i:device_encoding", _keywords, 0};
     int fd;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i:device_encoding", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &fd)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -5132,12 +5189,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_getxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&|$p:getxattr", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("getxattr", "path", 0, 1);
     path_t attribute = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("getxattr", "attribute", 0, 0);
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&|$p:getxattr", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, path_converter, &attribute, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -5179,14 +5237,15 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "value", "flags", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "value", "flags", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&y*|i$p:setxattr", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("setxattr", "path", 0, 1);
     path_t attribute = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("setxattr", "attribute", 0, 0);
     Py_buffer value = {NULL, NULL};
     int flags = 0;
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&y*|i$p:setxattr", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, path_converter, &attribute, &value, &flags, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -5231,12 +5290,13 @@ static PyObject *
 os_removexattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O&O&|$p:removexattr", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("removexattr", "path", 0, 1);
     path_t attribute = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("removexattr", "attribute", 0, 0);
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O&O&|$p:removexattr", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, path_converter, &attribute, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -5277,11 +5337,12 @@ static PyObject *
 os_listxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O&$p:listxattr", _keywords, 0};
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("listxattr", "path", 1, 1);
     int follow_symlinks = 1;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O&$p:listxattr", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         path_converter, &path, &follow_symlinks)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -5496,10 +5557,11 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fspath(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"O:fspath", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *path;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O:fspath", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &path)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -5980,4 +6042,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef OS_SET_HANDLE_INHERITABLE_METHODDEF
     #define OS_SET_HANDLE_INHERITABLE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_SET_HANDLE_INHERITABLE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=e91e62d8e8f1b6ac input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=97180b6734421a7d input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h b/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h
index d9cf73dc6e..8a03f67e45 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h
@@ -243,12 +243,13 @@ static PyObject *
 pyexpat_ParserCreate(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"encoding", "namespace_separator", "intern", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"encoding", "namespace_separator", "intern", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|zzO:ParserCreate", _keywords, 0};
     const char *encoding = NULL;
     const char *namespace_separator = NULL;
     PyObject *intern = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|zzO:ParserCreate", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &encoding, &namespace_separator, &intern)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -288,4 +289,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef PYEXPAT_XMLPARSER_USEFOREIGNDTD_METHODDEF
     #define PYEXPAT_XMLPARSER_USEFOREIGNDTD_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(PYEXPAT_XMLPARSER_USEFOREIGNDTD_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=9de21f46734b1311 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=93cfe662f2bc48e5 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h
index 8030fbde00..19727621d4 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha1_sha1(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:sha1", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:sha1", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -93,4 +94,4 @@ _sha1_sha1(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=475c4cc749ab31b1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=549a5d08c248337d input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h
index 483109f936..4239ab8ca9 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha256_sha256(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:sha256", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:sha256", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -110,10 +111,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha256_sha224(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:sha224", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:sha224", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -122,4 +124,4 @@ _sha256_sha224(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=a41a21c08fcddd70 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=a1296ba6d0780051 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h
index ec5a0c3402..78f7743480 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha512_sha512(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:sha512", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:sha512", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -132,10 +133,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha512_sha384(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|O:sha384", _keywords, 0};
     PyObject *string = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|O:sha384", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &string)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -170,4 +172,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _SHA512_SHA384_METHODDEF
     #define _SHA512_SHA384_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_SHA512_SHA384_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=e314c0f773abd5d7 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=cf0da76cb603d1bf input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h
index 506d5503c7..e4e2c0dc75 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_compress(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"", "level", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "level", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"y*|i:compress", _keywords, 0};
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
     int level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "y*|i:compress", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &data, &level)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_compressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"level", "method", "wbits", "memLevel", "strategy", "zdict", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"level", "method", "wbits", "memLevel", "strategy", "zdict", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|iiiiiy*:compressobj", _keywords, 0};
     int level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
     int method = DEFLATED;
     int wbits = MAX_WBITS;
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ zlib_compressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     int strategy = Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY;
     Py_buffer zdict = {NULL, NULL};
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|iiiiiy*:compressobj", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &level, &method, &wbits, &memLevel, &strategy, &zdict)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -171,11 +173,12 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_decompressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
-    static char *_keywords[] = {"wbits", "zdict", NULL};
+    static const char * const _keywords[] = {"wbits", "zdict", NULL};
+    static _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|iO:decompressobj", _keywords, 0};
     int wbits = MAX_WBITS;
     PyObject *zdict = NULL;
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|iO:decompressobj", _keywords,
+    if (!_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(args, kwargs, &_parser,
         &wbits, &zdict)) {
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -460,4 +463,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef ZLIB_COMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF
     #define ZLIB_COMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(ZLIB_COMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=9046866b1ac5de7e input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=1fed251c15a9bffa input=a9049054013a1b77]*/