diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs
index abcd56a74d3..2299a1c822c 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/_asyncio.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
         fn init(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             // Future does not accept positional arguments
             if !args.args.is_empty() {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("Future() takes no positional arguments".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("Future() takes no positional arguments"));
             }
             // Extract only 'loop' keyword argument
             let loop_ = args.kwargs.get("loop").cloned();
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
         #[pymethod]
         fn set_result(zelf: PyRef<Self>, result: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             if zelf.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             if zelf.fut_state.load() != FutureState::Pending {
                 return Err(new_invalid_state_error(vm, "invalid state"));
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             if zelf.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             if zelf.fut_state.load() != FutureState::Pending {
                 return Err(new_invalid_state_error(vm, "invalid state"));
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             if zelf.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             let ctx = match args.context.flatten() {
                 Some(c) => c,
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
         #[pymethod]
         fn remove_done_callback(&self, func: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
             if self.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             let mut cleared_callback0 = 0usize;
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
         #[pymethod]
         fn cancel(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: CancelArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<bool> {
             if zelf.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             if zelf.fut_state.load() != FutureState::Pending {
                 // Clear log_tb even when cancel fails
@@ -598,9 +598,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                     self.fut_blocking.store(v, Ordering::Relaxed);
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute".to_string()))
-                }
+                PySetterValue::Delete => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute")),
             }
         }
 
@@ -670,16 +668,12 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             match value {
                 PySetterValue::Assign(v) => {
                     if v {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                            "_log_traceback can only be set to False".to_string(),
-                        ));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("_log_traceback can only be set to False"));
                     }
                     self.fut_log_tb.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute".to_string()))
-                }
+                PySetterValue::Delete => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute")),
             }
         }
 
@@ -1055,7 +1049,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                 // Must be a subclass of BaseException
                 if !exc_class.fast_issubclass(vm.ctx.exceptions.base_exception_type) {
                     return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "exceptions must be classes or instances deriving from BaseException, not type".to_string()
+                        "exceptions must be classes or instances deriving from BaseException, not type"
                     ));
                 }
 
@@ -1072,9 +1066,9 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                 if let OptionalArg::Present(ref val) = exc_val
                     && !vm.is_none(val)
                 {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "instance exception may not have a separate value".to_string(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(
+                        vm.new_type_error("instance exception may not have a separate value")
+                    );
                 }
                 exc_type
             } else {
@@ -1339,7 +1333,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             if zelf.base.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             let ctx = match args.context.flatten() {
                 Some(c) => c,
@@ -1367,7 +1361,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
         #[pymethod]
         fn remove_done_callback(&self, func: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
             if self.base.fut_loop.read().is_none() {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized.".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Future object is not initialized."));
             }
             let mut cleared_callback0 = 0usize;
 
@@ -1686,9 +1680,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                     self.base.fut_blocking.store(v, Ordering::Relaxed);
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute".to_string()))
-                }
+                PySetterValue::Delete => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute")),
             }
         }
 
@@ -1718,7 +1710,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
                     Ok(())
                 }
                 PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("can't delete _log_destroy_pending".to_owned()))
+                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("can't delete _log_destroy_pending"))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1737,16 +1729,12 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             match value {
                 PySetterValue::Assign(v) => {
                     if v {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                            "_log_traceback can only be set to False".to_string(),
-                        ));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("_log_traceback can only be set to False"));
                     }
                     self.base.fut_log_tb.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute".to_string()))
-                }
+                PySetterValue::Delete => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("cannot delete attribute")),
             }
         }
 
@@ -2532,14 +2520,10 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             let running_task = vm.asyncio_running_task.borrow();
             match running_task.as_ref() {
                 None => {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error(
-                        "_leave_task: task is not the current task".to_owned(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("_leave_task: task is not the current task"));
                 }
                 Some(current) if !current.is(&task) => {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error(
-                        "_leave_task: task is not the current task".to_owned(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("_leave_task: task is not the current task"));
                 }
                 _ => {}
             }
@@ -2777,7 +2761,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _asyncio {
             .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_attribute_error("CancelledError not found"))?;
         exc_type
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("CancelledError is not a type".to_string()))
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("CancelledError is not a type"))
     }
 
     fn is_cancelled_error(exc: &PyBaseExceptionRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/_remote_debugging.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/_remote_debugging.rs
index 57aa9876a01..618ea9fe0a8 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/_remote_debugging.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/_remote_debugging.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ mod _remote_debugging {
         type Args = FuncArgs;
 
         fn py_new(_cls: &Py<PyType>, _args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
-            Err(vm.new_not_implemented_error("_remote_debugging is not available".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_not_implemented_error("_remote_debugging is not available"))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs
index 029883e2eb8..6855bf5d042 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/_sqlite3.rs
@@ -1512,9 +1512,9 @@ mod _sqlite3 {
                     let _ = unsafe { self.isolation_level.swap(value) };
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                PySetterValue::Delete => Err(vm.new_attribute_error(
-                    "'isolation_level' attribute cannot be deleted".to_owned(),
-                )),
+                PySetterValue::Delete => {
+                    Err(vm.new_attribute_error("'isolation_level' attribute cannot be deleted"))
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/faulthandler.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/faulthandler.rs
index f618f8f6731..e717a68e55d 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/faulthandler.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/faulthandler.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ mod decl {
 
         // Install signal handlers
         if !faulthandler_enable_internal() {
-            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to enable faulthandler".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to enable faulthandler"));
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -802,9 +802,7 @@ mod decl {
                 // Check if it's an integer (file descriptor)
                 if let Ok(fd) = f.try_to_value::<i32>(vm) {
                     if fd < 0 {
-                        return Err(
-                            vm.new_value_error("file is not a valid file descriptor".to_owned())
-                        );
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("file is not a valid file descriptor"));
                     }
                     return Ok(fd);
                 }
@@ -812,9 +810,7 @@ mod decl {
                 let fileno = vm.call_method(&f, "fileno", ())?;
                 let fd: i32 = fileno.try_to_value(vm)?;
                 if fd < 0 {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_value_error("file is not a valid file descriptor".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("file is not a valid file descriptor"));
                 }
                 // Try to flush the file
                 let _ = vm.call_method(&f, "flush", ());
@@ -824,7 +820,7 @@ mod decl {
                 // file=None or file not passed: fall back to sys.stderr
                 let stderr = vm.sys_module.get_attr("stderr", vm)?;
                 if vm.is_none(&stderr) {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("sys.stderr is None".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("sys.stderr is None"));
                 }
                 let fileno = vm.call_method(&stderr, "fileno", ())?;
                 let fd: i32 = fileno.try_to_value(vm)?;
@@ -912,7 +908,7 @@ mod decl {
         let timeout: f64 = args.timeout.into_float();
 
         if timeout <= 0.0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("timeout must be greater than 0".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("timeout must be greater than 0"));
         }
 
         let fd = get_fd_from_file_opt(args.file, vm)?;
@@ -920,7 +916,7 @@ mod decl {
         // Convert timeout to microseconds
         let timeout_us = (timeout * 1_000_000.0) as u64;
         if timeout_us == 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("timeout must be greater than 0".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("timeout must be greater than 0"));
         }
 
         let header = format_timeout(timeout_us);
@@ -1098,7 +1094,7 @@ mod decl {
 
         // Check if signal is in valid range
         if !(1..64).contains(&signum) {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("signal number out of range".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("signal number out of range"));
         }
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs
index 924009884f8..584ed1714d5 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/hashlib.rs
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ pub mod _hashlib {
             (Some(_), Some(_)) => Err(vm.new_type_error(
                 "'data' and 'string' are mutually exclusive \
                  and support for 'string' keyword parameter \
-                 is slated for removal in a future version."
-                    .to_owned(),
+                 is slated for removal in a future version.",
             )),
         }
     }
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ pub mod _hashlib {
     impl PyHmac {
         #[pyslot]
         fn slot_new(_cls: PyTypeRef, _args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot create '_hashlib.HMAC' instances".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot create '_hashlib.HMAC' instances"))
         }
 
         #[pygetset]
@@ -758,9 +757,10 @@ pub mod _hashlib {
 
     #[pyfunction]
     fn hmac_new(args: NewHMACHashArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyHmac> {
-        let digestmod = args.digestmod.into_option().ok_or_else(|| {
-            vm.new_type_error("Missing required parameter 'digestmod'.".to_owned())
-        })?;
+        let digestmod = args
+            .digestmod
+            .into_option()
+            .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("Missing required parameter 'digestmod'."))?;
         let name = resolve_digestmod(&digestmod, vm)?;
 
         let key_buf = args.key.borrow_buf();
@@ -833,10 +833,10 @@ pub mod _hashlib {
         let name = args.hash_name.as_str().to_lowercase();
 
         if args.iterations < 1 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("iteration value must be greater than 0.".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("iteration value must be greater than 0."));
         }
         let rounds = u32::try_from(args.iterations)
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_overflow_error("iteration value is too great.".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_overflow_error("iteration value is too great."))?;
 
         let dklen: usize = match args.dklen.into_option() {
             Some(obj) if vm.is_none(&obj) => {
@@ -845,10 +845,10 @@ pub mod _hashlib {
             Some(obj) => {
                 let len: i64 = obj.try_into_value(vm)?;
                 if len < 1 {
-                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("key length must be greater than 0.".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("key length must be greater than 0."));
                 }
                 usize::try_from(len)
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_overflow_error("key length is too great.".to_owned()))?
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_overflow_error("key length is too great."))?
             }
             None => hash_digest_size(&name).ok_or_else(|| unsupported_hash(&name, vm))?,
         };
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/math.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/math.rs
index 80463dcaa22..b071ff5aad7 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/math.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/math.rs
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ mod math {
                 )));
             }
             if b == 1.0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("math domain error".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("math domain error"));
             }
         }
         // Handle BigInt specially for large values (only for actual int type, not float)
         if let Some(i) = x.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
             return pymath::math::log_bigint(i.as_bigint(), base).map_err(|err| match err {
-                pymath::Error::EDOM => vm.new_value_error("expected a positive input".to_owned()),
+                pymath::Error::EDOM => vm.new_value_error("expected a positive input"),
                 _ => pymath_exception(err, vm),
             });
         }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ mod math {
         // Handle BigInt specially for large values (only for actual int type, not float)
         if let Some(i) = x.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
             return pymath::math::log2_bigint(i.as_bigint()).map_err(|err| match err {
-                pymath::Error::EDOM => vm.new_value_error("expected a positive input".to_owned()),
+                pymath::Error::EDOM => vm.new_value_error("expected a positive input"),
                 _ => pymath_exception(err, vm),
             });
         }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ mod math {
         // Handle BigInt specially for large values (only for actual int type, not float)
         if let Some(i) = x.downcast_ref::<PyInt>() {
             return pymath::math::log10_bigint(i.as_bigint()).map_err(|err| match err {
-                pymath::Error::EDOM => vm.new_value_error("expected a positive input".to_owned()),
+                pymath::Error::EDOM => vm.new_value_error("expected a positive input"),
                 _ => pymath_exception(err, vm),
             });
         }
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs
index 6924b700caf..d441a3dd887 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/mmap.rs
@@ -557,13 +557,11 @@ mod mmap {
             // Parse tagname: None or a string
             let tag_str: Option<String> = match tagname {
                 Some(ref obj) if !vm.is_none(obj) => {
-                    let s = obj.try_to_value::<String>(vm).map_err(|_| {
-                        vm.new_type_error("tagname must be a string or None".to_owned())
-                    })?;
+                    let s = obj
+                        .try_to_value::<String>(vm)
+                        .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("tagname must be a string or None"))?;
                     if s.contains('\0') {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                            "tagname must not contain null characters".to_owned(),
-                        ));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("tagname must not contain null characters"));
                     }
                     Some(s)
                 }
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/multiprocessing.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/multiprocessing.rs
index fe52cbd19fc..cab0fc4c159 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/multiprocessing.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/multiprocessing.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                 if timeout < 0.0 {
                     0
                 } else if timeout >= 0.5 * INFINITE as f64 {
-                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timeout is too large".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timeout is too large"));
                 } else {
                     (timeout + 0.5) as u32
                 }
@@ -236,9 +236,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
             if unsafe { ReleaseSemaphore(self.handle.as_raw(), 1, core::ptr::null_mut()) } == 0 {
                 let err = unsafe { windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::GetLastError() };
                 if err == ERROR_TOO_MANY_POSTS {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_value_error("semaphore or lock released too many times".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("semaphore or lock released too many times"));
                 }
                 return Err(vm.new_last_os_error());
             }
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __reduce__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'SemLock' object".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'SemLock' object"))
         }
 
         #[pymethod]
@@ -338,13 +336,13 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
 
         fn py_new(_cls: &Py<PyType>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
             if args.kind != RECURSIVE_MUTEX && args.kind != SEMAPHORE {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("unrecognized kind".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("unrecognized kind"));
             }
             if args.maxvalue <= 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("maxvalue must be positive".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("maxvalue must be positive"));
             }
             if args.value < 0 || args.value > args.maxvalue {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid value".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid value"));
             }
 
             let handle = SemHandle::create(args.value, args.maxvalue, vm)?;
@@ -816,9 +814,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                         return Err(os_error(vm, Errno::last()));
                     }
                     if sval >= self.maxvalue {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                            "semaphore or lock released too many times".to_owned(),
-                        ));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("semaphore or lock released too many times"));
                     }
                 }
                 #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
@@ -837,9 +833,9 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
                             if unsafe { libc::sem_post(self.handle.as_ptr()) } < 0 {
                                 return Err(os_error(vm, Errno::last()));
                             }
-                            return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                                "semaphore or lock released too many times".to_owned(),
-                            ));
+                            return Err(
+                                vm.new_value_error("semaphore or lock released too many times")
+                            );
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -887,7 +883,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
             vm: &VirtualMachine,
         ) -> PyResult {
             let Some(ref name_str) = name else {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("cannot rebuild SemLock without name".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("cannot rebuild SemLock without name"));
             };
             let handle = SemHandle::open_existing(name_str, vm)?;
             // return newsemlockobject(type, handle, kind, maxvalue, name_copy);
@@ -915,7 +911,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         /// Use multiprocessing.synchronize.SemLock wrapper which handles pickling.
         #[pymethod]
         fn __reduce__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'SemLock' object".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'SemLock' object"))
         }
 
         /// Num of `acquire()`s minus num of `release()`s for this process.
@@ -1012,11 +1008,11 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
         // _multiprocessing_SemLock_impl
         fn py_new(_cls: &Py<PyType>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
             if args.kind != RECURSIVE_MUTEX && args.kind != SEMAPHORE {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("unrecognized kind".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("unrecognized kind"));
             }
             // Value validation
             if args.value < 0 || args.value > args.maxvalue {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid value".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid value"));
             }
 
             let value = args.value as u32;
@@ -1081,7 +1077,7 @@ mod _multiprocessing {
             full.push('/');
         }
         full.push_str(name);
-        CString::new(full).map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("embedded null character".to_owned()))
+        CString::new(full).map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("embedded null character"))
     }
 
     fn os_error(vm: &VirtualMachine, err: Errno) -> PyBaseExceptionRef {
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/openssl.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/openssl.rs
index ecea817b436..b00e9306eaf 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/openssl.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/openssl.rs
@@ -394,11 +394,11 @@ mod _ssl {
         let nid = obj.nid();
         let short_name = nid
             .short_name()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("NID has no short name".to_owned()))?
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("NID has no short name"))?
             .to_owned();
         let long_name = nid
             .long_name()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("NID has no long name".to_owned()))?
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("NID has no long name"))?
             .to_owned();
         Ok((
             nid.as_raw(),
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ mod _ssl {
         #[pygetset(setter)]
         fn set_options(&self, new_opts: i64, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             if new_opts < 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid options value".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid options value"));
             }
             let new_opts = new_opts as libc::c_ulong;
             let mut ctx = self.builder();
@@ -1321,14 +1321,12 @@ mod _ssl {
         fn set_num_tickets(&self, value: isize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             // Check for negative values
             if value < 0 {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_value_error("num_tickets must be a non-negative integer".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("num_tickets must be a non-negative integer"));
             }
 
             // Check that this is a server context
             if self.protocol != SslVersion::TlsServer {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("SSLContext is not a server context.".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("SSLContext is not a server context."));
             }
 
             #[cfg(ossl110)]
@@ -1421,7 +1419,7 @@ mod _ssl {
                 }
             } else {
                 if !callback.is_callable() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("callback must be callable".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("callback must be callable"));
                 }
                 *self.psk_client_callback.lock() = Some(callback);
                 // Note: The actual callback will be invoked via SSL app_data mechanism
@@ -1457,7 +1455,7 @@ mod _ssl {
                 }
             } else {
                 if !callback.is_callable() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("callback must be callable".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("callback must be callable"));
                 }
                 *self.psk_server_callback.lock() = Some(callback);
                 if let OptionalArg::Present(hint) = identity_hint {
@@ -1588,12 +1586,12 @@ mod _ssl {
             let store_ptr = unsafe { sys::SSL_CTX_get_cert_store(ctx.as_ptr()) };
 
             if store_ptr.is_null() {
-                return Err(vm.new_memory_error("failed to get cert store".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_memory_error("failed to get cert store"));
             }
 
             let objs_ptr = unsafe { sys::X509_STORE_get0_objects(store_ptr) };
             if objs_ptr.is_null() {
-                return Err(vm.new_memory_error("failed to query cert store".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_memory_error("failed to query cert store"));
             }
 
             let mut x509_count = 0;
@@ -1727,9 +1725,7 @@ mod _ssl {
         ) -> PyResult<()> {
             // Check if this is a server context
             if self.protocol == SslVersion::TlsClient {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "sni_callback cannot be set on TLS_CLIENT context".to_owned(),
-                ));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("sni_callback cannot be set on TLS_CLIENT context"));
             }
 
             let mut callback_guard = self.sni_callback.lock();
@@ -1738,7 +1734,7 @@ mod _ssl {
                 if !vm.is_none(&callback_obj) {
                     // Check if callable
                     if !callback_obj.is_callable() {
-                        return Err(vm.new_type_error("not a callable object".to_owned()));
+                        return Err(vm.new_type_error("not a callable object"));
                     }
 
                     // Set the callback
@@ -1805,7 +1801,7 @@ mod _ssl {
                 if !vm.is_none(&callback_obj) {
                     // Check if callable
                     if !callback_obj.is_callable() {
-                        return Err(vm.new_type_error("not a callable object".to_owned()));
+                        return Err(vm.new_type_error("not a callable object"));
                     }
 
                     // Set the callback
@@ -2521,7 +2517,7 @@ mod _ssl {
             unsafe {
                 let result = SSL_set_SSL_CTX(ssl_ptr, value.ctx().as_ptr());
                 if result.is_null() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to set SSL context".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to set SSL context"));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -2806,7 +2802,7 @@ mod _ssl {
             #[cfg(not(ossl111))]
             {
                 Err(vm.new_not_implemented_error(
-                    "Post-handshake auth is not supported by your OpenSSL version.".to_owned(),
+                    "Post-handshake auth is not supported by your OpenSSL version.",
                 ))
             }
         }
@@ -3116,32 +3112,26 @@ mod _ssl {
             // Check if value is SSLSession type
             let session = value
                 .downcast_ref::<PySslSession>()
-                .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("Value is not a SSLSession.".to_owned()))?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("Value is not a SSLSession."))?;
 
             // Check if session refers to the same SSLContext
             if !std::ptr::eq(
                 self.ctx.read().ctx.read().as_ptr(),
                 session.ctx.ctx.read().as_ptr(),
             ) {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_value_error("Session refers to a different SSLContext.".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Session refers to a different SSLContext."));
             }
 
             // Check if this is a client socket
             if self.socket_type != SslServerOrClient::Client {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_value_error("Cannot set session for server-side SSLSocket.".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Cannot set session for server-side SSLSocket."));
             }
 
             // Check if handshake is not finished
             let stream = self.connection.read();
             unsafe {
                 if sys::SSL_is_init_finished(stream.ssl().as_ptr()) != 0 {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_value_error("Cannot set session after handshake.".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("Cannot set session after handshake."));
                 }
 
                 let ret = sys::SSL_set_session(stream.ssl().as_ptr(), session.session);
@@ -3182,7 +3172,7 @@ mod _ssl {
                 }
                 OptionalArg::Missing => {
                     if n < 0 {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("size should not be negative".to_owned()));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("size should not be negative"));
                     }
                     n as usize
                 }
@@ -3602,7 +3592,7 @@ mod _ssl {
             unsafe {
                 let bio = sys::BIO_new(sys::BIO_s_mem());
                 if bio.is_null() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_memory_error("failed to allocate BIO".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_memory_error("failed to allocate BIO"));
                 }
 
                 sys::BIO_set_retry_read(bio);
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/overlapped.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/overlapped.rs
index 1243a1297ea..76d18cb7a9a 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/overlapped.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/overlapped.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
                 };
                 Ok((bytes.to_vec(), addr_len))
             }
-            _ => Err(vm.new_value_error("illegal address_as_bytes argument".to_owned())),
+            _ => Err(vm.new_value_error("illegal address_as_bytes argument")),
         }
     }
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
                 let scope_id = addr.Anonymous.sin6_scope_id;
                 Ok((ip_str, port, flowinfo, scope_id).to_pyobject(vm))
             } else {
-                Err(vm.new_value_error("recvfrom returned unsupported address family".to_owned()))
+                Err(vm.new_value_error("recvfrom returned unsupported address family"))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             // Check operation state
             if matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation not yet attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation not yet attempted"));
             }
             if matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::NotStarted) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation failed to start".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation failed to start"));
             }
 
             // Get the result
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
@@ -630,19 +630,19 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             inner.handle = handle as HANDLE;
             let buf_len = buf.desc.len;
             if buf_len > u32::MAX as usize {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large"));
             }
 
             // For async read, buffer must be contiguous - we can't use a temporary copy
             // because Windows writes data directly to the buffer after this call returns
             let Some(contiguous) = buf.as_contiguous_mut() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous"));
             };
 
             inner.data = OverlappedData::ReadInto(buf.clone());
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             let mut flags = flags.unwrap_or(0);
@@ -761,18 +761,18 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             let mut flags = flags;
             inner.handle = handle as HANDLE;
             let buf_len = buf.desc.len;
             if buf_len > u32::MAX as usize {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large"));
             }
 
             let Some(contiguous) = buf.as_contiguous_mut() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous"));
             };
 
             inner.data = OverlappedData::ReadInto(buf.clone());
@@ -828,19 +828,19 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             inner.handle = handle as HANDLE;
             let buf_len = buf.desc.len;
             if buf_len > u32::MAX as usize {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large"));
             }
 
             // For async write, buffer must be contiguous - we can't use a temporary copy
             // because Windows reads from the buffer after this call returns
             let Some(contiguous) = buf.as_contiguous() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous"));
             };
 
             inner.data = OverlappedData::Write(buf.clone());
@@ -886,17 +886,17 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             inner.handle = handle as HANDLE;
             let buf_len = buf.desc.len;
             if buf_len > u32::MAX as usize {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large"));
             }
 
             let Some(contiguous) = buf.as_contiguous() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous"));
             };
 
             inner.data = OverlappedData::Write(buf.clone());
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             // Buffer size: local address + remote address
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             let (addr_bytes, addr_len) = parse_address(&address, vm)?;
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             inner.handle = socket as HANDLE;
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             inner.handle = socket as HANDLE;
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             inner.handle = pipe as HANDLE;
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             let (addr_bytes, addr_len) = parse_address(&address, vm)?;
@@ -1251,11 +1251,11 @@ mod _overlapped {
             inner.handle = handle as HANDLE;
             let buf_len = buf.desc.len;
             if buf_len > u32::MAX as usize {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large"));
             }
 
             let Some(contiguous) = buf.as_contiguous() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous"));
             };
 
             // Store both buffer and address in OverlappedData to keep them alive
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             let mut flags = flags.unwrap_or(0);
@@ -1410,19 +1410,19 @@ mod _overlapped {
 
             let mut inner = zelf.inner.lock();
             if !matches!(inner.data, OverlappedData::None) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("operation already attempted"));
             }
 
             let mut flags = flags.unwrap_or(0);
             inner.handle = handle as HANDLE;
 
             let Some(contiguous) = buf.as_contiguous_mut() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error("buffer is not contiguous"));
             };
 
             let buf_len = buf.desc.len;
             if buf_len > u32::MAX as usize {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("buffer too large"));
             }
 
             let address: SOCKADDR_IN6 = unsafe { core::mem::zeroed() };
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
                 )
             }
         } else {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("expected tuple of length 2 or 4".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("expected tuple of length 2 or 4"));
         };
 
         if ret == SOCKET_ERROR {
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ mod _overlapped {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<isize> {
         if !vm.is_none(&event_attributes) {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("EventAttributes must be None".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("EventAttributes must be None"));
         }
 
         let name_wide: Option<Vec<u16>> =
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs
index dce1f27d1ce..0dce9b59d2c 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/socket.rs
@@ -1300,10 +1300,10 @@ mod _socket {
 
                     // salg_type is 14 bytes, salg_name is 64 bytes
                     if type_str.len() >= 14 {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("type too long".to_owned()).into());
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("type too long").into());
                     }
                     if name_str.len() >= 64 {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("name too long".to_owned()).into());
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("name too long").into());
                     }
 
                     // Create sockaddr_alg
@@ -1627,9 +1627,9 @@ mod _socket {
 
             // Handle nbytes parameter
             let read_len = if let OptionalArg::Present(nbytes) = nbytes {
-                let nbytes = nbytes.to_usize().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_value_error("negative buffersize in recv_into".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let nbytes = nbytes
+                    .to_usize()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_value_error("negative buffersize in recv_into"))?;
                 nbytes.min(buf.len())
             } else {
                 buf.len()
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ mod _socket {
             // Validate assoclen - must be non-negative if provided
             let assoclen: Option<u32> = match args.assoclen {
                 OptionalArg::Present(val) if val < 0 => {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("assoclen must be non-negative".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("assoclen must be non-negative"));
                 }
                 OptionalArg::Present(val) => Some(val as u32),
                 OptionalArg::Missing => None,
@@ -1955,15 +1955,13 @@ mod _socket {
             use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
             if bufsize < 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative buffer size in recvmsg".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative buffer size in recvmsg"));
             }
             let bufsize = bufsize as usize;
 
             let ancbufsize = ancbufsize.unwrap_or(0);
             if ancbufsize < 0 {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_value_error("negative ancillary buffer size in recvmsg".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative ancillary buffer size in recvmsg"));
             }
             let ancbufsize = ancbufsize as usize;
             let flags = flags.unwrap_or(0);
@@ -2214,12 +2212,10 @@ mod _socket {
                 Some(t) => {
                     let f = t.into_float();
                     if f.is_nan() {
-                        return Err(
-                            vm.new_value_error("Invalid value NaN (not a number)".to_owned())
-                        );
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("Invalid value NaN (not a number)"));
                     }
                     if f < 0.0 || !f.is_finite() {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("Timeout value out of range".to_owned()));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("Timeout value out of range"));
                     }
                     Some(f)
                 }
@@ -2846,14 +2842,13 @@ mod _socket {
                         .codec_registry
                         .encode_text(s.to_owned(), "idna", None, vm)?;
                 let host_str = core::str::from_utf8(encoded.as_bytes())
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_runtime_error("idna output is not utf8".to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_runtime_error("idna output is not utf8"))?;
                 Some(host_str.to_owned())
             }
             Some(ArgStrOrBytesLike::Buf(b)) => {
                 let bytes = b.borrow_buf();
-                let host_str = core::str::from_utf8(&bytes).map_err(|_| {
-                    vm.new_unicode_decode_error("host bytes is not utf8".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let host_str = core::str::from_utf8(&bytes)
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_unicode_decode_error("host bytes is not utf8"))?;
                 Some(host_str.to_owned())
             }
             None => None,
@@ -2874,9 +2869,7 @@ mod _socket {
                         // For bytes, check if it's valid UTF-8
                         let bytes = b.borrow_buf();
                         core::str::from_utf8(&bytes)
-                            .map_err(|_| {
-                                vm.new_unicode_decode_error("port is not utf8".to_owned())
-                            })?
+                            .map_err(|_| vm.new_unicode_decode_error("port is not utf8"))?
                             .to_owned()
                     }
                 };
@@ -3396,10 +3389,10 @@ mod _socket {
             Some(t) => {
                 let f = t.into_float();
                 if f.is_nan() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("Invalid value NaN (not a number)".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("Invalid value NaN (not a number)"));
                 }
                 if f < 0.0 || !f.is_finite() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("Timeout value out of range".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("Timeout value out of range"));
                 }
                 f
             }
diff --git a/crates/stdlib/src/ssl.rs b/crates/stdlib/src/ssl.rs
index adf9e9526f1..e7a2de0b1ea 100644
--- a/crates/stdlib/src/ssl.rs
+++ b/crates/stdlib/src/ssl.rs
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ mod _ssl {
         fn set_options(&self, value: i32, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             // Validate that the value is non-negative
             if value < 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("options must be non-negative".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("options must be non-negative"));
             }
 
             // Deprecated SSL/TLS protocol version options
@@ -1094,14 +1094,12 @@ mod _ssl {
                     pwd_str.as_str().to_owned()
                 } else if let Ok(pwd_bytes_like) = ArgBytesLike::try_from_object(vm, pwd_result) {
                     String::from_utf8(pwd_bytes_like.borrow_buf().to_vec()).map_err(|_| {
-                        vm.new_type_error(
-                            "password callback returned invalid UTF-8 bytes".to_owned(),
-                        )
+                        vm.new_type_error("password callback returned invalid UTF-8 bytes")
                     })?
                 } else {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "password callback must return a string or bytes".to_owned(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(
+                        vm.new_type_error("password callback must return a string or bytes")
+                    );
                 };
 
                 // Validate callable password length
@@ -1244,9 +1242,7 @@ mod _ssl {
             let has_cadata = matches!(&args.cadata, OptionalArg::Present(Some(_)));
 
             if !has_cafile && !has_capath && !has_cadata {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_type_error("cafile, capath and cadata cannot be all omitted".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("cafile, capath and cadata cannot be all omitted"));
             }
 
             // Parse arguments BEFORE acquiring locks to reduce lock scope
@@ -1745,7 +1741,7 @@ mod _ssl {
         fn load_dh_params(&self, filepath: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             // Validate filepath is not None
             if vm.is_none(&filepath) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("DH params filepath cannot be None".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("DH params filepath cannot be None"));
             }
 
             // Validate filepath is str or bytes
@@ -1753,9 +1749,9 @@ mod _ssl {
                 s.as_str().to_owned()
             } else if let Ok(b) = ArgBytesLike::try_from_object(vm, filepath) {
                 String::from_utf8(b.borrow_buf().to_vec())
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("Invalid path encoding".to_owned()))?
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("Invalid path encoding"))?
             } else {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("DH params filepath must be str or bytes".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("DH params filepath must be str or bytes"));
             };
 
             // Check if file exists
@@ -1800,7 +1796,7 @@ mod _ssl {
         fn set_ecdh_curve(&self, name: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             // Validate name is not None
             if vm.is_none(&name) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("ECDH curve name cannot be None".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("ECDH curve name cannot be None"));
             }
 
             // Validate name is str or bytes
@@ -1808,9 +1804,9 @@ mod _ssl {
                 s.as_str().to_owned()
             } else if let Ok(b) = ArgBytesLike::try_from_object(vm, name) {
                 String::from_utf8(b.borrow_buf().to_vec())
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("Invalid curve name encoding".to_owned()))?
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("Invalid curve name encoding"))?
             } else {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("ECDH curve name must be str or bytes".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("ECDH curve name must be str or bytes"));
             };
 
             // Validate curve name (common curves for compatibility)
@@ -2005,7 +2001,7 @@ mod _ssl {
             match arg {
                 Either::A(s) => Ok(s.clone().try_into_utf8(vm)?.as_str().to_owned()),
                 Either::B(b) => String::from_utf8(b.borrow_buf().to_vec())
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("path contains invalid UTF-8".to_owned())),
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("path contains invalid UTF-8")),
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
index 82a283ec429..dec5cacc972 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/bytearray.rs
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ impl PyByteArray {
     #[pymethod]
     fn resize(&self, size: isize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         if size < 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("bytearray.resize(): new size must be >= 0".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("bytearray.resize(): new size must be >= 0"));
         }
         self.try_resizable(vm)?.elements.resize(size as usize, 0);
         Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs
index a41bc5b03b0..d80b1134c7b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyCode {
             .names
             .iter()
             .map(|obj| {
-                let s = obj.downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("names must be tuple of strings".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let s = obj
+                    .downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("names must be tuple of strings"))?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.intern_str(s.as_wtf8()))
             })
             .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?
@@ -491,9 +491,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyCode {
             .varnames
             .iter()
             .map(|obj| {
-                let s = obj.downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("varnames must be tuple of strings".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let s = obj
+                    .downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("varnames must be tuple of strings"))?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.intern_str(s.as_wtf8()))
             })
             .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyCode {
             .cellvars
             .iter()
             .map(|obj| {
-                let s = obj.downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("cellvars must be tuple of strings".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let s = obj
+                    .downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("cellvars must be tuple of strings"))?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.intern_str(s.as_wtf8()))
             })
             .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?
@@ -515,9 +515,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyCode {
             .freevars
             .iter()
             .map(|obj| {
-                let s = obj.downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("freevars must be tuple of strings".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let s = obj
+                    .downcast_ref::<super::pystr::PyStr>()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("freevars must be tuple of strings"))?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.intern_str(s.as_wtf8()))
             })
             .collect::<PyResult<Vec<_>>>()?
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
index 5be2c0557c0..c36024dcce3 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/complex.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ impl AsNumber for PyComplex {
                 let result = value.norm();
                 // Check for overflow: hypot returns inf for finite inputs that overflow
                 if result.is_infinite() && value.re.is_finite() && value.im.is_finite() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("absolute value too large".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("absolute value too large"));
                 }
                 result.to_pyresult(vm)
             }),
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
index 45a62b7a8e7..acfe58d723b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/descriptor.rs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ fn set_slot_at_object(
                     obj.set_slot(offset, Some(v))
                 }
                 PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("can't delete numeric/char attribute".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("can't delete numeric/char attribute"));
                 }
             };
         }
@@ -592,9 +592,7 @@ impl SlotFunc {
             }
             SlotFunc::Hash(func) => {
                 if !args.args.is_empty() || !args.kwargs.is_empty() {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_type_error("__hash__() takes no arguments (1 given)".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("__hash__() takes no arguments (1 given)"));
                 }
                 let hash = func(&obj, vm)?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.new_int(hash).into())
@@ -613,26 +611,20 @@ impl SlotFunc {
             }
             SlotFunc::Iter(func) => {
                 if !args.args.is_empty() || !args.kwargs.is_empty() {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_type_error("__iter__() takes no arguments (1 given)".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("__iter__() takes no arguments (1 given)"));
                 }
                 func(obj, vm)
             }
             SlotFunc::IterNext(func) => {
                 if !args.args.is_empty() || !args.kwargs.is_empty() {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_type_error("__next__() takes no arguments (1 given)".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("__next__() takes no arguments (1 given)"));
                 }
                 func(&obj, vm).to_pyresult(vm)
             }
             SlotFunc::Call(func) => func(&obj, args, vm),
             SlotFunc::Del(func) => {
                 if !args.args.is_empty() || !args.kwargs.is_empty() {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_type_error("__del__() takes no arguments (1 given)".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("__del__() takes no arguments (1 given)"));
                 }
                 func(&obj, vm)?;
                 Ok(vm.ctx.none())
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs
index 4a8549239e7..4601eee4467 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs
@@ -488,13 +488,13 @@ impl Frame {
             PySetterValue::Assign(val) => {
                 let line_ref: PyIntRef = val
                     .downcast()
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("lineno must be an integer".to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("lineno must be an integer"))?;
                 line_ref
                     .try_to_primitive::<i32>(vm)
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("lineno must be an integer".to_owned()))?
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("lineno must be an integer"))?
             }
             PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("can't delete f_lineno attribute".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("can't delete f_lineno attribute"));
             }
         };
 
@@ -677,12 +677,12 @@ impl Py<Frame> {
                 // FRAME_SUSPENDED). lasti == 0 means FRAME_CREATED and
                 // can be cleared.
                 if self.lasti() != 0 {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot clear a suspended frame".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot clear a suspended frame"));
                 }
             }
             FrameOwner::Thread => {
                 // Thread-owned frame: always executing, cannot clear.
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot clear an executing frame".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot clear an executing frame"));
             }
             FrameOwner::FrameObject => {
                 // Detached frame: safe to clear.
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/function.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
index 099fd92e667..1309e2bd62f 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/function.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ impl PyFunction {
         } else if attr == bytecode::MakeFunctionFlags::ANNOTATE {
             // PEP 649: Store the __annotate__ function closure
             if !attr_value.is_callable() {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("__annotate__ must be callable".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("__annotate__ must be callable"));
             }
             *self.annotate.lock() = Some(attr_value);
         } else {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
index 607236abfce..ecb8728b915 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/genericalias.rs
@@ -155,10 +155,11 @@ impl PyGenericAlias {
                 let mut parts = Vec::with_capacity(len);
                 // Use indexed access so list mutation during repr causes IndexError
                 for i in 0..len {
-                    let item =
-                        list.borrow_vec().get(i).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
-                            vm.new_index_error("list index out of range".to_owned())
-                        })?;
+                    let item = list
+                        .borrow_vec()
+                        .get(i)
+                        .cloned()
+                        .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("list index out of range"))?;
                     parts.push(repr_item(item, vm)?);
                 }
                 Ok(format!("[{}]", parts.join(", ")))
@@ -712,9 +713,9 @@ impl crate::types::IterNext for PyGenericAliasIterator {
             None => return Ok(PyIterReturn::StopIteration(None)),
         };
         // Create a starred GenericAlias from the original
-        let alias = obj.downcast_ref::<PyGenericAlias>().ok_or_else(|| {
-            vm.new_type_error("generic_alias_iterator expected GenericAlias".to_owned())
-        })?;
+        let alias = obj
+            .downcast_ref::<PyGenericAlias>()
+            .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("generic_alias_iterator expected GenericAlias"))?;
         let starred = PyGenericAlias::new(alias.origin.clone(), alias.args.clone(), true, vm);
         Ok(PyIterReturn::Return(starred.into_pyobject(vm)))
     }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
index cc7a7d02a6d..73eb1f1780b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/memory.rs
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ impl PyMemoryView {
         self.try_not_released(vm)?;
         if self.desc.ndim() == 0 {
             // 0-dimensional memoryview has no length
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("0-dim memory has no length".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("0-dim memory has no length"))
         } else {
             // shape for dim[0]
             Ok(self.desc.dim_desc[0].0)
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/module.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/module.rs
index b8609aae965..cabaf1d63cb 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/module.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/module.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl PyModule {
             }
             PySetterValue::Delete => {
                 if dict.del_item(identifier!(vm, __annotations__), vm).is_err() {
-                    return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("__annotations__".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("__annotations__"));
                 }
                 // Also clear __annotate__
                 dict.del_item(identifier!(vm, __annotate__), vm).ok();
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
index 8ed4c5a7ff1..b6d355c5933 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/object.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyBaseObject {
                     // Type has its own __new__, so object.__new__ is being called
                     // with excess args. This is the first error case in CPython
                     return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "object.__new__() takes exactly one argument (the type to instantiate)"
-                            .to_owned(),
+                        "object.__new__() takes exactly one argument (the type to instantiate)",
                     ));
                 }
 
@@ -136,8 +135,7 @@ impl Initializer for PyBaseObject {
         // if (type->tp_init != object_init) → first error
         if typ_init != object_init {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                "object.__init__() takes exactly one argument (the instance to initialize)"
-                    .to_owned(),
+                "object.__init__() takes exactly one argument (the instance to initialize)",
             ));
         }
 
@@ -250,9 +248,7 @@ fn object_getstate_default(obj: &PyObject, required: bool, vm: &VirtualMachine)
                 let borrowed_names = slot_names.borrow_vec();
                 // Check if slotnames changed during iteration
                 if borrowed_names.len() != slot_names_len {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error(
-                        "__slotnames__ changed size during iteration".to_owned(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("__slotnames__ changed size during iteration"));
                 }
                 let name = borrowed_names[i].downcast_ref::<PyStr>().unwrap();
                 let Ok(value) = obj.get_attr(name, vm) else {
@@ -718,7 +714,7 @@ fn reduce_newobj(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
     } else {
         // args == NULL with non-empty kwargs is BadInternalCall
         let Some(args) = args else {
-            return Err(vm.new_system_error("bad internal call".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_system_error("bad internal call"));
         };
         // Use copyreg.__newobj_ex__
         let newobj = copyreg.get_attr("__newobj_ex__", vm)?;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs
index 2a7d451069e..d01477dfcbf 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/property.rs
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@ impl PyProperty {
     fn name_getter(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         match self.get_property_name(vm)? {
             Some(name) => Ok(name),
-            None => Err(
-                vm.new_attribute_error("'property' object has no attribute '__name__'".to_owned())
-            ),
+            None => Err(vm.new_attribute_error("'property' object has no attribute '__name__'")),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs
index 7102e8ebfa3..9794a58d41b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/singletons.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ impl AsNumber for PyNotImplemented {
     fn as_number() -> &'static PyNumberMethods {
         static AS_NUMBER: PyNumberMethods = PyNumberMethods {
             boolean: Some(|_number, vm| {
-                Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                    "NotImplemented should not be used in a boolean context".to_owned(),
-                ))
+                Err(vm.new_type_error("NotImplemented should not be used in a boolean context"))
             }),
             ..PyNumberMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
         };
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/traceback.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/traceback.rs
index 975e81bb7f4..c6eac4e87e7 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/traceback.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/traceback.rs
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ impl PyTraceback {
         let value = match value {
             PySetterValue::Assign(v) => v,
             PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("can't delete tb_next attribute".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("can't delete tb_next attribute"));
             }
         };
         if let Some(ref new_next) = value {
             let mut cursor = new_next.clone();
             loop {
                 if cursor.is(zelf) {
-                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("traceback loop detected".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_value_error("traceback loop detected"));
                 }
                 let next = cursor.next.lock().clone();
                 match next {
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ impl Constructor for PyTraceback {
 
     fn py_new(_cls: &Py<PyType>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let (next, frame, lasti, lineno) = args;
-        let lineno = OneIndexed::new(lineno)
-            .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_value_error("lineno must be positive".to_owned()))?;
+        let lineno =
+            OneIndexed::new(lineno).ok_or_else(|| vm.new_value_error("lineno must be positive"))?;
         Ok(Self::new(next, frame, lasti, lineno))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
index 72eebe9f30f..65bf1759657 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/type.rs
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ impl PyType {
     fn set___annotate__(&self, value: PySetterValue, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         let value = match value {
             PySetterValue::Delete => {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot delete __annotate__ attribute".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot delete __annotate__ attribute"));
             }
             PySetterValue::Assign(v) => v,
         };
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ impl PyType {
         }
 
         if !vm.is_none(&value) && !value.is_callable() {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__annotate__ must be callable or None".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__annotate__ must be callable or None"));
         }
 
         let mut attrs = self.attributes.write();
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ impl PyType {
                         .is_some()
                 };
                 if !removed {
-                    return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("__annotations__".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("__annotations__"));
                 }
                 if has_annotations {
                     attrs.swap_remove(identifier!(vm, __annotations_cache__));
@@ -1902,9 +1902,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyType {
             let class_name = typ.name().to_string();
             for member in slots.as_slice() {
                 // Apply name mangling for private attributes (__x -> _ClassName__x)
-                let member_str = member.to_str().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("__slots__ must be valid UTF-8 strings".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let member_str = member
+                    .to_str()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("__slots__ must be valid UTF-8 strings"))?;
                 let mangled_name = mangle_name(&class_name, member_str);
                 let member_def = PyMemberDef {
                     name: mangled_name.clone(),
@@ -2082,10 +2082,10 @@ impl Initializer for PyType {
     fn slot_init(_zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         // type.__init__() takes 1 or 3 arguments
         if args.args.len() == 1 && !args.kwargs.is_empty() {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("type.__init__() takes no keyword arguments".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("type.__init__() takes no keyword arguments"));
         }
         if args.args.len() != 1 && args.args.len() != 3 {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("type.__init__() takes 1 or 3 arguments".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("type.__init__() takes 1 or 3 arguments"));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -2299,7 +2299,7 @@ impl Callable for PyType {
                 return Ok(args.args[0].obj_type());
             }
             if num_args != 3 {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("type() takes 1 or 3 arguments".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("type() takes 1 or 3 arguments"));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakref.rs b/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakref.rs
index d3087eedb9e..e1b9545252d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakref.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/builtins/weakref.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ impl Constructor for PyWeak {
         // PyArg_UnpackTuple: only process positional args, ignore kwargs.
         // Subclass __init__ will handle extra kwargs.
         let mut positional = args.args.into_iter();
-        let referent = positional.next().ok_or_else(|| {
-            vm.new_type_error("__new__ expected at least 1 argument, got 0".to_owned())
-        })?;
+        let referent = positional
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("__new__ expected at least 1 argument, got 0"))?;
         let callback = positional.next();
         if let Some(_extra) = positional.next() {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs b/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs
index d8e4a6c8eff..2318415f0fe 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/bytes_inner.rs
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ impl PyBytesInner {
 
         match invalid_char {
             None => Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "fromhex() arg must contain an even number of hexadecimal digits".to_owned(),
+                "fromhex() arg must contain an even number of hexadecimal digits",
             )),
             Some(i) => Err(vm.new_value_error(format!(
                 "non-hexadecimal number found in fromhex() arg at position {i}"
@@ -474,9 +474,9 @@ impl PyBytesInner {
         if let Some(s) = string.downcast_ref::<PyStr>() {
             Self::fromhex(s.as_bytes(), vm)
         } else if let Ok(buffer) = PyBuffer::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, &string) {
-            let borrowed = buffer.as_contiguous().ok_or_else(|| {
-                vm.new_buffer_error("fromhex() requires a contiguous buffer".to_owned())
-            })?;
+            let borrowed = buffer
+                .as_contiguous()
+                .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_buffer_error("fromhex() requires a contiguous buffer"))?;
             Self::fromhex(&borrowed, vm)
         } else {
             Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/convert/try_from.rs b/crates/vm/src/convert/try_from.rs
index b8d1b53e2e7..85d6f5e20e3 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/convert/try_from.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/convert/try_from.rs
@@ -127,15 +127,13 @@ impl TryFromObject for core::time::Duration {
         if let Some(float) = obj.downcast_ref::<PyFloat>() {
             let f = float.to_f64();
             if f.is_nan() {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Invalid value NaN (not a number)".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Invalid value NaN (not a number)"));
             }
             if f < 0.0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative duration".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative duration"));
             }
             if !f.is_finite() || f > u64::MAX as f64 {
-                return Err(vm.new_overflow_error(
-                    "timestamp too large to convert to C PyTime_t".to_owned(),
-                ));
+                return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timestamp too large to convert to C PyTime_t"));
             }
             // Convert float to Duration using floor rounding (_PyTime_ROUND_FLOOR)
             let secs = f.trunc() as u64;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/coroutine.rs b/crates/vm/src/coroutine.rs
index c4c2df6c102..51288cbd044 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/coroutine.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/coroutine.rs
@@ -192,14 +192,10 @@ impl Coro {
         // Validate throw arguments (matching CPython _gen_throw)
         if exc_type.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.exceptions.base_exception_type) && !vm.is_none(&exc_val)
         {
-            return Err(
-                vm.new_type_error("instance exception may not have a separate value".to_owned())
-            );
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("instance exception may not have a separate value"));
         }
         if !vm.is_none(&exc_tb) && !exc_tb.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.types.traceback_type) {
-            return Err(
-                vm.new_type_error("throw() third argument must be a traceback object".to_owned())
-            );
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("throw() third argument must be a traceback object"));
         }
         if self.closed.load() {
             return Err(vm.normalize_exception(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)?);
@@ -322,7 +318,7 @@ pub fn get_awaitable_iter(obj: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
                     .contains(crate::bytecode::CodeFlags::ITERABLE_COROUTINE)
             })
         {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__await__() returned a coroutine".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__await__() returned a coroutine"));
         }
         if !PyIter::check(&result) {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/exception_group.rs b/crates/vm/src/exception_group.rs
index f6abdee0fab..02342e4003d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/exception_group.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/exception_group.rs
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ pub(super) mod types {
 
             // Validate non-empty
             if exceptions.is_empty() {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "second argument (exceptions) must be a non-empty sequence".to_owned(),
-                ));
+                return Err(
+                    vm.new_value_error("second argument (exceptions) must be a non-empty sequence")
+                );
             }
 
             // Validate all items are BaseException instances
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs b/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs
index b72b89b4768..f32005bd348 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ pub(super) mod types {
         fn characters_written(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<isize> {
             let written = self.written.load();
             if written == -1 {
-                Err(vm.new_attribute_error("characters_written".to_owned()))
+                Err(vm.new_attribute_error("characters_written"))
             } else {
                 Ok(written)
             }
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ pub(super) mod types {
                 None => {
                     // Deleting the attribute
                     if self.written.load() == -1 {
-                        Err(vm.new_attribute_error("characters_written".to_owned()))
+                        Err(vm.new_attribute_error("characters_written"))
                     } else {
                         self.written.store(-1);
                         Ok(())
@@ -2198,9 +2198,7 @@ pub(super) mod types {
                         .try_index(vm)?
                         .try_to_primitive::<isize>(vm)
                         .map_err(|_| {
-                            vm.new_value_error(
-                                "cannot convert characters_written value to isize".to_owned(),
-                            )
+                            vm.new_value_error("cannot convert characters_written value to isize")
                         })?;
                     self.written.store(n);
                     Ok(())
@@ -2714,14 +2712,13 @@ fn check_except_star_type_valid(match_type: &PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -
         // Must be a subclass of BaseException
         if !exc_type.is_subclass(&base_exc, vm)? {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                "catching classes that do not inherit from BaseException is not allowed".to_owned(),
+                "catching classes that do not inherit from BaseException is not allowed",
             ));
         }
         // Must not be a subclass of BaseExceptionGroup
         if exc_type.is_subclass(&base_eg, vm)? {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                "catching ExceptionGroup with except* is not allowed. Use except instead."
-                    .to_owned(),
+                "catching ExceptionGroup with except* is not allowed. Use except instead.",
             ));
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/frame.rs b/crates/vm/src/frame.rs
index 47d583b578c..2f4f4483b8f 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/frame.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/frame.rs
@@ -2135,9 +2135,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                 if let Some(coro) = iter.downcast_ref::<PyCoroutine>()
                     && coro.as_coro().frame().yield_from_target().is_some()
                 {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_runtime_error("coroutine is being awaited already".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("coroutine is being awaited already"));
                 }
 
                 self.push_value(iter);
@@ -2161,8 +2159,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                         bytecode::CodeFlags::COROUTINE | bytecode::CodeFlags::ITERABLE_COROUTINE,
                     ) {
                         return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                            "cannot 'yield from' a coroutine object in a non-coroutine generator"
-                                .to_owned(),
+                            "cannot 'yield from' a coroutine object in a non-coroutine generator",
                         ));
                     }
                     iterable
@@ -2276,7 +2273,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                         .get_item_opt(identifier!(vm, __build_class__), vm)?
                         .ok_or_else(|| {
                             vm.new_name_error(
-                                "__build_class__ not found".to_owned(),
+                                "__build_class__ not found",
                                 identifier!(vm, __build_class__).to_owned(),
                             )
                         })?
@@ -2286,7 +2283,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                         .map_err(|e| {
                             if e.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.exceptions.key_error) {
                                 vm.new_name_error(
-                                    "__build_class__ not found".to_owned(),
+                                    "__build_class__ not found",
                                     identifier!(vm, __build_class__).to_owned(),
                                 )
                             } else {
@@ -2647,7 +2644,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                                     Some(s) => s,
                                     None => {
                                         return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                                            "__match_args__ elements must be strings".to_string(),
+                                            "__match_args__ elements must be strings",
                                         ));
                                     }
                                 };
@@ -2678,16 +2675,14 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                                 } else if nargs_val > 1 {
                                     // Too many positional arguments for MATCH_SELF
                                     return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                                        "class pattern accepts at most 1 positional sub-pattern for MATCH_SELF types"
-                                            .to_string(),
+                                        "class pattern accepts at most 1 positional sub-pattern for MATCH_SELF types",
                                     ));
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 // No __match_args__ and not a MATCH_SELF type
                                 if nargs_val > 0 {
                                     return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                                        "class pattern defines no positional sub-patterns (__match_args__ missing)"
-                                            .to_string(),
+                                        "class pattern defines no positional sub-patterns (__match_args__ missing)",
                                     ));
                                 }
                             }
@@ -3300,7 +3295,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
 
                 let exc = exc
                     .downcast::<PyBaseException>()
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("exception expected".to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("exception expected"))?;
                 Err(exc)
             }
             Instruction::UnaryInvert => {
@@ -4621,9 +4616,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
 
                         // EXIT_INIT_CHECK: __init__ must return None
                         if !vm.is_none(&init_result) {
-                            return Err(
-                                vm.new_type_error("__init__() should return None".to_owned())
-                            );
+                            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__init__() should return None"));
                         }
 
                         self.push_value(new_obj);
@@ -6498,9 +6491,8 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
             bytecode::RaiseKind::BareRaise => {
                 // RAISE_VARARGS 0: bare `raise` gets exception from VM state
                 // This is the current exception set by PUSH_EXC_INFO
-                vm.topmost_exception().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_runtime_error("No active exception to reraise".to_owned())
-                })?
+                vm.topmost_exception()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_runtime_error("No active exception to reraise"))?
             }
             bytecode::RaiseKind::ReraiseFromStack => {
                 // RERAISE: gets exception from stack top
@@ -8823,9 +8815,9 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                         .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("Type params must be a tuple."))?
                 };
 
-                let name = name.downcast::<crate::builtins::PyStr>().map_err(|_| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("TypeAliasType name must be a string".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let name = name
+                    .downcast::<crate::builtins::PyStr>()
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("TypeAliasType name must be a string"))?;
                 let type_alias = typing::TypeAliasType::new(name, type_params, compute_value);
                 Ok(type_alias.into_ref(&vm.ctx).into())
             }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/import.rs b/crates/vm/src/import.rs
index 4e89052e1a8..9d015c8f3b6 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/import.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/import.rs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub(crate) fn import_module_level(
     vm: &VirtualMachine,
 ) -> PyResult {
     if level < 0 {
-        return Err(vm.new_value_error("level must be >= 0".to_owned()));
+        return Err(vm.new_value_error("level must be >= 0"));
     }
 
     let name_str = match name.to_str() {
@@ -411,14 +411,14 @@ pub(crate) fn import_module_level(
         let package = calc_package(Some(globals_ref), vm)?;
         if package.is_empty() {
             return Err(vm.new_import_error(
-                "attempted relative import with no known parent package".to_owned(),
+                "attempted relative import with no known parent package",
                 vm.ctx.new_utf8_str(""),
             ));
         }
         resolve_name(name_str, &package, level as usize, vm)?
     } else {
         if name_str.is_empty() {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("Empty module name".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("Empty module name"));
         }
         name_str.to_owned()
     };
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ fn resolve_name(name: &str, package: &str, level: usize, vm: &VirtualMachine) ->
     let parts: Vec<&str> = package.rsplitn(level, '.').collect();
     if parts.len() < level {
         return Err(vm.new_import_error(
-            "attempted relative import beyond top-level package".to_owned(),
+            "attempted relative import beyond top-level package",
             vm.ctx.new_utf8_str(name),
         ));
     }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ fn resolve_name(name: &str, package: &str, level: usize, vm: &VirtualMachine) ->
 fn calc_package(globals: Option<&PyObjectRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<String> {
     let globals = globals.ok_or_else(|| {
         vm.new_import_error(
-            "attempted relative import with no known parent package".to_owned(),
+            "attempted relative import with no known parent package",
             vm.ctx.new_utf8_str(""),
         )
     })?;
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ fn calc_package(globals: Option<&PyObjectRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<
         let pkg_str: PyUtf8StrRef = pkg
             .clone()
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("package must be a string".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("package must be a string"))?;
         // Warn if __package__ != __spec__.parent
         if let Some(ref spec) = spec
             && !vm.is_none(spec)
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ fn calc_package(globals: Option<&PyObjectRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<
     {
         let parent_str: PyUtf8StrRef = parent
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("package set to non-string".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("package set to non-string"))?;
         return Ok(parent_str.as_str().to_owned());
     }
 
@@ -592,13 +592,13 @@ fn calc_package(globals: Option<&PyObjectRef>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<
 
     let mod_name = globals.get_item("__name__", vm).map_err(|_| {
         vm.new_import_error(
-            "attempted relative import with no known parent package".to_owned(),
+            "attempted relative import with no known parent package",
             vm.ctx.new_utf8_str(""),
         )
     })?;
     let mod_name_str: PyUtf8StrRef = mod_name
         .downcast()
-        .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__name__ must be a string".to_owned()))?;
+        .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__name__ must be a string"))?;
     let mut package = mod_name_str.as_str().to_owned();
     // If not a package (no __path__), strip last component.
     // Uses rpartition('.')[0] semantics: returns empty string when no dot.
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_abc.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_abc.rs
index 5657cda9865..28b3399ec4b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_abc.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_abc.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mod _abc {
         let impl_obj = cls.get_attr("_abc_impl", vm)?;
         impl_obj
             .downcast::<AbcData>()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("_abc_impl is set to a wrong type".to_owned()))
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("_abc_impl is set to a wrong type"))
     }
 
     /// Check if obj is in the weak set
@@ -152,12 +152,10 @@ mod _abc {
         while let PyIterReturn::Return(item) = iter.next(vm)? {
             let tuple: PyTupleRef = item
                 .downcast()
-                .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("items() returned non-tuple".to_owned()))?;
+                .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("items() returned non-tuple"))?;
             let elements = tuple.as_slice();
             if elements.len() != 2 {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_type_error("items() returned item which size is not 2".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("items() returned item which size is not 2"));
             }
             let key = &elements[0];
             let value = &elements[1];
@@ -174,7 +172,7 @@ mod _abc {
         let bases: PyTupleRef = cls
             .get_attr("__bases__", vm)?
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__bases__ is not a tuple".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__bases__ is not a tuple"))?;
 
         for base in bases.iter() {
             if let Ok(base_abstracts) = base.get_attr("__abstractmethods__", vm) {
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ mod _abc {
     ) -> PyResult<PyObjectRef> {
         // Type check
         if !subclass.class().fast_issubclass(vm.ctx.types.type_type) {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("Can only register classes".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("Can only register classes"));
         }
 
         // Check if already a subclass
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ mod _abc {
 
         // Check for cycles
         if cls.is_subclass(&subclass, vm)? {
-            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Refusing to create an inheritance cycle".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Refusing to create an inheritance cycle"));
         }
 
         // Add to registry
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@ mod _abc {
     ) -> PyResult<bool> {
         // Type check
         if !subclass.class().fast_issubclass(vm.ctx.types.type_type) {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("issubclass() arg 1 must be a class".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("issubclass() arg 1 must be a class"));
         }
 
         let impl_data = get_impl(&cls, vm)?;
@@ -373,11 +371,11 @@ mod _abc {
         let subclass_type: PyTypeRef = subclass
             .clone()
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected a type object".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected a type object"))?;
         let cls_type: PyTypeRef = cls
             .clone()
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected a type object".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("expected a type object"))?;
         if subclass_type.fast_issubclass(&cls_type) {
             add_to_weak_set(&impl_data.cache, &subclass, vm)?;
             return Ok(true);
@@ -392,7 +390,7 @@ mod _abc {
         let subclasses: PyRef<PyList> = vm
             .call_method(&cls, "__subclasses__", ())?
             .downcast()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__subclasses__() must return a list".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("__subclasses__() must return a list"))?;
 
         for scls in subclasses.borrow_vec().iter() {
             if subclass.is_subclass(scls, vm)? {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_winapi.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_winapi.rs
index 1e52af5aaa4..1a22e06e93f 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_winapi.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_winapi.rs
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ mod _winapi {
         let ms = if ms < 0 {
             windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::INFINITE
         } else if ms > u32::MAX as i64 {
-            return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timeout value is too large".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("timeout value is too large"));
         } else {
             ms as u32
         };
@@ -567,13 +567,11 @@ mod _winapi {
             .collect();
 
         if handles.is_empty() {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("handle_seq must not be empty".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("handle_seq must not be empty"));
         }
 
         if handles.len() > 64 {
-            return Err(
-                vm.new_value_error("WaitForMultipleObjects supports at most 64 handles".to_owned())
-            );
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("WaitForMultipleObjects supports at most 64 handles"));
         }
 
         let ret = unsafe {
@@ -693,7 +691,7 @@ mod _winapi {
         let src_wide = src.as_wtf8().to_wide();
 
         if src_wide.len() > i32::MAX as usize {
-            return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("input string is too long".to_string()));
+            return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("input string is too long"));
         }
 
         // First call to get required buffer size
@@ -901,8 +899,7 @@ mod _winapi {
             let inner = self.inner.lock();
             if !inner.completed {
                 return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "can't get read buffer before GetOverlappedResult() signals the operation completed"
-                        .to_owned(),
+                    "can't get read buffer before GetOverlappedResult() signals the operation completed",
                 ));
             }
             Ok(inner
@@ -1100,7 +1097,7 @@ mod _winapi {
         let size = size.unwrap_or(0);
 
         if size < 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative size".to_string()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("negative size"));
         }
 
         let mut navail: u32 = 0;
@@ -1808,9 +1805,9 @@ mod _winapi {
         if let Some(ref n) = name
             && n.as_bytes().contains(&0)
         {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "CreateFileMapping: name must not contain null characters".to_owned(),
-            ));
+            return Err(
+                vm.new_value_error("CreateFileMapping: name must not contain null characters")
+            );
         }
         let name_wide = name.as_ref().map(|n| n.as_wtf8().to_wide_with_nul());
         let name_ptr = name_wide.as_ref().map_or(null(), |n| n.as_ptr());
@@ -1843,9 +1840,9 @@ mod _winapi {
         use windows_sys::Win32::System::Memory::OpenFileMappingW;
 
         if name.as_bytes().contains(&0) {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "OpenFileMapping: name must not contain null characters".to_owned(),
-            ));
+            return Err(
+                vm.new_value_error("OpenFileMapping: name must not contain null characters")
+            );
         }
         let name_wide = name.as_wtf8().to_wide_with_nul();
         let handle = unsafe {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_wmi.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_wmi.rs
index f2b088e96a3..96275e5ac4b 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_wmi.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/_wmi.rs
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ mod _wmi {
             .get(..7)
             .is_some_and(|s| s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("select "))
         {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("only SELECT queries are supported".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("only SELECT queries are supported"));
         }
 
         let query_wide = wide_str(query_str);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs
index 1a4553c5d21..008c919479a 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast.rs
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse(
 #[cfg(feature = "parser")]
 pub(crate) fn wrap_interactive(vm: &VirtualMachine, module_obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult {
     if !module_obj.class().is(pyast::NodeModModule::static_type()) {
-        return Err(vm.new_type_error("expected Module node".to_owned()));
+        return Err(vm.new_type_error("expected Module node"));
     }
     let body = get_node_field(vm, &module_obj, "body", "Module")?;
     let node = NodeAst
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/expression.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/expression.rs
index 5e55b7b676b..b18968e3c1c 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/expression.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/expression.rs
@@ -463,9 +463,7 @@ impl Node for ast::ExprDict {
             get_node_field(vm, &object, "values", "Dict")?,
         )?;
         if keys.len() != values.len() {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "Dict doesn't have the same number of keys as values".to_owned(),
-            ));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("Dict doesn't have the same number of keys as values"));
         }
         let items = keys
             .into_iter()
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/pattern.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/pattern.rs
index 3b665a95b55..621c849e812 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/pattern.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/pattern.rs
@@ -365,9 +365,7 @@ impl Node for ast::PatternMatchClass {
             get_node_field(vm, &object, "kwd_patterns", "MatchClass")?,
         )?;
         if kwd_attrs.0.len() != kwd_patterns.0.len() {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "MatchClass has mismatched kwd_attrs and kwd_patterns".to_owned(),
-            ));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("MatchClass has mismatched kwd_attrs and kwd_patterns"));
         }
         let (patterns, keywords) = merge_pattern_match_class(patterns, kwd_attrs, kwd_patterns);
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/python.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/python.rs
index c8883212a0c..5744c50e4ea 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/python.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/python.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
 
     pub(crate) fn ast_replace(zelf: PyObjectRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if !args.args.is_empty() {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__replace__() takes no positional arguments".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__replace__() takes no positional arguments"));
         }
 
         let cls = zelf.class();
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ast {
             .map(|(key, value)| {
                 let key = key
                     .downcast::<PyUtf8Str>()
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("keywords must be strings".to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("keywords must be strings"))?;
                 Ok((key.as_str().to_owned(), value))
             })
             .collect::<PyResult<IndexMap<String, PyObjectRef>>>()?;
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ Support for arbitrary keyword arguments is deprecated and will be removed in Pyt
         let ast_type = module
             .get_attr("AST", vm)?
             .downcast::<PyType>()
-            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("AST is not a type".to_owned()))?;
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("AST is not a type"))?;
         let ctx = &vm.ctx;
         let empty_tuple = ctx.empty_tuple.clone();
         ast_type.set_str_attr("_fields", empty_tuple.clone(), ctx);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/statement.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/statement.rs
index 8b6ceb490a1..6eca073a4bb 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/statement.rs
@@ -1112,11 +1112,10 @@ impl Node for ast::StmtImportFrom {
                     let int: PyRef<PyInt> = obj.try_into_value(vm)?;
                     let value: i64 = int.try_to_primitive(vm)?;
                     if value < 0 {
-                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("Negative ImportFrom level".to_owned()));
+                        return Err(vm.new_value_error("Negative ImportFrom level"));
                     }
-                    u32::try_from(value).map_err(|_| {
-                        vm.new_overflow_error("ImportFrom level out of range".to_owned())
-                    })
+                    u32::try_from(value)
+                        .map_err(|_| vm.new_overflow_error("ImportFrom level out of range"))
                 })
                 .transpose()?
                 .unwrap_or(0),
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/string.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/string.rs
index 4b6a6e8489f..24cae476694 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/string.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/string.rs
@@ -754,9 +754,7 @@ fn template_part_to_element(
     match part {
         TemplateStrPart::Constant(constant) => {
             let ConstantLiteral::Str { value, .. } = constant.value else {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_type_error("TemplateStr constant values must be strings".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("TemplateStr constant values must be strings"));
             };
             Ok(ast::InterpolatedStringElement::Literal(
                 ast::InterpolatedStringLiteralElement {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/validate.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/validate.rs
index ea5c2be840c..9957fe4ee39 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/validate.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ast/validate.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn validate_name(vm: &VirtualMachine, name: &ast::name::Name) -> PyResult<()> {
 
 fn validate_comprehension(vm: &VirtualMachine, gens: &[ast::Comprehension]) -> PyResult<()> {
     if gens.is_empty() {
-        return Err(vm.new_value_error("comprehension with no generators".to_owned()));
+        return Err(vm.new_value_error("comprehension with no generators"));
     }
     for comp in gens {
         validate_expr(vm, &comp.target, ast::ExprContext::Store)?;
@@ -133,31 +133,25 @@ fn validate_pattern_match_value(vm: &VirtualMachine, expr: &ast::Expr) -> PyResu
         ast::Expr::Attribute(_) => Ok(()),
         ast::Expr::UnaryOp(op) => match &*op.operand {
             ast::Expr::NumberLiteral(_) => Ok(()),
-            _ => Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "patterns may only match literals and attribute lookups".to_owned(),
-            )),
+            _ => Err(vm.new_value_error("patterns may only match literals and attribute lookups")),
         },
         ast::Expr::BinOp(bin) => match (&*bin.left, &*bin.right) {
             (ast::Expr::NumberLiteral(_), ast::Expr::NumberLiteral(_)) => Ok(()),
-            _ => Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "patterns may only match literals and attribute lookups".to_owned(),
-            )),
+            _ => Err(vm.new_value_error("patterns may only match literals and attribute lookups")),
         },
         ast::Expr::FString(_) | ast::Expr::TString(_) => Ok(()),
         ast::Expr::BooleanLiteral(_)
         | ast::Expr::NoneLiteral(_)
         | ast::Expr::EllipsisLiteral(_) => {
-            Err(vm.new_value_error("unexpected constant inside of a literal pattern".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_value_error("unexpected constant inside of a literal pattern"))
         }
-        _ => Err(
-            vm.new_value_error("patterns may only match literals and attribute lookups".to_owned())
-        ),
+        _ => Err(vm.new_value_error("patterns may only match literals and attribute lookups")),
     }
 }
 
 fn validate_capture(vm: &VirtualMachine, name: &ast::Identifier) -> PyResult<()> {
     if name.as_str() == "_" {
-        return Err(vm.new_value_error("can't capture name '_' in patterns".to_owned()));
+        return Err(vm.new_value_error("can't capture name '_' in patterns"));
     }
     validate_name(vm, name.id())
 }
@@ -172,7 +166,7 @@ fn validate_pattern(vm: &VirtualMachine, pattern: &ast::Pattern, star_ok: bool)
         ast::Pattern::MatchMapping(mapping) => {
             if mapping.keys.len() != mapping.patterns.len() {
                 return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "MatchMapping doesn't have the same number of keys as patterns".to_owned(),
+                    "MatchMapping doesn't have the same number of keys as patterns",
                 ));
             }
             if let Some(rest) = &mapping.rest {
@@ -197,8 +191,7 @@ fn validate_pattern(vm: &VirtualMachine, pattern: &ast::Pattern, star_ok: bool)
                     }
                     _ => {
                         return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                            "MatchClass cls field can only contain Name or Attribute nodes."
-                                .to_owned(),
+                            "MatchClass cls field can only contain Name or Attribute nodes.",
                         ));
                     }
                 }
@@ -214,7 +207,7 @@ fn validate_pattern(vm: &VirtualMachine, pattern: &ast::Pattern, star_ok: bool)
         }
         ast::Pattern::MatchStar(star) => {
             if !star_ok {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("can't use MatchStar here".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("can't use MatchStar here"));
             }
             if let Some(name) = &star.name {
                 validate_capture(vm, name)?;
@@ -230,7 +223,7 @@ fn validate_pattern(vm: &VirtualMachine, pattern: &ast::Pattern, star_ok: bool)
                 Some(pattern) => {
                     if match_as.name.is_none() {
                         return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                            "MatchAs must specify a target name if a pattern is given".to_owned(),
+                            "MatchAs must specify a target name if a pattern is given",
                         ));
                     }
                     validate_pattern(vm, pattern, false)
@@ -239,7 +232,7 @@ fn validate_pattern(vm: &VirtualMachine, pattern: &ast::Pattern, star_ok: bool)
         }
         ast::Pattern::MatchOr(match_or) => {
             if match_or.patterns.len() < 2 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("MatchOr requires at least 2 patterns".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("MatchOr requires at least 2 patterns"));
             }
             validate_patterns(vm, &match_or.patterns, false)
         }
@@ -342,13 +335,13 @@ fn validate_expr(vm: &VirtualMachine, expr: &ast::Expr, ctx: ast::ExprContext) -
     match expr {
         ast::Expr::BoolOp(op) => {
             if op.values.len() < 2 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("BoolOp with less than 2 values".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("BoolOp with less than 2 values"));
             }
             validate_exprs(vm, &op.values, ast::ExprContext::Load, false)
         }
         ast::Expr::Named(named) => {
             if !matches!(&*named.target, ast::Expr::Name(_)) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("NamedExpr target must be a Name".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("NamedExpr target must be a Name"));
             }
             validate_expr(vm, &named.value, ast::ExprContext::Load)
         }
@@ -409,11 +402,11 @@ fn validate_expr(vm: &VirtualMachine, expr: &ast::Expr, ctx: ast::ExprContext) -
         }
         ast::Expr::Compare(compare) => {
             if compare.comparators.is_empty() {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Compare with no comparators".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Compare with no comparators"));
             }
             if compare.comparators.len() != compare.ops.len() {
                 return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "Compare has a different number of comparators and operands".to_owned(),
+                    "Compare has a different number of comparators and operands",
                 ));
             }
             validate_exprs(vm, &compare.comparators, ast::ExprContext::Load, false)?;
@@ -519,7 +512,7 @@ fn validate_stmt(vm: &VirtualMachine, stmt: &ast::Stmt) -> PyResult<()> {
         }
         ast::Stmt::AnnAssign(assign) => {
             if assign.simple && !matches!(&*assign.target, ast::Expr::Name(_)) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("AnnAssign with simple non-Name target".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("AnnAssign with simple non-Name target"));
             }
             validate_expr(vm, &assign.target, ast::ExprContext::Store)?;
             if let Some(value) = &assign.value {
@@ -529,7 +522,7 @@ fn validate_stmt(vm: &VirtualMachine, stmt: &ast::Stmt) -> PyResult<()> {
         }
         ast::Stmt::TypeAlias(alias) => {
             if !matches!(&*alias.name, ast::Expr::Name(_)) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("TypeAlias with non-Name name".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("TypeAlias with non-Name name"));
             }
             validate_expr(vm, &alias.name, ast::ExprContext::Store)?;
             validate_type_params(vm, &alias.type_params)?;
@@ -592,7 +585,7 @@ fn validate_stmt(vm: &VirtualMachine, stmt: &ast::Stmt) -> PyResult<()> {
                     validate_expr(vm, cause, ast::ExprContext::Load)?;
                 }
             } else if raise.cause.is_some() {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Raise with cause but no exception".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("Raise with cause but no exception"));
             }
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
index 528bd4a50a3..e634ce18428 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ mod builtins {
                 // func_type mode requires PyCF_ONLY_AST
                 if mode_str == "func_type" && !is_ast_only {
                     return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                        "compile() mode 'func_type' requires flag PyCF_ONLY_AST".to_owned(),
+                        "compile() mode 'func_type' requires flag PyCF_ONLY_AST",
                     ));
                 }
 
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ mod builtins {
                     let (expected_type, expected_name) = ast::mode_type_and_name(mode_str)
                         .ok_or_else(|| {
                             vm.new_value_error(
-                                "compile() mode must be 'exec', 'eval', 'single' or 'func_type'"
-                                    .to_owned(),
+                                "compile() mode must be 'exec', 'eval', 'single' or 'func_type'",
                             )
                         })?;
                     if !args.source.fast_isinstance(&expected_type) {
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ mod builtins {
                             "exec() globals must be a dict, not {}",
                             globals.class().name()
                         )),
-                        _ => vm.new_type_error("globals must be a dict".to_owned()),
+                        _ => vm.new_type_error("globals must be a dict"),
                     });
                 }
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/codecs.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/codecs.rs
index 6c37ee4c9f9..39ebb3599bd 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/codecs.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/codecs.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mod _codecs {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
         if !handler.is_callable() {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("handler must be callable".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("handler must be callable"));
         }
         vm.state
             .codec_registry
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ mod _codecs_windows {
             None => {
                 // String contains surrogates - not encodable with mbcs
                 return Err(vm.new_unicode_encode_error(
-                    "'mbcs' codec can't encode character: surrogates not allowed".to_string(),
+                    "'mbcs' codec can't encode character: surrogates not allowed",
                 ));
             }
         };
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ mod _codecs_windows {
             None => {
                 // String contains surrogates - not encodable with oem
                 return Err(vm.new_unicode_encode_error(
-                    "'oem' codec can't encode character: surrogates not allowed".to_string(),
+                    "'oem' codec can't encode character: surrogates not allowed",
                 ));
             }
         };
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ mod _codecs_windows {
         use crate::common::windows::ToWideString;
 
         if args.code_page < 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid code page number".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid code page number"));
         }
         let errors = args.errors.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("strict");
         let code_page = args.code_page as u32;
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ mod _codecs_windows {
         use crate::common::wtf8::Wtf8Buf;
 
         if args.code_page < 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid code page number".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid code page number"));
         }
         let errors = args.errors.as_ref().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("strict");
         let code_page = args.code_page as u32;
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes.rs
index 8ab52f3bcef..2534f6128e8 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes.rs
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _ctypes {
             let buffer = cdata.buffer.read();
             if matches!(&*buffer, Cow::Borrowed(_)) {
                 return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "Memory cannot be resized because this object doesn't own it".to_owned(),
+                    "Memory cannot be resized because this object doesn't own it",
                 ));
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs
index 0672d0cbe80..0dc59d51475 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/array.rs
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@ impl PyCArray {
                 } else if let Ok(int_val) = value.try_index(vm) {
                     (int_val.as_bigint().to_usize().unwrap_or(0), None)
                 } else {
-                    return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "bytes or integer address expected instead of {}".to_owned(),
-                    ));
+                    return Err(
+                        vm.new_type_error("bytes or integer address expected instead of {}")
+                    );
                 };
                 if offset + element_size <= buffer.len() {
                     buffer[offset..offset + element_size].copy_from_slice(&ptr_val.to_ne_bytes());
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs
index 90137f2549d..0bfbe57bb04 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs
@@ -1433,8 +1433,7 @@ impl Constructor for PyCField {
 
         if !internal_use {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                "CField is not intended to be used directly; use it via Structure or Union fields"
-                    .to_string(),
+                "CField is not intended to be used directly; use it via Structure or Union fields",
             ));
         }
 
@@ -1493,11 +1492,11 @@ impl Constructor for PyCField {
 
         if let Some(bs) = bit_size_val {
             if bs < 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("number of bits invalid for bit field".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("number of bits invalid for bit field"));
             }
             let bo = bit_offset_val.unwrap_or(0);
             if bo < 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("bit_offset must be >= 0".to_string()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("bit_offset must be >= 0"));
             }
             let type_bits = byte_size * 8;
             if bo + bs > type_bits {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/function.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/function.rs
index bf6dcfad53d..e28fd91abbc 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/function.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/function.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ fn convert_to_pointer(value: &PyObject, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<FfiArgV
             return Ok(FfiArgValue::Pointer(unsigned_val));
         }
         // Value out of range - raise OverflowError
-        return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("int too large to convert to pointer".to_string()));
+        return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("int too large to convert to pointer"));
     }
 
     // 8. Check _as_parameter_ attribute ( recursive ConvParam)
@@ -1308,9 +1308,7 @@ fn resolve_com_method(
 
     // First arg must be the COM object pointer
     if args.args.is_empty() {
-        return Err(
-            vm.new_type_error("COM method requires at least one argument (self)".to_string())
-        );
+        return Err(vm.new_type_error("COM method requires at least one argument (self)"));
     }
 
     // Extract COM pointer value from first argument
@@ -1325,9 +1323,7 @@ fn resolve_com_method(
     } else if let Ok(int_val) = self_arg.try_int(vm) {
         int_val.as_bigint().to_usize().unwrap_or(0)
     } else {
-        return Err(
-            vm.new_type_error("COM method first argument must be a COM pointer".to_string())
-        );
+        return Err(vm.new_type_error("COM method first argument must be a COM pointer"));
     };
 
     if com_ptr == 0 {
@@ -1467,9 +1463,8 @@ fn build_callargs_with_paramflags(
         if is_out && !is_in {
             // Pure OUT parameter: create buffer, don't consume caller arg
             let buffer = create_out_buffer(arg_type, vm)?;
-            let addr = get_buffer_addr(&buffer).ok_or_else(|| {
-                vm.new_type_error("Cannot create OUT buffer for this type".to_string())
-            })?;
+            let addr = get_buffer_addr(&buffer)
+                .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("Cannot create OUT buffer for this type"))?;
             arguments.push(Argument {
                 ffi_type,
                 keep: None,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs
index a127f76ead1..503af1f1d56 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs
@@ -733,9 +733,7 @@ impl PyCPointer {
                     } else if let Ok(int_val) = value.try_index(vm) {
                         int_val.as_bigint().to_usize().unwrap_or(0)
                     } else {
-                        return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                            "bytes/string or integer address expected".to_owned(),
-                        ));
+                        return Err(vm.new_type_error("bytes/string or integer address expected"));
                     };
                     core::ptr::write_unaligned(ptr as *mut usize, ptr_val);
                     return Ok(());
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs
index 107d603677c..3258d67d76f 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/simple.rs
@@ -324,9 +324,7 @@ impl PyCSimpleType {
                 {
                     return create_simple_with_value("c", &value);
                 }
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                    "one character bytes, bytearray or integer expected".to_string(),
-                ));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("one character bytes, bytearray or integer expected"));
             }
             // c_wchar: 1 unicode character
             Some("u") => {
@@ -559,8 +557,7 @@ impl Initializer for PyCSimpleType {
         // Validate _type_ is a single character
         if type_str.len() != 1 {
             return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                "class must define a '_type_' attribute which must be a string of length 1"
-                    .to_owned(),
+                "class must define a '_type_' attribute which must be a string of length 1",
             ));
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/structure.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/structure.rs
index 69d267f287e..b009443e4ea 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/structure.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/structure.rs
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ impl PyCStructType {
                 .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("_fields_ must contain tuples"))?;
 
             if field_tuple.len() < 2 {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                    "_fields_ tuple must have at least 2 elements (name, type)".to_string(),
-                ));
+                return Err(
+                    vm.new_type_error("_fields_ tuple must have at least 2 elements (name, type)")
+                );
             }
 
             let name = field_tuple
@@ -428,9 +428,7 @@ impl PyCStructType {
                     .try_int(vm)?
                     .as_bigint()
                     .to_u16()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| {
-                        vm.new_value_error("number of bits invalid for bit field".to_string())
-                    })?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_value_error("number of bits invalid for bit field"))?;
                 has_bitfield = true;
 
                 let type_bits = (size * 8) as u16;
@@ -534,9 +532,7 @@ impl PyCStructType {
         if let Some(stg_info) = cls.get_type_data::<StgInfo>()
             && stg_info.is_final()
         {
-            return Err(
-                vm.new_attribute_error("Structure or union cannot contain itself".to_string())
-            );
+            return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("Structure or union cannot contain itself"));
         }
 
         // Store StgInfo with aligned size and total alignment
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/union.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/union.rs
index 7526fa92eff..bc595d35e4c 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/union.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/union.rs
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ impl PyCUnionType {
                 .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("_fields_ must contain tuples"))?;
 
             if field_tuple.len() < 2 {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                    "_fields_ tuple must have at least 2 elements (name, type)".to_string(),
-                ));
+                return Err(
+                    vm.new_type_error("_fields_ tuple must have at least 2 elements (name, type)")
+                );
             }
 
             let name = field_tuple
@@ -286,9 +286,7 @@ impl PyCUnionType {
                     .try_int(vm)?
                     .as_bigint()
                     .to_u16()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| {
-                        vm.new_value_error("number of bits invalid for bit field".to_string())
-                    })?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_value_error("number of bits invalid for bit field"))?;
                 has_bitfield = true;
 
                 // Union fields all start at offset 0, so bit_offset = 0
@@ -329,9 +327,7 @@ impl PyCUnionType {
         if let Some(stg_info) = cls.get_type_data::<StgInfo>()
             && stg_info.is_final()
         {
-            return Err(
-                vm.new_attribute_error("Structure or union cannot contain itself".to_string())
-            );
+            return Err(vm.new_attribute_error("Structure or union cannot contain itself"));
         }
 
         // Store StgInfo with aligned size
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/functools.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/functools.rs
index 76012deb9ff..494f0e7fd83 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/functools.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/functools.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ mod _functools {
 
         fn slot_new(cls: PyTypeRef, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             if !args.args.is_empty() || !args.kwargs.is_empty() {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("_PlaceholderType takes no arguments".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("_PlaceholderType takes no arguments"));
             }
             // Return the singleton stored on the type class
             if let Some(instance) = cls.get_attr(vm.ctx.intern_str("_instance")) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ mod _functools {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __init_subclass__(_cls: PyTypeRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot subclass '_PlaceholderType'".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot subclass '_PlaceholderType'"))
         }
     }
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ mod _functools {
             // Validate no trailing placeholders
             let args_slice = args_tuple.as_slice();
             if !args_slice.is_empty() && is_placeholder(args_slice.last().unwrap()) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("trailing Placeholders are not allowed".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("trailing Placeholders are not allowed"));
             }
             let phcount = count_placeholders(args_slice);
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ mod _functools {
 
             // Trailing placeholders are not allowed
             if !final_args.is_empty() && is_placeholder(final_args.last().unwrap()) {
-                return Err(vm.new_type_error("trailing Placeholders are not allowed".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("trailing Placeholders are not allowed"));
             }
 
             let phcount = count_placeholders(&final_args);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/gc.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/gc.rs
index 82b0c68bd9e..f6adc6f4a95 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/gc.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/gc.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ mod gc {
         let generation = args.generation;
         let generation_num = generation.unwrap_or(2);
         if !(0..=2).contains(&generation_num) {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid generation".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("invalid generation"));
         }
 
         // Invoke callbacks with "start" phase
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
index 052937f9f8d..0e636d986f5 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/io.rs
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ mod _io {
                     // Yield to other threads
                     std::thread::yield_now();
                 }
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("write to closed file".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("write to closed file"));
             }
             let mut data = self.writer().lock(vm)?;
             let raw = data.check_init(vm)?;
@@ -4019,7 +4019,7 @@ mod _io {
                 return Ok(vm.ctx.new_str(Wtf8Buf::from(format!("<{type_name}>"))));
             };
             let Some(data) = data.as_ref() else {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("I/O operation on uninitialized object".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("I/O operation on uninitialized object"));
             };
 
             let mut result = Wtf8Buf::from(format!("<{type_name}"));
@@ -4572,9 +4572,9 @@ mod _io {
 
         fn init(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: Self::Args, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             if zelf.exports.load() > 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error(
-                    "Existing exports of data: object cannot be re-sized".to_owned(),
-                ));
+                return Err(
+                    vm.new_buffer_error("Existing exports of data: object cannot be re-sized")
+                );
             }
 
             let raw_bytes = args
@@ -4712,9 +4712,9 @@ mod _io {
         #[pymethod]
         fn close(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
             if self.exports.load() > 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_buffer_error(
-                    "Existing exports of data: object cannot be closed".to_owned(),
-                ));
+                return Err(
+                    vm.new_buffer_error("Existing exports of data: object cannot be closed")
+                );
             }
             self.closed.store(true);
             Ok(())
@@ -4794,7 +4794,7 @@ mod _io {
         #[pymethod]
         fn getbuffer(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyMemoryView> {
             if self.closed.load() {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("I/O operation on closed file.".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("I/O operation on closed file."));
             }
             let len = self.buffer.read().cursor.get_ref().len();
             let buffer = PyBuffer::new(
@@ -6976,7 +6976,7 @@ mod winconsoleio {
 
         #[pymethod(name = "__reduce__")]
         fn reduce(_zelf: &Py<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle '_WindowsConsoleIO' instances".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle '_WindowsConsoleIO' instances"))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
index f9fad0a2033..5dd4cf4f001 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ pub(crate) mod module {
         // If path is a file descriptor, use fchmod
         if let OsPathOrFd::Fd(fd) = path {
             if follow_symlinks.into_option().is_some() {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error(
-                    "chmod: follow_symlinks is not supported with fd argument".to_owned(),
-                ));
+                return Err(
+                    vm.new_value_error("chmod: follow_symlinks is not supported with fd argument")
+                );
             }
             return fchmod_impl(fd.as_raw(), mode, vm);
         }
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ pub(crate) mod module {
         let wide = path.to_wide_cstring(vm)?;
         let buflen = core::cmp::max(wide.len(), Foundation::MAX_PATH as usize);
         if buflen > u32::MAX as usize {
-            return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("path too long".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("path too long"));
         }
         let mut buffer = vec![0u16; buflen];
         let ret = unsafe {
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ pub(crate) mod module {
                 // PathBuffer starts at offset 16
                 (sub_offset, sub_length, 16usize)
             } else {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("not a symbolic link".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("not a symbolic link"));
             };
 
         // Extract the substitute name
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
index 0736ca18032..5456b9420a0 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/os.rs
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ pub(super) mod _os {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __reduce__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'DirEntry' object".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'DirEntry' object"))
         }
     }
 
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ pub(super) mod _os {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __reduce__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'ScandirIterator' object".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'ScandirIterator' object"))
         }
     }
     impl Destructor for ScandirIterator {
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ pub(super) mod _os {
 
         #[pymethod]
         fn __reduce__(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'ScandirIterator' object".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot pickle 'ScandirIterator' object"))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
index 4cdb12f0d47..d34693a0317 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs
@@ -2061,9 +2061,7 @@ pub mod module {
                 Ok(int) => int.try_to_primitive(vm)?,
                 Err(obj) => {
                     let s = obj.downcast::<PyUtf8Str>().map_err(|_| {
-                        vm.new_type_error(
-                            "configuration names must be strings or integers".to_owned(),
-                        )
+                        vm.new_type_error("configuration names must be strings or integers")
                     })?;
                     s.as_str()
                         .parse::<PathconfVar>()
@@ -2456,9 +2454,7 @@ pub mod module {
                 Ok(int) => int.try_to_primitive(vm)?,
                 Err(obj) => {
                     let s = obj.downcast::<PyUtf8Str>().map_err(|_| {
-                        vm.new_type_error(
-                            "configuration names must be strings or integers".to_owned(),
-                        )
+                        vm.new_type_error("configuration names must be strings or integers")
                     })?;
                     {
                         let name = s.as_str();
@@ -2704,7 +2700,7 @@ mod posix_sched {
             class::StaticType,
         };
         if !obj.fast_isinstance(PySchedParam::static_type()) {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("must have a sched_param object".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("must have a sched_param object"));
         }
         let tuple = obj.downcast_ref::<PyTuple>().unwrap();
         let priority = tuple[0].clone();
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs
index e6ad7b53348..a69d766ce51 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/signal.rs
@@ -401,8 +401,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _signal {
                 }
                 // Validate that fd is a valid file descriptor using fstat
                 // First check if SOCKET can be safely cast to i32 (file descriptor)
-                let fd_i32 =
-                    i32::try_from(fd).map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("invalid fd".to_owned()))?;
+                let fd_i32 = i32::try_from(fd).map_err(|_| vm.new_value_error("invalid fd"))?;
                 // Verify the fd is valid by trying to fstat it
                 let borrowed_fd =
                     unsafe { crate::common::crt_fd::Borrowed::try_borrow_raw(fd_i32) }
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _signal {
         if let OptionalArg::Present(obj) = siginfo
             && !vm.is_none(&obj)
         {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("siginfo must be None".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("siginfo must be None"));
         }
 
         let flags = flags.unwrap_or(0);
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
index 68734f94631..40ff2eb25b8 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ mod sys {
 
         // Check if type is immutable
         if type_obj.slots.flags.has_feature(PyTypeFlags::IMMUTABLETYPE) {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("argument is immutable".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("argument is immutable"));
         }
 
         let mut attributes = type_obj.attributes.write();
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
index bf22cb3c9c6..e0458f7ae10 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/thread.rs
@@ -699,9 +699,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _thread {
     fn _excepthook(args: crate::PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         // Type check: args must be _ExceptHookArgs
         let args = args.downcast::<ExceptHookArgs>().map_err(|_| {
-            vm.new_type_error(
-                "_thread._excepthook argument type must be _ExceptHookArgs".to_owned(),
-            )
+            vm.new_type_error("_thread._excepthook argument type must be _ExceptHookArgs")
         })?;
 
         let exc_type = args.exc_type.clone();
@@ -1126,7 +1124,7 @@ pub(crate) mod _thread {
                 let inner = self.inner.lock();
                 let current_ident = get_ident();
                 if inner.ident == current_ident && inner.state == ThreadHandleState::Running {
-                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot join current thread".to_owned()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot join current thread"));
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs
index 3477648c4a7..80749c066b6 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ mod decl {
         {
             let year = tm.tm_year + 1900;
             if !(1..=9999).contains(&year) {
-                return Err(vm.new_value_error("strftime() requires year in [1; 9999]".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_value_error("strftime() requires year in [1; 9999]"));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/typing.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/typing.rs
index 79064346e27..7467a7f2574 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/typing.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/typing.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
         type Args = FuncArgs;
 
         fn slot_new(_cls: PyTypeRef, _args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot create '_typing._ConstEvaluator' instances".to_owned()))
+            Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot create '_typing._ConstEvaluator' instances"))
         }
 
         fn py_new(_cls: &Py<PyType>, _args: Self::Args, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<Self> {
@@ -276,9 +276,7 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
 
         fn __getitem__(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
             if zelf.type_params.is_empty() {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_type_error("Only generic type aliases are subscriptable".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_type_error("Only generic type aliases are subscriptable"));
             }
             let args_tuple = if let Ok(tuple) = args.try_to_ref::<PyTuple>(vm) {
                 tuple.to_owned()
@@ -373,16 +371,13 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
             let name = if !args.args.is_empty() {
                 if args.kwargs.contains_key("name") {
                     return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "argument for typealias() given by name ('name') and position (1)"
-                            .to_owned(),
+                        "argument for typealias() given by name ('name') and position (1)",
                     ));
                 }
                 args.args[0].clone()
             } else {
                 args.kwargs.get("name").cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error(
-                        "typealias() missing required argument 'name' (pos 1)".to_owned(),
-                    )
+                    vm.new_type_error("typealias() missing required argument 'name' (pos 1)")
                 })?
             };
 
@@ -390,16 +385,13 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
             let value = if args.args.len() >= 2 {
                 if args.kwargs.contains_key("value") {
                     return Err(vm.new_type_error(
-                        "argument for typealias() given by name ('value') and position (2)"
-                            .to_owned(),
+                        "argument for typealias() given by name ('value') and position (2)",
                     ));
                 }
                 args.args[1].clone()
             } else {
                 args.kwargs.get("value").cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
-                    vm.new_type_error(
-                        "typealias() missing required argument 'value' (pos 2)".to_owned(),
-                    )
+                    vm.new_type_error("typealias() missing required argument 'value' (pos 2)")
                 })?
             };
 
@@ -414,7 +406,7 @@ pub(crate) mod decl {
                 let tp = tp
                     .clone()
                     .downcast::<crate::builtins::PyTuple>()
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("type_params must be a tuple".to_owned()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("type_params must be a tuple"))?;
                 Self::check_type_params(&tp, vm)?;
                 tp
             } else {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/warnings.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/warnings.rs
index 9b846725347..a41ce2625c7 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/warnings.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/warnings.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ mod _warnings {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn _release_lock(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         if !vm.state.warnings.release_lock() {
-            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot release un-acquired lock".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("cannot release un-acquired lock"));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ mod _warnings {
         if let Some(ref prefixes) = skip_prefixes {
             for item in prefixes.iter() {
                 if !item.class().is(vm.ctx.types.str_type) {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_type_error("skip_file_prefixes must be a tuple of strs".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("skip_file_prefixes must be a tuple of strs"));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -188,17 +186,17 @@ mod _warnings {
             && !vm.is_none(mg)
             && !mg.class().is(vm.ctx.types.dict_type)
         {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("module_globals must be a dict".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("module_globals must be a dict"));
         }
 
-        let category =
-            if vm.is_none(&args.category) {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some(PyTypeRef::try_from_object(vm, args.category).map_err(|_| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("category must be a Warning subclass".to_owned())
-                })?)
-            };
+        let category = if vm.is_none(&args.category) {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(
+                PyTypeRef::try_from_object(vm, args.category)
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("category must be a Warning subclass"))?,
+            )
+        };
 
         crate::warn::warn_explicit(
             category,
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs
index 026d8d38c63..264d14327da 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winreg.rs
@@ -958,15 +958,15 @@ mod winreg {
                 }
                 let val = value
                     .downcast_ref::<PyInt>()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("value must be an integer".to_string()))?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("value must be an integer"))?;
                 let bigint = val.as_bigint();
                 // Check for negative value - raise OverflowError
                 if bigint.sign() == Sign::Minus {
-                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert".to_string()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert"));
                 }
                 let val = bigint
                     .to_u32()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert".to_string()))?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert"))?;
                 Ok(Some(val.to_le_bytes().to_vec()))
             }
             REG_QWORD => {
@@ -975,15 +975,15 @@ mod winreg {
                 }
                 let val = value
                     .downcast_ref::<PyInt>()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("value must be an integer".to_string()))?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("value must be an integer"))?;
                 let bigint = val.as_bigint();
                 // Check for negative value - raise OverflowError
                 if bigint.sign() == Sign::Minus {
-                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert".to_string()));
+                    return Err(vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert"));
                 }
                 let val = bigint
                     .to_u64()
-                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert".to_string()))?;
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("int too big to convert"))?;
                 Ok(Some(val.to_le_bytes().to_vec()))
             }
             REG_SZ | REG_EXPAND_SZ => {
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ mod winreg {
                 }
                 let s = value
                     .downcast::<PyStr>()
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("value must be a string".to_string()))?;
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("value must be a string"))?;
                 let wide = s.as_wtf8().to_wide_with_nul();
                 // Convert Vec<u16> to Vec<u8>
                 let bytes: Vec<u8> = wide.iter().flat_map(|&c| c.to_le_bytes()).collect();
@@ -1004,15 +1004,15 @@ mod winreg {
                     // Empty list = double null terminator
                     return Ok(Some(vec![0u8, 0u8, 0u8, 0u8]));
                 }
-                let list = value.downcast::<crate::builtins::PyList>().map_err(|_| {
-                    vm.new_type_error("value must be a list of strings".to_string())
-                })?;
+                let list = value
+                    .downcast::<crate::builtins::PyList>()
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("value must be a list of strings"))?;
 
                 let mut bytes: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
                 for item in list.borrow_vec().iter() {
-                    let s = item.downcast_ref::<PyStr>().ok_or_else(|| {
-                        vm.new_type_error("list items must be strings".to_string())
-                    })?;
+                    let s = item
+                        .downcast_ref::<PyStr>()
+                        .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("list items must be strings"))?;
                     let wide = s.as_wtf8().to_wide_with_nul();
                     bytes.extend(wide.iter().flat_map(|&c| c.to_le_bytes()));
                 }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winsound.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winsound.rs
index 729305f879d..0ca2e9a2258 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winsound.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/winsound.rs
@@ -87,24 +87,22 @@ mod winsound {
         if vm.is_none(&sound) {
             let ok = unsafe { super::win32::PlaySoundW(core::ptr::null(), 0, flags) };
             if ok == 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to play sound".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to play sound"));
             }
             return Ok(());
         }
 
         if flags & SND_MEMORY != 0 {
             if flags & SND_ASYNC != 0 {
-                return Err(
-                    vm.new_runtime_error("Cannot play asynchronously from memory".to_owned())
-                );
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Cannot play asynchronously from memory"));
             }
             let buffer = PyBuffer::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, &sound)?;
-            let buf = buffer.as_contiguous().ok_or_else(|| {
-                vm.new_type_error("a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'".to_owned())
-            })?;
+            let buf = buffer
+                .as_contiguous()
+                .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'"))?;
             let ok = unsafe { super::win32::PlaySoundW(buf.as_ptr() as *const u16, 0, flags) };
             if ok == 0 {
-                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to play sound".to_owned()));
+                return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to play sound"));
             }
             return Ok(());
         }
@@ -138,9 +136,7 @@ mod winsound {
                 let result = fspath.call((), vm)?;
 
                 if result.downcastable::<PyBytes>() {
-                    return Err(
-                        vm.new_type_error("'sound' must resolve to str, not bytes".to_owned())
-                    );
+                    return Err(vm.new_type_error("'sound' must resolve to str, not bytes"));
                 }
 
                 let s: &PyStr = result.downcast_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -157,13 +153,13 @@ mod winsound {
 
         // Check for embedded null characters
         if path.as_bytes().contains(&0) {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("embedded null character".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("embedded null character"));
         }
 
         let wide = path.to_wide_with_nul();
         let ok = unsafe { super::win32::PlaySoundW(wide.as_ptr(), 0, flags) };
         if ok == 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to play sound".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to play sound"));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -179,12 +175,12 @@ mod winsound {
     #[pyfunction]
     fn Beep(args: BeepArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         if !(37..=32767).contains(&args.frequency) {
-            return Err(vm.new_value_error("frequency must be in 37 thru 32767".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error("frequency must be in 37 thru 32767"));
         }
 
         let ok = unsafe { super::win32::Beep(args.frequency as u32, args.duration as u32) };
         if ok == 0 {
-            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to beep".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("Failed to beep"));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/types/structseq.rs b/crates/vm/src/types/structseq.rs
index 0ac73c0fc19..0744d7a4a00 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/types/structseq.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/types/structseq.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ pub trait PyStructSequence: StaticType + PyClassImpl + Sized + 'static {
     #[pymethod]
     fn __replace__(zelf: PyRef<PyTuple>, args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if !args.args.is_empty() {
-            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__replace__() takes no positional arguments".to_owned()));
+            return Err(vm.new_type_error("__replace__() takes no positional arguments"));
         }
 
         if Self::Data::UNNAMED_FIELDS_LEN > 0 {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs b/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs
index 70d845b03f5..2f6f0bbee01 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/vm/python_run.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ mod file_run {
                 let loader = module_dict.get_item("__loader__", self)?;
                 let get_code = loader.get_attr("get_code", self)?;
                 let code_obj = get_code.call((identifier!(self, __main__).to_owned(),), self)?;
-                let code = code_obj.downcast::<PyCode>().map_err(|_| {
-                    self.new_runtime_error("Bad code object in .pyc file".to_owned())
-                })?;
+                let code = code_obj
+                    .downcast::<PyCode>()
+                    .map_err(|_| self.new_runtime_error("Bad code object in .pyc file"))?;
                 self.run_code_obj(code, scope)?;
             } else {
                 if path != "<stdin>" {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/warn.rs b/crates/vm/src/warn.rs
index 7cefed3b1ae..0bae7a9619a 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/warn.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/warn.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ pub(crate) fn warn_explicit(
         vm,
     )?;
     let action_str = PyStrRef::try_from_object(vm, action)
-        .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("action must be a string".to_owned()))?;
+        .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("action must be a string"))?;
 
     if action_str.as_bytes() == b"error" {
         let exc = PyBaseExceptionRef::try_from_object(vm, message)?;
@@ -470,13 +470,11 @@ fn call_show_warning(
         return show_warning(filename, lineno, text, category, source_line, vm);
     };
     if !show_fn.is_callable() {
-        return Err(
-            vm.new_type_error("warnings._showwarnmsg() must be set to a callable".to_owned())
-        );
+        return Err(vm.new_type_error("warnings._showwarnmsg() must be set to a callable"));
     }
     let Some(warnmsg_cls) = get_warnings_attr(vm, identifier!(&vm.ctx, WarningMessage), false)?
     else {
-        return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("unable to get warnings.WarningMessage".to_owned()));
+        return Err(vm.new_runtime_error("unable to get warnings.WarningMessage"));
     };
 
     let msg = warnmsg_cls.call(
@@ -591,7 +589,7 @@ fn setup_context(
             .get_attr(identifier!(vm, __dict__), vm)
             .and_then(|d| {
                 d.downcast::<crate::builtins::PyDict>()
-                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("sys.__dict__ is not a dictionary".to_owned()))
+                    .map_err(|_| vm.new_type_error("sys.__dict__ is not a dictionary"))
             })?;
         (globals, vm.ctx.intern_str("<sys>"), 0)
     };