diff --git a/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h b/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
index 4a79861..7f043da 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int i;
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "i:chr", &i)) {
+    if (PyFloat_Check(arg)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                        "integer argument expected, got float" );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    i = _PyLong_AsInt(arg);
+    if (i == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
         goto exit;
     }
     return_value = builtin_chr_impl(module, i);
@@ -711,4 +717,4 @@
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=fa8d97ac8695363b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=ed300ebf3f6db530 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/clinic/import.c.h b/Python/clinic/import.c.h
index 1eae8f2..d34d68f 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/import.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/import.c.h
@@ -143,9 +143,14 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "U:init_frozen", &name)) {
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(arg)) {
+        _PyArg_BadArgument("init_frozen", "str", arg);
         goto exit;
     }
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(arg) == -1) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    name = arg;
     return_value = _imp_init_frozen_impl(module, name);
 
 exit:
@@ -170,9 +175,14 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "U:get_frozen_object", &name)) {
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(arg)) {
+        _PyArg_BadArgument("get_frozen_object", "str", arg);
         goto exit;
     }
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(arg) == -1) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    name = arg;
     return_value = _imp_get_frozen_object_impl(module, name);
 
 exit:
@@ -197,9 +207,14 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "U:is_frozen_package", &name)) {
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(arg)) {
+        _PyArg_BadArgument("is_frozen_package", "str", arg);
         goto exit;
     }
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(arg) == -1) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    name = arg;
     return_value = _imp_is_frozen_package_impl(module, name);
 
 exit:
@@ -224,9 +239,14 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "U:is_builtin", &name)) {
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(arg)) {
+        _PyArg_BadArgument("is_builtin", "str", arg);
         goto exit;
     }
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(arg) == -1) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    name = arg;
     return_value = _imp_is_builtin_impl(module, name);
 
 exit:
@@ -251,9 +271,14 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "U:is_frozen", &name)) {
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(arg)) {
+        _PyArg_BadArgument("is_frozen", "str", arg);
         goto exit;
     }
+    if (PyUnicode_READY(arg) == -1) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    name = arg;
     return_value = _imp_is_frozen_impl(module, name);
 
 exit:
@@ -396,4 +421,4 @@
 #ifndef _IMP_EXEC_DYNAMIC_METHODDEF
     #define _IMP_EXEC_DYNAMIC_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_IMP_EXEC_DYNAMIC_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ad747b76e105fff2 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=d8be58c9541122f1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h b/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h
index 0df4935..516a315 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer bytes = {NULL, NULL};
 
-    if (!PyArg_Parse(arg, "y*:loads", &bytes)) {
+    if (PyObject_GetBuffer(arg, &bytes, PyBUF_SIMPLE) != 0) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    if (!PyBuffer_IsContiguous(&bytes, 'C')) {
+        _PyArg_BadArgument("loads", "contiguous buffer", arg);
         goto exit;
     }
     return_value = marshal_loads_impl(module, &bytes);
@@ -134,4 +138,4 @@
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=cbb6128201bee7e0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=8262e7e6c8cbc1ef input=a9049054013a1b77]*/