diff --git a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
index 3897fdd8282..cefe9d44bf4 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
    set to *NULL*.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject **args, int argcount, PyObject **kws, int kwcount, PyObject **defs, int defcount, PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject *const *args, int argcount, PyObject *const *kws, int kwcount, PyObject *const *defs, int defcount, PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure)
 
    Evaluate a precompiled code object, given a particular environment for its
    evaluation.  This environment consists of a dictionary of global variables,
diff --git a/Include/abstract.h b/Include/abstract.h
index 8969019e30c..991c1c3ee00 100644
--- a/Include/abstract.h
+++ b/Include/abstract.h
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable,
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) _PyStack_AsTuple(
-    PyObject **stack,
+    PyObject *const *stack,
     Py_ssize_t nargs);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) _PyStack_AsTupleSlice(
-    PyObject **stack,
+    PyObject *const *stack,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     Py_ssize_t start,
     Py_ssize_t end);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) _PyStack_AsTupleSlice(
    an exception, the caller is responsible to implement an explicit keys on
    kwnames. */
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyStack_AsDict(
-    PyObject **values,
+    PyObject *const *values,
     PyObject *kwnames);
 
 /* Convert (args, nargs, kwargs: dict) into a (stack, nargs, kwnames: tuple).
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyStack_AsDict(
    The type of keyword keys is not checked, these checks should be done
    later (ex: _PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords). */
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyStack_UnpackDict(
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwargs,
-    PyObject ***p_stack,
+    PyObject *const **p_stack,
     PyObject **p_kwnames);
 
 /* Suggested size (number of positional arguments) for arrays of PyObject*
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_HasFastCall(PyObject *callable);
    error. */
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FastCallDict(
     PyObject *callable,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwargs);
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FastCallDict(
    error. */
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FastCallKeywords(
     PyObject *callable,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwnames);
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_Call_Prepend(
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FastCall_Prepend(
     PyObject *callable,
     PyObject *obj,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _Py_CheckFunctionResult(PyObject *callable,
diff --git a/Include/descrobject.h b/Include/descrobject.h
index cb43174838a..73bbb3fe54e 100644
--- a/Include/descrobject.h
+++ b/Include/descrobject.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDescr_NewGetSet(PyTypeObject *,
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyMethodDescr_FastCallKeywords(
-        PyObject *descrobj, PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames);
+        PyObject *descrobj, PyObject *const *stack, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDescr_NewWrapper(PyTypeObject *,
                                                 struct wrapperbase *, void *);
 #define PyDescr_IsData(d) (Py_TYPE(d)->tp_descr_set != NULL)
diff --git a/Include/eval.h b/Include/eval.h
index 9541e106e29..2c1c2d0549a 100644
--- a/Include/eval.h
+++ b/Include/eval.h
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyEval_EvalCode(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyObject *co,
                                          PyObject *globals,
                                          PyObject *locals,
-                                         PyObject **args, int argc,
-                                         PyObject **kwds, int kwdc,
-                                         PyObject **defs, int defc,
+                                         PyObject *const *args, int argc,
+                                         PyObject *const *kwds, int kwdc,
+                                         PyObject *const *defs, int defc,
                                          PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure);
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName(
     PyObject *co,
     PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals,
-    PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t argcount,
-    PyObject **kwnames, PyObject **kwargs,
+    PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t argcount,
+    PyObject *const *kwnames, PyObject *const *kwargs,
     Py_ssize_t kwcount, int kwstep,
-    PyObject **defs, Py_ssize_t defcount,
+    PyObject *const *defs, Py_ssize_t defcount,
     PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure,
     PyObject *name, PyObject *qualname);
 
diff --git a/Include/funcobject.h b/Include/funcobject.h
index 89305dcf768..86674ac90a0 100644
--- a/Include/funcobject.h
+++ b/Include/funcobject.h
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyFunction_SetAnnotations(PyObject *, PyObject *);
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyFunction_FastCallDict(
     PyObject *func,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwargs);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyFunction_FastCallKeywords(
     PyObject *func,
-    PyObject **stack,
+    PyObject *const *stack,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwnames);
 #endif
diff --git a/Include/methodobject.h b/Include/methodobject.h
index 66e6a554b11..ea35d86bcd1 100644
--- a/Include/methodobject.h
+++ b/Include/methodobject.h
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCFunction_Type;
 #define PyCFunction_Check(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyCFunction_Type)
 
 typedef PyObject *(*PyCFunction)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
-typedef PyObject *(*_PyCFunctionFast) (PyObject *, PyObject **, Py_ssize_t);
+typedef PyObject *(*_PyCFunctionFast) (PyObject *, PyObject *const *, Py_ssize_t);
 typedef PyObject *(*PyCFunctionWithKeywords)(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                                              PyObject *);
 typedef PyObject *(*_PyCFunctionFastWithKeywords) (PyObject *,
-                                                   PyObject **, Py_ssize_t,
+                                                   PyObject *const *, Py_ssize_t,
                                                    PyObject *);
 typedef PyObject *(*PyNoArgsFunction)(PyObject *);
 
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCFunction_Call(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyCFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwargs);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyCFunction_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *func,
-    PyObject **stack,
+    PyObject *const *stack,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwnames);
 #endif
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyMethodDef_RawFastCallDict(
     PyMethodDef *method,
     PyObject *self,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwargs);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyMethodDef_RawFastCallKeywords(
     PyMethodDef *method,
     PyObject *self,
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwnames);
 #endif
diff --git a/Include/modsupport.h b/Include/modsupport.h
index 73d86a94b95..a238bef03cb 100644
--- a/Include/modsupport.h
+++ b/Include/modsupport.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _Py_BuildValue_SizeT(const char *, ...);
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_UnpackStack(
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     const char *name,
     Py_ssize_t min,
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ typedef struct _PyArg_Parser {
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                                                  struct _PyArg_Parser *, ...);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseStack(
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     const char *format,
     ...);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords(
-    PyObject **args,
+    PyObject *const *args,
     Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *kwnames,
     struct _PyArg_Parser *,
diff --git a/Include/unicodeobject.h b/Include/unicodeobject.h
index 61e713be072..0274de6733a 100644
--- a/Include/unicodeobject.h
+++ b/Include/unicodeobject.h
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyUnicode_Join(
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyUnicode_JoinArray(
     PyObject *separator,
-    PyObject **items,
+    PyObject *const *items,
     Py_ssize_t seqlen
     );
 #endif /* Py_LIMITED_API */
diff --git a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
index b6cceee27f5..222cace5af7 100644
--- a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ done:
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-deque_rotate(dequeobject *deque, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+deque_rotate(dequeobject *deque, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     Py_ssize_t n=1;
 
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ deque_len(dequeobject *deque)
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-deque_index(dequeobject *deque, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+deque_index(dequeobject *deque, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     Py_ssize_t i, n, start=0, stop=Py_SIZE(deque);
     PyObject *v, *item;
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(index_doc,
 */
 
 static PyObject *
-deque_insert(dequeobject *deque, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+deque_insert(dequeobject *deque, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     Py_ssize_t index;
     Py_ssize_t n = Py_SIZE(deque);
diff --git a/Modules/_elementtree.c b/Modules/_elementtree.c
index b4c0f4c87a8..1dfdb3ce34f 100644
--- a/Modules/_elementtree.c
+++ b/Modules/_elementtree.c
@@ -2771,7 +2771,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } XMLParserObject;
 
 static PyObject*
-_elementtree_XMLParser_doctype(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs);
+_elementtree_XMLParser_doctype(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs);
 static PyObject *
 _elementtree_XMLParser_doctype_impl(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject *name,
                                     PyObject *pubid, PyObject *system);
diff --git a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
index d597987b442..c8d175860b7 100644
--- a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ generate_hash_name_list(void)
  */
 #define GEN_CONSTRUCTOR(NAME)  \
     static PyObject * \
-    EVP_new_ ## NAME (PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs) \
+    EVP_new_ ## NAME (PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs) \
     { \
         PyObject *data_obj = NULL; \
         Py_buffer view = { 0 }; \
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/_iomodule.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/_iomodule.c.h
index 3d6d5c7e04b..b8ae2ce34eb 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/_iomodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/_iomodule.c.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ _io_open_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *file, const char *mode,
               const char *newline, int closefd, PyObject *opener);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_open(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_io_open(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", "mode", "buffering", "encoding", "errors", "newline", "closefd", "opener", NULL};
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ _io_open(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=7e0ab289d8465580 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=a9de1ae79c960e81 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/bufferedio.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/bufferedio.c.h
index fafcc129152..7b93929675f 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/bufferedio.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/bufferedio.c.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__Buffered_peek_impl(buffered *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__Buffered_peek(buffered *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__Buffered_peek(buffered *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = 0;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__Buffered_read_impl(buffered *self, Py_ssize_t n);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__Buffered_read(buffered *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__Buffered_read(buffered *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t n = -1;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__Buffered_read1_impl(buffered *self, Py_ssize_t n);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__Buffered_read1(buffered *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__Buffered_read1(buffered *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t n = -1;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__Buffered_readline_impl(buffered *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__Buffered_readline(buffered *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__Buffered_readline(buffered *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__Buffered_seek_impl(buffered *self, PyObject *targetobj, int whence);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__Buffered_seek(buffered *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__Buffered_seek(buffered *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *targetobj;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__Buffered_truncate_impl(buffered *self, PyObject *pos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__Buffered_truncate(buffered *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__Buffered_truncate(buffered *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *pos = Py_None;
@@ -476,4 +476,4 @@ _io_BufferedRandom___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=2b817df0bf814ddc input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=9a20dd4eaabb5d58 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/bytesio.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/bytesio.c.h
index c9203325965..5c155cb3066 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/bytesio.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/bytesio.c.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_BytesIO_read_impl(bytesio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_BytesIO_read(bytesio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_BytesIO_read(bytesio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_BytesIO_read1_impl(bytesio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_BytesIO_read1(bytesio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_BytesIO_read1(bytesio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_BytesIO_readline_impl(bytesio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_BytesIO_readline(bytesio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_BytesIO_readline(bytesio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_BytesIO_readlines_impl(bytesio *self, PyObject *arg);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_BytesIO_readlines(bytesio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_BytesIO_readlines(bytesio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *arg = Py_None;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_BytesIO_truncate_impl(bytesio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_BytesIO_truncate(bytesio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_BytesIO_truncate(bytesio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = self->pos;
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_BytesIO_seek_impl(bytesio *self, Py_ssize_t pos, int whence);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_BytesIO_seek(bytesio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_BytesIO_seek(bytesio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t pos;
@@ -444,4 +444,4 @@ _io_BytesIO___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=20946f5a2ed4492b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=9ba9a68c8c5669e7 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/fileio.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/fileio.c.h
index 720e7226557..8a9958aaecf 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/fileio.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/fileio.c.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_FileIO_read_impl(fileio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_FileIO_read(fileio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_FileIO_read(fileio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_FileIO_seek_impl(fileio *self, PyObject *pos, int whence);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_FileIO_seek(fileio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_FileIO_seek(fileio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *pos;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_FileIO_truncate_impl(fileio *self, PyObject *posobj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_FileIO_truncate(fileio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_FileIO_truncate(fileio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *posobj = NULL;
@@ -373,4 +373,4 @@ _io_FileIO_isatty(fileio *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 #ifndef _IO_FILEIO_TRUNCATE_METHODDEF
     #define _IO_FILEIO_TRUNCATE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_IO_FILEIO_TRUNCATE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=1af8b4031633b763 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=a8796438c8b7c49a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/iobase.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/iobase.c.h
index 2ab61a816bf..e6f72cd5ff9 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/iobase.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/iobase.c.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__IOBase_readline_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t limit);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__IOBase_readline(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__IOBase_readline(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t limit = -1;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__IOBase_readlines_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t hint);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__IOBase_readlines(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__IOBase_readlines(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t hint = -1;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__RawIOBase_read_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t n);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__RawIOBase_read(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__RawIOBase_read(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t n = -1;
@@ -279,4 +279,4 @@ _io__RawIOBase_readall(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _io__RawIOBase_readall_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=1dc5cc1a9977d73f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=64989ec3dbf44a7c input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/stringio.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/stringio.c.h
index d0d429698ec..72b2540d47a 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/stringio.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/stringio.c.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_StringIO_read_impl(stringio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_StringIO_read(stringio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_StringIO_read(stringio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_StringIO_readline_impl(stringio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_StringIO_readline(stringio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_StringIO_readline(stringio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_StringIO_truncate_impl(stringio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_StringIO_truncate(stringio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_StringIO_truncate(stringio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = self->pos;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_StringIO_seek_impl(stringio *self, Py_ssize_t pos, int whence);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_StringIO_seek(stringio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_StringIO_seek(stringio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t pos;
@@ -286,4 +286,4 @@ _io_StringIO_seekable(stringio *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _io_StringIO_seekable_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=a5e963d90b4eedc0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=73c4d6e5cc3b1a58 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/textio.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/textio.c.h
index a42800507c3..53ac0de89ab 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/textio.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/textio.c.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ _io_IncrementalNewlineDecoder_decode_impl(nldecoder_object *self,
                                           PyObject *input, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_IncrementalNewlineDecoder_decode(nldecoder_object *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_io_IncrementalNewlineDecoder_decode(nldecoder_object *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"input", "final", NULL};
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ _io_TextIOWrapper_reconfigure_impl(textio *self,
                                    PyObject *write_through_obj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_TextIOWrapper_reconfigure(textio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_io_TextIOWrapper_reconfigure(textio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"line_buffering", "write_through", NULL};
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_TextIOWrapper_read_impl(textio *self, Py_ssize_t n);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_TextIOWrapper_read(textio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_TextIOWrapper_read(textio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t n = -1;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_TextIOWrapper_readline_impl(textio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_TextIOWrapper_readline(textio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_TextIOWrapper_readline(textio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_TextIOWrapper_seek_impl(textio *self, PyObject *cookieObj, int whence);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_TextIOWrapper_seek(textio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_TextIOWrapper_seek(textio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *cookieObj;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io_TextIOWrapper_truncate_impl(textio *self, PyObject *pos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io_TextIOWrapper_truncate(textio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io_TextIOWrapper_truncate(textio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *pos = Py_None;
@@ -499,4 +499,4 @@ _io_TextIOWrapper_close(textio *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _io_TextIOWrapper_close_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=937989df0a8abfc3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=679b3ac5284df4e0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_io/clinic/winconsoleio.c.h b/Modules/_io/clinic/winconsoleio.c.h
index 94153451382..2291225ead3 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/clinic/winconsoleio.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_io/clinic/winconsoleio.c.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _io__WindowsConsoleIO_read_impl(winconsoleio *self, Py_ssize_t size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_io__WindowsConsoleIO_read(winconsoleio *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_io__WindowsConsoleIO_read(winconsoleio *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t size = -1;
@@ -328,4 +328,4 @@ _io__WindowsConsoleIO_isatty(winconsoleio *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 #ifndef _IO__WINDOWSCONSOLEIO_ISATTY_METHODDEF
     #define _IO__WINDOWSCONSOLEIO_ISATTY_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_IO__WINDOWSCONSOLEIO_ISATTY_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=7f74992fcd5bd89d input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=6d351a8200a8e848 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_sha3/clinic/sha3module.c.h b/Modules/_sha3/clinic/sha3module.c.h
index b345ccde77d..a1e80b061e5 100644
--- a/Modules/_sha3/clinic/sha3module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/_sha3/clinic/sha3module.c.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha3_shake_128_digest_impl(SHA3object *self, unsigned long length);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha3_shake_128_digest(SHA3object *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha3_shake_128_digest(SHA3object *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"length", NULL};
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha3_shake_128_hexdigest_impl(SHA3object *self, unsigned long length);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha3_shake_128_hexdigest(SHA3object *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha3_shake_128_hexdigest(SHA3object *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"length", NULL};
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ _sha3_shake_128_hexdigest(SHA3object *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, P
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=7c1ac102411764f2 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=a3aeb6c3b2fbd905 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index 04d7f8e1871..66f74d63b73 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ Struct_iter_unpack(PyStructObject *self, PyObject *buffer)
  *
  */
 static int
-s_pack_internal(PyStructObject *soself, PyObject **args, int offset, char* buf)
+s_pack_internal(PyStructObject *soself, PyObject *const *args, int offset, char* buf)
 {
     formatcode *code;
     /* XXX(nnorwitz): why does i need to be a local?  can we use
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ to the format string S.format.  See help(struct) for more on format\n\
 strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
-s_pack(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+s_pack(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyStructObject *soself;
     PyObject *result;
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ offset.  Note that the offset is a required argument.  See\n\
 help(struct) for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
-s_pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+s_pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyStructObject *soself;
     Py_buffer buffer;
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ Return a bytes object containing the values v1, v2, ... packed according\n\
 to the format string.  See help(struct) for more on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
-pack(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+pack(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *s_object = NULL;
     PyObject *format, *result;
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ that the offset is a required argument.  See help(struct) for more\n\
 on format strings.");
 
 static PyObject *
-pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+pack_into(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *s_object = NULL;
     PyObject *format, *result;
diff --git a/Modules/cjkcodecs/clinic/multibytecodec.c.h b/Modules/cjkcodecs/clinic/multibytecodec.c.h
index d0810adf65b..25857fc6d6f 100644
--- a/Modules/cjkcodecs/clinic/multibytecodec.c.h
+++ b/Modules/cjkcodecs/clinic/multibytecodec.c.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteCodec_encode_impl(MultibyteCodecObject *self,
                                            const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteCodec_encode(MultibyteCodecObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteCodec_encode(MultibyteCodecObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"input", "errors", NULL};
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteCodec_decode_impl(MultibyteCodecObject *self,
                                            const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteCodec_decode(MultibyteCodecObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteCodec_decode(MultibyteCodecObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"input", "errors", NULL};
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteIncrementalEncoder_encode_impl(MultibyteIncrementalEnco
                                                         int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteIncrementalEncoder_encode(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteIncrementalEncoder_encode(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"input", "final", NULL};
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteIncrementalDecoder_decode_impl(MultibyteIncrementalDeco
                                                         int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteIncrementalDecoder_decode(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteIncrementalDecoder_decode(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"input", "final", NULL};
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_read_impl(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *sel
                                                 PyObject *sizeobj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_read(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_read(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *sizeobj = Py_None;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_readline_impl(MultibyteStreamReaderObject
                                                     PyObject *sizeobj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_readline(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_readline(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *sizeobj = Py_None;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ _multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_readlines_impl(MultibyteStreamReaderObject
                                                      PyObject *sizehintobj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_readlines(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_multibytecodec_MultibyteStreamReader_readlines(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *sizehintobj = Py_None;
@@ -330,4 +330,4 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(_multibytecodec___create_codec__doc__,
 
 #define _MULTIBYTECODEC___CREATE_CODEC_METHODDEF    \
     {"__create_codec", (PyCFunction)_multibytecodec___create_codec, METH_O, _multibytecodec___create_codec__doc__},
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=dc2352619de9d74f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=680f59f4cfe63c25 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_asynciomodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_asynciomodule.c.h
index 8022d1c6f50..952316cc195 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_asynciomodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_asynciomodule.c.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _asyncio_Task_current_task_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *loop);
 
 static PyObject *
-_asyncio_Task_current_task(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_asyncio_Task_current_task(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"loop", NULL};
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _asyncio_Task_all_tasks_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *loop);
 
 static PyObject *
-_asyncio_Task_all_tasks(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_asyncio_Task_all_tasks(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"loop", NULL};
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _asyncio_Task_get_stack_impl(TaskObj *self, PyObject *limit);
 
 static PyObject *
-_asyncio_Task_get_stack(TaskObj *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_asyncio_Task_get_stack(TaskObj *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"limit", NULL};
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ _asyncio_Task_print_stack_impl(TaskObj *self, PyObject *limit,
                                PyObject *file);
 
 static PyObject *
-_asyncio_Task_print_stack(TaskObj *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_asyncio_Task_print_stack(TaskObj *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"limit", "file", NULL};
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _asyncio_Task__step_impl(TaskObj *self, PyObject *exc);
 
 static PyObject *
-_asyncio_Task__step(TaskObj *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_asyncio_Task__step(TaskObj *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"exc", NULL};
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _asyncio_Task__wakeup_impl(TaskObj *self, PyObject *fut);
 
 static PyObject *
-_asyncio_Task__wakeup(TaskObj *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_asyncio_Task__wakeup(TaskObj *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fut", NULL};
@@ -595,4 +595,4 @@ _asyncio_get_running_loop(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _asyncio_get_running_loop_impl(module);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d40b94e629571d48 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=21e5424c3a5572b0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h
index 4ebdf7f5393..601bcc690d9 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_bz2module.c.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ _bz2_BZ2Decompressor_decompress_impl(BZ2Decompressor *self, Py_buffer *data,
                                      Py_ssize_t max_length);
 
 static PyObject *
-_bz2_BZ2Decompressor_decompress(BZ2Decompressor *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_bz2_BZ2Decompressor_decompress(BZ2Decompressor *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "max_length", NULL};
@@ -174,4 +174,4 @@ _bz2_BZ2Decompressor___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=835673574cf12cc4 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=564a0313177fff63 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h
index f19d01da691..2f660fd3b4d 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_codecsmodule.c.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _codecs_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, const char *encoding,
                     const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_codecs_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ _codecs_decode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, const char *encoding,
                     const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_codecs_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ _codecs_escape_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                            const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_escape_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_escape_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ _codecs_escape_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *data,
                            const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_escape_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_escape_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *data;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ _codecs_unicode_internal_decode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj,
                                      const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_unicode_internal_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_unicode_internal_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ _codecs_utf_7_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                           const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_7_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_7_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ _codecs_utf_8_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                           const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_8_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_8_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                            const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_le_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                               const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_le_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_le_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_be_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                               const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_be_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_be_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_ex_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                               const char *errors, int byteorder, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_ex_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_ex_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                            const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_le_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                               const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_le_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_le_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_be_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                               const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_be_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_be_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_ex_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                               const char *errors, int byteorder, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_ex_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_ex_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ _codecs_unicode_escape_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                                    const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_unicode_escape_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_unicode_escape_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ _codecs_raw_unicode_escape_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                                        const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_raw_unicode_escape_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_raw_unicode_escape_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ _codecs_latin_1_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                             const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_latin_1_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_latin_1_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ _codecs_ascii_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                           const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_ascii_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_ascii_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ _codecs_charmap_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                             const char *errors, PyObject *mapping);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_charmap_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_charmap_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ _codecs_mbcs_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                          const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_mbcs_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_mbcs_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ _codecs_oem_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                         const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_oem_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_oem_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ _codecs_code_page_decode_impl(PyObject *module, int codepage,
                               Py_buffer *data, const char *errors, int final);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_code_page_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_code_page_decode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int codepage;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ _codecs_readbuffer_encode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
                                const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_readbuffer_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_readbuffer_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ _codecs_unicode_internal_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj,
                                      const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_unicode_internal_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_unicode_internal_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ _codecs_utf_7_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                           const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_7_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_7_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ _codecs_utf_8_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                           const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_8_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_8_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                            const char *errors, int byteorder);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_le_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                               const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_le_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_le_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ _codecs_utf_16_be_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                               const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_16_be_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_16_be_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                            const char *errors, int byteorder);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_le_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                               const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_le_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_le_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ _codecs_utf_32_be_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                               const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_utf_32_be_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_utf_32_be_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ _codecs_unicode_escape_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                                    const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_unicode_escape_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_unicode_escape_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ _codecs_raw_unicode_escape_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                                        const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_raw_unicode_escape_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_raw_unicode_escape_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ _codecs_latin_1_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                             const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_latin_1_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_latin_1_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ _codecs_ascii_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                           const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_ascii_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_ascii_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ _codecs_charmap_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str,
                             const char *errors, PyObject *mapping);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_charmap_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_charmap_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _codecs_mbcs_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str, const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_mbcs_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_mbcs_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _codecs_oem_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *str, const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_oem_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_oem_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *str;
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ _codecs_code_page_encode_impl(PyObject *module, int code_page, PyObject *str,
                               const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_code_page_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_code_page_encode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int code_page;
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ _codecs_register_error_impl(PyObject *module, const char *errors,
                             PyObject *handler);
 
 static PyObject *
-_codecs_register_error(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_codecs_register_error(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *errors;
@@ -1536,4 +1536,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _CODECS_CODE_PAGE_ENCODE_METHODDEF
     #define _CODECS_CODE_PAGE_ENCODE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_CODECS_CODE_PAGE_ENCODE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=894910ed4900eeae input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=06fa0d6803103c62 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_cryptmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_cryptmodule.c.h
index 385612525e2..71eb53cd5e6 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_cryptmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_cryptmodule.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static PyObject *
 crypt_crypt_impl(PyObject *module, const char *word, const char *salt);
 
 static PyObject *
-crypt_crypt(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+crypt_crypt(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *word;
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ crypt_crypt(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=f5a6aff28d43154f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=8d803e53466b1cd3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h
index 3887bbadd4b..4d920495815 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_datetimemodule.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static PyObject *
 datetime_datetime_now_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *tz);
 
 static PyObject *
-datetime_datetime_now(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+datetime_datetime_now(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"tz", NULL};
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ datetime_datetime_now(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyO
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=93cb014e47dae4b3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=1fc05897ab239b3f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_dbmmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_dbmmodule.c.h
index c0e0b0b1890..63d5b1a41fb 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_dbmmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_dbmmodule.c.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ _dbm_dbm_get_impl(dbmobject *self, const char *key,
                   Py_ssize_clean_t key_length, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_dbm_dbm_get(dbmobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_dbm_dbm_get(dbmobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *key;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ _dbm_dbm_setdefault_impl(dbmobject *self, const char *key,
                          PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_dbm_dbm_setdefault(dbmobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_dbm_dbm_setdefault(dbmobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *key;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dbmopen_impl(PyObject *module, const char *filename, const char *flags,
              int mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-dbmopen(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+dbmopen(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *filename;
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ dbmopen(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=627d28ce1f3188dc input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=8ce71abac849155f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h
index 9563afa88d0..6b558876dd0 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_elementtree.c.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_find_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *path,
                                PyObject *namespaces);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_find(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_find(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_findtext_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *path,
                                    PyObject *namespaces);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_findtext(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_findtext(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "default", "namespaces", NULL};
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_findall_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *path,
                                   PyObject *namespaces);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_findall(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_findall(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_iterfind_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *path,
                                    PyObject *namespaces);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_iterfind(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_iterfind(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "namespaces", NULL};
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_get_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *key,
                               PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_get(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_get(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "default", NULL};
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_iter_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *tag);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_iter(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_iter(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"tag", NULL};
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _elementtree_Element_getiterator_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *tag);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_getiterator(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_elementtree_Element_getiterator(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"tag", NULL};
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_insert_impl(ElementObject *self, Py_ssize_t index,
                                  PyObject *subelement);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_insert(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_elementtree_Element_insert(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t index;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_makeelement_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *tag,
                                       PyObject *attrib);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_makeelement(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_elementtree_Element_makeelement(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *tag;
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ _elementtree_Element_set_impl(ElementObject *self, PyObject *key,
                               PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_Element_set(ElementObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_elementtree_Element_set(ElementObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *key;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ _elementtree_TreeBuilder_start_impl(TreeBuilderObject *self, PyObject *tag,
                                     PyObject *attrs);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_TreeBuilder_start(TreeBuilderObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_elementtree_TreeBuilder_start(TreeBuilderObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *tag;
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ _elementtree_XMLParser_doctype_impl(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject *name,
                                     PyObject *pubid, PyObject *system);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_XMLParser_doctype(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_elementtree_XMLParser_doctype(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ _elementtree_XMLParser__setevents_impl(XMLParserObject *self,
                                        PyObject *events_to_report);
 
 static PyObject *
-_elementtree_XMLParser__setevents(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_elementtree_XMLParser__setevents(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *events_queue;
@@ -749,4 +749,4 @@ _elementtree_XMLParser__setevents(XMLParserObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssi
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ed55bd5209c12364 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=c5a85a88bbb5cc06 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_gdbmmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_gdbmmodule.c.h
index 5178971399f..2222967aaa5 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_gdbmmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_gdbmmodule.c.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _gdbm_gdbm_get_impl(dbmobject *self, PyObject *key, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_gdbm_gdbm_get(dbmobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_gdbm_gdbm_get(dbmobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *key;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _gdbm_gdbm_setdefault_impl(dbmobject *self, PyObject *key,
                            PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_gdbm_gdbm_setdefault(dbmobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_gdbm_gdbm_setdefault(dbmobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *key;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static PyObject *
 dbmopen_impl(PyObject *module, const char *name, const char *flags, int mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-dbmopen(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+dbmopen(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *name;
@@ -253,4 +253,4 @@ dbmopen(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=9c72502b30bb7485 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=dc0aca8c00055d02 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_hashopenssl.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_hashopenssl.c.h
index d34b71a068c..f08d7f3afd4 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_hashopenssl.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_hashopenssl.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _hashlib_scrypt_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *password, Py_buffer *salt,
                      long maxmem, long dklen);
 
 static PyObject *
-_hashlib_scrypt(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_hashlib_scrypt(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"password", "salt", "n", "r", "p", "maxmem", "dklen", NULL};
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _HASHLIB_SCRYPT_METHODDEF
     #define _HASHLIB_SCRYPT_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_HASHLIB_SCRYPT_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=eda2a998d5b29030 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=1ea7d0397f38e2c2 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h
index a84db59460c..ed7eb5df052 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_lzmamodule.c.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ _lzma_LZMADecompressor_decompress_impl(Decompressor *self, Py_buffer *data,
                                        Py_ssize_t max_length);
 
 static PyObject *
-_lzma_LZMADecompressor_decompress(Decompressor *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_lzma_LZMADecompressor_decompress(Decompressor *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "max_length", NULL};
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ _lzma__decode_filter_properties_impl(PyObject *module, lzma_vli filter_id,
                                      Py_buffer *encoded_props);
 
 static PyObject *
-_lzma__decode_filter_properties(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_lzma__decode_filter_properties(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     lzma_vli filter_id;
@@ -256,4 +256,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d4e3802d0dea9af3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=38c2d52362bf3712 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_opcode.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_opcode.c.h
index 2de8bd77d6a..4d593edfac0 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_opcode.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_opcode.c.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static int
 _opcode_stack_effect_impl(PyObject *module, int opcode, PyObject *oparg);
 
 static PyObject *
-_opcode_stack_effect(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_opcode_stack_effect(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int opcode;
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ _opcode_stack_effect(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=616105b05b55eb45 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=577a91c9aa5559a9 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_operator.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_operator.c.h
index e6e2176e83a..9313f952454 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_operator.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_operator.c.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_add_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_add(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_add(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_sub_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_sub(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_sub(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_mul_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_mul(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_mul(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_matmul_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_matmul(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_matmul(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_floordiv_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_floordiv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_floordiv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_truediv_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_truediv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_truediv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_mod_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_mod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_mod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_lshift_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_lshift(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_lshift(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_rshift_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_rshift(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_rshift(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_and__impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_and_(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_and_(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_xor_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_xor(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_xor(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_or__impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_or_(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_or_(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_iadd_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_iadd(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_iadd(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_isub_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_isub(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_isub(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_imul_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_imul(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_imul(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_imatmul_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_imatmul(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_imatmul(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ifloordiv_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ifloordiv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ifloordiv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_itruediv_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_itruediv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_itruediv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_imod_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_imod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_imod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ilshift_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ilshift(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ilshift(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_irshift_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_irshift(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_irshift(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_iand_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_iand(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_iand(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ixor_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ixor(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ixor(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ior_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ior(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ior(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_concat_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_concat(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_concat(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_iconcat_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_iconcat(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_iconcat(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static int
 _operator_contains_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_contains(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_contains(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 _operator_indexOf_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_indexOf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_indexOf(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 _operator_countOf_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_countOf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_countOf(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_getitem_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_getitem(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_getitem(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ _operator_setitem_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b,
                        PyObject *c);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_setitem(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_setitem(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_delitem_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_delitem(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_delitem(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_eq_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_eq(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_eq(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ne_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ne(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ne(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_lt_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_lt(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_lt(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_le_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_le(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_le(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_gt_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_gt(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_gt(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ge_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ge(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ge(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_pow_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_pow(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_pow(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_ipow_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_ipow(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_ipow(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_is__impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_is_(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_is_(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator_is_not_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_is_not(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_is_not(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ _operator_length_hint_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj,
                            Py_ssize_t default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator_length_hint(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator_length_hint(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _operator__compare_digest_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-_operator__compare_digest(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_operator__compare_digest(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -1469,4 +1469,4 @@ _operator__compare_digest(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=7c42956af269cb21 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=d840f7ea76af2372 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h
index a0de46078b4..7fc00a00479 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_pickle.c.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ _pickle_Unpickler_find_class_impl(UnpicklerObject *self,
                                   PyObject *global_name);
 
 static PyObject *
-_pickle_Unpickler_find_class(UnpicklerObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_pickle_Unpickler_find_class(UnpicklerObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *module_name;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ _pickle_dump_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, PyObject *file,
                   PyObject *protocol, int fix_imports);
 
 static PyObject *
-_pickle_dump(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_pickle_dump(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "file", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ _pickle_dumps_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, PyObject *protocol,
                    int fix_imports);
 
 static PyObject *
-_pickle_dumps(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_pickle_dumps(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"obj", "protocol", "fix_imports", NULL};
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ _pickle_load_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *file, int fix_imports,
                   const char *encoding, const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_pickle_load(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_pickle_load(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ _pickle_loads_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *data, int fix_imports,
                    const char *encoding, const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-_pickle_loads(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_pickle_loads(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "fix_imports", "encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -560,4 +560,4 @@ _pickle_loads(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwn
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=a6243aaa6ea98732 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=e995dd494045d876 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h
index 6eea0c8b252..2a7ca6bca1a 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_sre.c.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_match_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                             Py_ssize_t pos, Py_ssize_t endpos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_match(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_match(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_fullmatch_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                                 Py_ssize_t pos, Py_ssize_t endpos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_fullmatch(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_fullmatch(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_search_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                              Py_ssize_t pos, Py_ssize_t endpos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_search(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_search(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_findall_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                               Py_ssize_t pos, Py_ssize_t endpos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_findall(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_findall(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_finditer_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                                Py_ssize_t pos, Py_ssize_t endpos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_finditer(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_finditer(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_scanner_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                               Py_ssize_t pos, Py_ssize_t endpos);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_scanner(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_scanner(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "pos", "endpos", NULL};
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_split_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *string,
                             Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_split(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_split(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_sub_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *repl,
                           PyObject *string, Py_ssize_t count);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_sub(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_sub(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"repl", "string", "count", NULL};
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ _sre_SRE_Pattern_subn_impl(PatternObject *self, PyObject *repl,
                            PyObject *string, Py_ssize_t count);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Pattern_subn(PatternObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Pattern_subn(PatternObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"repl", "string", "count", NULL};
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ _sre_compile_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *pattern, int flags,
                   PyObject *indexgroup);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_compile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_compile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"pattern", "flags", "code", "groups", "groupindex", "indexgroup", NULL};
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_expand_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *template);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Match_expand(MatchObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Match_expand(MatchObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"template", NULL};
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_groups_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Match_groups(MatchObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Match_groups(MatchObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"default", NULL};
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_groupdict_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Match_groupdict(MatchObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sre_SRE_Match_groupdict(MatchObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"default", NULL};
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 _sre_SRE_Match_start_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *group);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Match_start(MatchObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_sre_SRE_Match_start(MatchObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *group = NULL;
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 _sre_SRE_Match_end_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *group);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Match_end(MatchObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_sre_SRE_Match_end(MatchObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *group = NULL;
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sre_SRE_Match_span_impl(MatchObject *self, PyObject *group);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sre_SRE_Match_span(MatchObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_sre_SRE_Match_span(MatchObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *group = NULL;
@@ -765,4 +765,4 @@ _sre_SRE_Scanner_search(ScannerObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _sre_SRE_Scanner_search_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=1e6a1be31302df09 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=4b807104b65c1e0e input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h
index 2427b5a42d3..32743e710f5 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_ssl.c.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLSocket_peer_certificate_impl(PySSLSocket *self, int binary_mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl__SSLSocket_peer_certificate(PySSLSocket *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_ssl__SSLSocket_peer_certificate(PySSLSocket *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int binary_mode = 0;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ _ssl__SSLContext_load_cert_chain_impl(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *certfile,
                                       PyObject *keyfile, PyObject *password);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl__SSLContext_load_cert_chain(PySSLContext *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl__SSLContext_load_cert_chain(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"certfile", "keyfile", "password", NULL};
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ _ssl__SSLContext_load_verify_locations_impl(PySSLContext *self,
                                             PyObject *cadata);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl__SSLContext_load_verify_locations(PySSLContext *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl__SSLContext_load_verify_locations(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"cafile", "capath", "cadata", NULL};
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ _ssl__SSLContext__wrap_socket_impl(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *sock,
                                    int server_side, PyObject *hostname_obj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl__SSLContext__wrap_socket(PySSLContext *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl__SSLContext__wrap_socket(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sock", "server_side", "server_hostname", NULL};
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ _ssl__SSLContext__wrap_bio_impl(PySSLContext *self, PySSLMemoryBIO *incoming,
                                 PyObject *hostname_obj);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl__SSLContext__wrap_bio(PySSLContext *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl__SSLContext__wrap_bio(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"incoming", "outgoing", "server_side", "server_hostname", NULL};
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext_get_ca_certs_impl(PySSLContext *self, int binary_form);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl__SSLContext_get_ca_certs(PySSLContext *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl__SSLContext_get_ca_certs(PySSLContext *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"binary_form", NULL};
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_MemoryBIO_read_impl(PySSLMemoryBIO *self, int len);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl_MemoryBIO_read(PySSLMemoryBIO *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_ssl_MemoryBIO_read(PySSLMemoryBIO *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int len = -1;
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_RAND_add_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *view, double entropy);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl_RAND_add(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_ssl_RAND_add(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer view = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_txt2obj_impl(PyObject *module, const char *txt, int name);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl_txt2obj(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl_txt2obj(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"txt", "name", NULL};
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_enum_certificates_impl(PyObject *module, const char *store_name);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl_enum_certificates(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl_enum_certificates(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"store_name", NULL};
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl_enum_crls_impl(PyObject *module, const char *store_name);
 
 static PyObject *
-_ssl_enum_crls(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_ssl_enum_crls(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"store_name", NULL};
@@ -1168,4 +1168,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _SSL_ENUM_CRLS_METHODDEF
     #define _SSL_ENUM_CRLS_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_SSL_ENUM_CRLS_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=00790af9c3f31706 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=3d42305ed0ad162a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_struct.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_struct.c.h
index c273ee37046..6e43215b737 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_struct.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_struct.c.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Struct_unpack_from_impl(PyStructObject *self, Py_buffer *buffer,
                         Py_ssize_t offset);
 
 static PyObject *
-Struct_unpack_from(PyStructObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+Struct_unpack_from(PyStructObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"buffer", "offset", NULL};
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unpack_impl(PyObject *module, PyStructObject *s_object, Py_buffer *buffer);
 
 static PyObject *
-unpack(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unpack(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyStructObject *s_object = NULL;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ unpack_from_impl(PyObject *module, PyStructObject *s_object,
                  Py_buffer *buffer, Py_ssize_t offset);
 
 static PyObject *
-unpack_from(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+unpack_from(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "buffer", "offset", NULL};
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ iter_unpack_impl(PyObject *module, PyStructObject *s_object,
                  PyObject *buffer);
 
 static PyObject *
-iter_unpack(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+iter_unpack(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyStructObject *s_object = NULL;
@@ -302,4 +302,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=fce060787b4c5261 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=9119f213a951e4cc input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_tkinter.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_tkinter.c.h
index 6b8dabb0b56..a9dd73911b8 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_tkinter.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_tkinter.c.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ _tkinter_tkapp_createcommand_impl(TkappObject *self, const char *name,
                                   PyObject *func);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tkinter_tkapp_createcommand(TkappObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tkinter_tkapp_createcommand(TkappObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *name;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ _tkinter_tkapp_createfilehandler_impl(TkappObject *self, PyObject *file,
                                       int mask, PyObject *func);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tkinter_tkapp_createfilehandler(TkappObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tkinter_tkapp_createfilehandler(TkappObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *file;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ _tkinter_tkapp_createtimerhandler_impl(TkappObject *self, int milliseconds,
                                        PyObject *func);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tkinter_tkapp_createtimerhandler(TkappObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tkinter_tkapp_createtimerhandler(TkappObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int milliseconds;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _tkinter_tkapp_mainloop_impl(TkappObject *self, int threshold);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tkinter_tkapp_mainloop(TkappObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tkinter_tkapp_mainloop(TkappObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int threshold = 0;
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _tkinter_tkapp_dooneevent_impl(TkappObject *self, int flags);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tkinter_tkapp_dooneevent(TkappObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tkinter_tkapp_dooneevent(TkappObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int flags = 0;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ _tkinter_create_impl(PyObject *module, const char *screenName,
                      const char *use);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tkinter_create(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tkinter_create(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *screenName = NULL;
@@ -638,4 +638,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _TKINTER_TKAPP_DELETEFILEHANDLER_METHODDEF
     #define _TKINTER_TKAPP_DELETEFILEHANDLER_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_TKINTER_TKAPP_DELETEFILEHANDLER_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ca36236c57713ba0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=eb3202e07db3dbb1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_tracemalloc.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_tracemalloc.c.h
index 206dea748be..2ad39707207 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_tracemalloc.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_tracemalloc.c.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _tracemalloc_start_impl(PyObject *module, int nframe);
 
 static PyObject *
-_tracemalloc_start(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_tracemalloc_start(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int nframe = 1;
@@ -185,4 +185,4 @@ _tracemalloc_get_traced_memory(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _tracemalloc_get_traced_memory_impl(module);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=db4f909464c186e2 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=d98afded69c89d52 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_weakref.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_weakref.c.h
index 97e2a24ba07..1c3aea13ef8 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_weakref.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_weakref.c.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ _weakref__remove_dead_weakref_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *dct,
                                    PyObject *key);
 
 static PyObject *
-_weakref__remove_dead_weakref(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_weakref__remove_dead_weakref(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *dct;
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ _weakref__remove_dead_weakref(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t narg
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=87ddb70850080222 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=b6a61a4f365a3f0a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h b/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h
index e5781efb938..80edbf58a20 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/_winapi.c.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ _winapi_ConnectNamedPipe_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE handle,
                               int use_overlapped);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_ConnectNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_winapi_ConnectNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"handle", "overlapped", NULL};
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ _winapi_CreateFile_impl(PyObject *module, LPCTSTR file_name,
                         DWORD flags_and_attributes, HANDLE template_file);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_CreateFile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_CreateFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     LPCTSTR file_name;
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ _winapi_CreateJunction_impl(PyObject *module, LPWSTR src_path,
                             LPWSTR dst_path);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_CreateJunction(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_CreateJunction(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     LPWSTR src_path;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ _winapi_CreateNamedPipe_impl(PyObject *module, LPCTSTR name, DWORD open_mode,
                              LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security_attributes);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_CreateNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_CreateNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     LPCTSTR name;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _winapi_CreatePipe_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *pipe_attrs, DWORD size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_CreatePipe(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_CreatePipe(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *pipe_attrs;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ _winapi_CreateProcess_impl(PyObject *module, Py_UNICODE *application_name,
                            PyObject *startup_info);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_CreateProcess(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_CreateProcess(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_UNICODE *application_name;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ _winapi_DuplicateHandle_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE source_process_handle,
                              DWORD options);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_DuplicateHandle(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_DuplicateHandle(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HANDLE source_process_handle;
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ _winapi_OpenProcess_impl(PyObject *module, DWORD desired_access,
                          BOOL inherit_handle, DWORD process_id);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_OpenProcess(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_OpenProcess(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     DWORD desired_access;
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _winapi_PeekNamedPipe_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE handle, int size);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_PeekNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_PeekNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HANDLE handle;
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ _winapi_ReadFile_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE handle, int size,
                       int use_overlapped);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_ReadFile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_winapi_ReadFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"handle", "size", "overlapped", NULL};
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ _winapi_SetNamedPipeHandleState_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE named_pipe,
                                      PyObject *collect_data_timeout);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_SetNamedPipeHandleState(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_SetNamedPipeHandleState(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HANDLE named_pipe;
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ _winapi_TerminateProcess_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE handle,
                               UINT exit_code);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_TerminateProcess(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_TerminateProcess(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HANDLE handle;
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _winapi_WaitNamedPipe_impl(PyObject *module, LPCTSTR name, DWORD timeout);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_WaitNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_WaitNamedPipe(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     LPCTSTR name;
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ _winapi_WaitForMultipleObjects_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *handle_seq,
                                     BOOL wait_flag, DWORD milliseconds);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_WaitForMultipleObjects(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_WaitForMultipleObjects(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *handle_seq;
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ _winapi_WaitForSingleObject_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE handle,
                                  DWORD milliseconds);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_WaitForSingleObject(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_winapi_WaitForSingleObject(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HANDLE handle;
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ _winapi_WriteFile_impl(PyObject *module, HANDLE handle, PyObject *buffer,
                        int use_overlapped);
 
 static PyObject *
-_winapi_WriteFile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_winapi_WriteFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"handle", "buffer", "overlapped", NULL};
@@ -907,4 +907,4 @@ _winapi_GetACP(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return _winapi_GetACP_impl(module);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=fd91c1ec286f0bf3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=b9c00c323c9f4944 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/arraymodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/arraymodule.c.h
index 2b611951ea5..b03a507914a 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/arraymodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/arraymodule.c.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static PyObject *
 array_array_pop_impl(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t i);
 
 static PyObject *
-array_array_pop(arrayobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+array_array_pop(arrayobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t i = -1;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static PyObject *
 array_array_insert_impl(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *v);
 
 static PyObject *
-array_array_insert(arrayobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+array_array_insert(arrayobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t i;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static PyObject *
 array_array_fromfile_impl(arrayobject *self, PyObject *f, Py_ssize_t n);
 
 static PyObject *
-array_array_fromfile(arrayobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+array_array_fromfile(arrayobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *f;
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ array__array_reconstructor_impl(PyObject *module, PyTypeObject *arraytype,
                                 PyObject *items);
 
 static PyObject *
-array__array_reconstructor(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+array__array_reconstructor(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyTypeObject *arraytype;
@@ -505,4 +505,4 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(array_arrayiterator___setstate____doc__,
 
 #define ARRAY_ARRAYITERATOR___SETSTATE___METHODDEF    \
     {"__setstate__", (PyCFunction)array_arrayiterator___setstate__, METH_O, array_arrayiterator___setstate____doc__},
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=c7dfe61312b236a9 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=1289bde2a095a712 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/audioop.c.h b/Modules/clinic/audioop.c.h
index 2a2811b6f08..cc8d818e1d8 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/audioop.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/audioop.c.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ audioop_getsample_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                        Py_ssize_t index);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_getsample(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_getsample(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_max_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_max(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_max(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_minmax_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_minmax(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_minmax(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_avg_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_avg(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_avg(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_rms_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_rms(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_rms(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ audioop_findfit_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment,
                      Py_buffer *reference);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_findfit(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_findfit(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ audioop_findfactor_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment,
                         Py_buffer *reference);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_findfactor(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_findfactor(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ audioop_findmax_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment,
                      Py_ssize_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_findmax(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_findmax(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_avgpp_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_avgpp(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_avgpp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_maxpp_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_maxpp(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_maxpp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_cross_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_cross(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_cross(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ audioop_mul_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                  double factor);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_mul(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_mul(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ audioop_tomono_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                     double lfactor, double rfactor);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_tomono(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_tomono(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ audioop_tostereo_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                       double lfactor, double rfactor);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_tostereo(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_tostereo(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ audioop_add_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment1,
                  Py_buffer *fragment2, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_add(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_add(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment1 = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_bias_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width, int bias);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_bias(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_bias(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_reverse_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_reverse(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_reverse(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_byteswap_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_byteswap(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_byteswap(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ audioop_lin2lin_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                      int newwidth);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_lin2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_lin2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ audioop_ratecv_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                     int weightA, int weightB);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_ratecv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_ratecv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_lin2ulaw_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_lin2ulaw(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_lin2ulaw(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_ulaw2lin_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_ulaw2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_ulaw2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_lin2alaw_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_lin2alaw(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_lin2alaw(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static PyObject *
 audioop_alaw2lin_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_alaw2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_alaw2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ audioop_lin2adpcm_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                        PyObject *state);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_lin2adpcm(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_lin2adpcm(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ audioop_adpcm2lin_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *fragment, int width,
                        PyObject *state);
 
 static PyObject *
-audioop_adpcm2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+audioop_adpcm2lin(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer fragment = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -928,4 +928,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=e2076026235d7f0f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=2f88b8827ee0aa9b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h b/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h
index 138991f96c0..8099cbd4cce 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/binascii.c.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static PyObject *
 binascii_b2a_uu_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, int backtick);
 
 static PyObject *
-binascii_b2a_uu(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+binascii_b2a_uu(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "backtick", NULL};
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static PyObject *
 binascii_b2a_base64_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, int newline);
 
 static PyObject *
-binascii_b2a_base64(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+binascii_b2a_base64(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "newline", NULL};
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static unsigned int
 binascii_crc_hqx_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, unsigned int crc);
 
 static PyObject *
-binascii_crc_hqx(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+binascii_crc_hqx(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static unsigned int
 binascii_crc32_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, unsigned int crc);
 
 static PyObject *
-binascii_crc32(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+binascii_crc32(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static PyObject *
 binascii_a2b_qp_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, int header);
 
 static PyObject *
-binascii_a2b_qp(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+binascii_a2b_qp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "header", NULL};
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ binascii_b2a_qp_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, int quotetabs,
                      int istext, int header);
 
 static PyObject *
-binascii_b2a_qp(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+binascii_b2a_qp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"data", "quotetabs", "istext", "header", NULL};
@@ -554,4 +554,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=2878727c0cf4f636 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=815f1c453fd6568f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h
index a65c6ef31ab..9b3c62eeb7a 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/cmathmodule.c.h
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static PyObject *
 cmath_log_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex x, PyObject *y_obj);
 
 static PyObject *
-cmath_log(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+cmath_log(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_complex x;
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static PyObject *
 cmath_rect_impl(PyObject *module, double r, double phi);
 
 static PyObject *
-cmath_rect(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+cmath_rect(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     double r;
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ cmath_isclose_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex a, Py_complex b,
                    double rel_tol, double abs_tol);
 
 static PyObject *
-cmath_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+cmath_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"a", "b", "rel_tol", "abs_tol", NULL};
@@ -882,4 +882,4 @@ cmath_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwn
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=51ba28d27d10264e input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=dd93c3a6aeb42ebb input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/fcntlmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/fcntlmodule.c.h
index 874a129fc43..f61c526a958 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/fcntlmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/fcntlmodule.c.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static PyObject *
 fcntl_fcntl_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int code, PyObject *arg);
 
 static PyObject *
-fcntl_fcntl(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+fcntl_fcntl(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fcntl_ioctl_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, unsigned int code,
                  PyObject *ob_arg, int mutate_arg);
 
 static PyObject *
-fcntl_ioctl(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+fcntl_ioctl(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static PyObject *
 fcntl_flock_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int code);
 
 static PyObject *
-fcntl_flock(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+fcntl_flock(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fcntl_lockf_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int code, PyObject *lenobj,
                  PyObject *startobj, int whence);
 
 static PyObject *
-fcntl_lockf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+fcntl_lockf(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ fcntl_lockf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=6105e3ada306f434 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=2f6e70ae67ec8ac9 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/gcmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/gcmodule.c.h
index c31ef65eb06..c431af79efd 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/gcmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/gcmodule.c.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 gc_collect_impl(PyObject *module, int generation);
 
 static PyObject *
-gc_collect(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+gc_collect(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"generation", NULL};
@@ -325,4 +325,4 @@ gc_get_freeze_count(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=4f41ec4588154f2b input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=6f9ee4d8dd1f36c1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h
index 0bf32344749..bb51b8a53ab 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/grpmodule.c.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static PyObject *
 grp_getgrgid_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *id);
 
 static PyObject *
-grp_getgrgid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+grp_getgrgid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"id", NULL};
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static PyObject *
 grp_getgrnam_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *name);
 
 static PyObject *
-grp_getgrnam(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+grp_getgrnam(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"name", NULL};
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ grp_getgrall(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return grp_getgrall_impl(module);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=e7ef2cbc437eedcb input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=0ccba09e8ec14c81 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/mathmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/mathmodule.c.h
index 9ce443f03ef..ffebb079183 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/mathmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/mathmodule.c.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static PyObject *
 math_gcd_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *b);
 
 static PyObject *
-math_gcd(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+math_gcd(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *a;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static PyObject *
 math_ldexp_impl(PyObject *module, double x, PyObject *i);
 
 static PyObject *
-math_ldexp(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+math_ldexp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     double x;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static PyObject *
 math_fmod_impl(PyObject *module, double x, double y);
 
 static PyObject *
-math_fmod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+math_fmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     double x;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static PyObject *
 math_hypot_impl(PyObject *module, double x, double y);
 
 static PyObject *
-math_hypot(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+math_hypot(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     double x;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static PyObject *
 math_pow_impl(PyObject *module, double x, double y);
 
 static PyObject *
-math_pow(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+math_pow(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     double x;
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ math_isclose_impl(PyObject *module, double a, double b, double rel_tol,
                   double abs_tol);
 
 static PyObject *
-math_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+math_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"a", "b", "rel_tol", "abs_tol", NULL};
@@ -516,4 +516,4 @@ math_isclose(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwna
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d9bfbd645d273209 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=e554bad553045546 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h
index 3c0a19b6561..850d76bace7 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/md5module.c.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _md5_md5_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *string);
 
 static PyObject *
-_md5_md5(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_md5_md5(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ _md5_md5(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=3139ae340ad1ea4e input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=50a95670913de8fb input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
index 85ba7b58391..9decf7a8d24 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_stat_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int dir_fd, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_stat(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_stat(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lstat_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_lstat(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_lstat(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ os_access_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int mode, int dir_fd,
                int effective_ids, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_access(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_access(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", "effective_ids", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chdir_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_chdir(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_chdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fchdir_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fchdir(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fchdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ os_chmod_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int mode, int dir_fd,
               int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_chmod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_chmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fchmod_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fchmod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fchmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "mode", NULL};
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lchmod_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_lchmod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_lchmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", NULL};
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ os_chflags_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, unsigned long flags,
                 int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_chflags(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_chflags(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "flags", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lchflags_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, unsigned long flags);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_lchflags(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_lchflags(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "flags", NULL};
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_chroot_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_chroot(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_chroot(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fsync_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fsync(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fsync(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fdatasync_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fdatasync(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fdatasync(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ os_chown_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
               int dir_fd, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_chown(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_chown(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "uid", "gid", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fchown_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fchown(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fchown(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "uid", "gid", NULL};
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lchown_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_lchown(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_lchown(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "uid", "gid", NULL};
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ os_link_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *src, path_t *dst, int src_dir_fd,
              int dst_dir_fd, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_link(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_link(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_listdir_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_listdir(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_listdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os__getvolumepathname_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os__getvolumepathname(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os__getvolumepathname(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_mkdir_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int mode, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_mkdir(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_mkdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_getpriority_impl(PyObject *module, int which, int who);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_getpriority(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_getpriority(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"which", "who", NULL};
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setpriority_impl(PyObject *module, int which, int who, int priority);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setpriority(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_setpriority(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"which", "who", "priority", NULL};
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ os_rename_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *src, path_t *dst, int src_dir_fd,
                int dst_dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_rename(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_rename(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ os_replace_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *src, path_t *dst, int src_dir_fd,
                 int dst_dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_replace(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_replace(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "src_dir_fd", "dst_dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_rmdir_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_rmdir(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_rmdir(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static long
 os_system_impl(PyObject *module, Py_UNICODE *command);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_system(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_system(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"command", NULL};
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ static long
 os_system_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *command);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_system(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_system(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"command", NULL};
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_unlink_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_unlink(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_unlink(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_remove_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_remove(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_remove(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ os_utime_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *times, PyObject *ns,
               int dir_fd, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_utime(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_utime(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "times", "ns", "dir_fd", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os__exit_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os__exit(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os__exit(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_execv_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_execv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_execv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     path_t path = PATH_T_INITIALIZE("execv", "path", 0, 0);
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_execve_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, PyObject *argv, PyObject *env);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_execve(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_execve(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "argv", "env", NULL};
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_spawnv_impl(PyObject *module, int mode, path_t *path, PyObject *argv);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_spawnv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_spawnv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int mode;
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ os_spawnve_impl(PyObject *module, int mode, path_t *path, PyObject *argv,
                 PyObject *env);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_spawnve(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_spawnve(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int mode;
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ os_register_at_fork_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *before,
                          PyObject *after_in_child, PyObject *after_in_parent);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_register_at_fork(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_register_at_fork(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"before", "after_in_child", "after_in_parent", NULL};
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_get_priority_max_impl(PyObject *module, int policy);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_sched_get_priority_max(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_sched_get_priority_max(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"policy", NULL};
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_get_priority_min_impl(PyObject *module, int policy);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_sched_get_priority_min(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_sched_get_priority_min(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"policy", NULL};
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ os_sched_setscheduler_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, int policy,
                            struct sched_param *param);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_sched_setscheduler(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_sched_setscheduler(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ os_sched_setparam_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid,
                        struct sched_param *param);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_sched_setparam(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_sched_setparam(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_sched_setaffinity_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, PyObject *mask);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_sched_setaffinity(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_sched_setaffinity(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_getpgid_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_getpgid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_getpgid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"pid", NULL};
@@ -2605,7 +2605,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_kill_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, Py_ssize_t signal);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_kill(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_kill(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_killpg_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pgid, int signal);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_killpg(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_killpg(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pgid;
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setreuid_impl(PyObject *module, uid_t ruid, uid_t euid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setreuid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_setreuid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     uid_t ruid;
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setregid_impl(PyObject *module, gid_t rgid, gid_t egid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setregid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_setregid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     gid_t rgid;
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_wait3_impl(PyObject *module, int options);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_wait3(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_wait3(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"options", NULL};
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_wait4_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, int options);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_wait4(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_wait4(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"pid", "options", NULL};
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_waitid_impl(PyObject *module, idtype_t idtype, id_t id, int options);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_waitid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_waitid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     idtype_t idtype;
@@ -3030,7 +3030,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_waitpid_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, int options);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_waitpid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_waitpid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_waitpid_impl(PyObject *module, intptr_t pid, int options);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_waitpid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_waitpid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     intptr_t pid;
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ os_symlink_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *src, path_t *dst,
                 int target_is_directory, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_symlink(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_symlink(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"src", "dst", "target_is_directory", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -3258,7 +3258,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setpgid_impl(PyObject *module, pid_t pid, pid_t pgrp);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setpgid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_setpgid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -3322,7 +3322,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_tcsetpgrp_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, pid_t pgid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_tcsetpgrp(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_tcsetpgrp(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@ static int
 os_open_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int flags, int mode, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_open(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_open(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "flags", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_close_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_close(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_close(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
@@ -3429,7 +3429,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_closerange_impl(PyObject *module, int fd_low, int fd_high);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_closerange(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_closerange(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd_low;
@@ -3490,7 +3490,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_dup2_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int fd2, int inheritable);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_dup2(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_dup2(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", "fd2", "inheritable", NULL};
@@ -3531,7 +3531,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_lockf_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int command, Py_off_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_lockf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_lockf(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@ static Py_off_t
 os_lseek_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_off_t position, int how);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_lseek(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_lseek(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3601,7 +3601,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_read_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_ssize_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_read(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_read(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 os_readv_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, PyObject *buffers);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_readv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_readv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3681,7 +3681,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_pread_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int length, Py_off_t offset);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_pread(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_pread(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3713,7 +3713,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 os_write_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_buffer *data);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_write(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_write(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3755,7 +3755,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fstat_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fstat(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fstat(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
@@ -3887,7 +3887,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 os_writev_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, PyObject *buffers);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_writev(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_writev(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 os_pwrite_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_buffer *buffer, Py_off_t offset);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_pwrite(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_pwrite(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -3978,7 +3978,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_mkfifo_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int mode, int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_mkfifo(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_mkfifo(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -4030,7 +4030,7 @@ os_mknod_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int mode, dev_t device,
               int dir_fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_mknod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_mknod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "mode", "device", "dir_fd", NULL};
@@ -4142,7 +4142,7 @@ static dev_t
 os_makedev_impl(PyObject *module, int major, int minor);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_makedev(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_makedev(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int major;
@@ -4180,7 +4180,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_ftruncate_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_off_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_ftruncate(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_ftruncate(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -4216,7 +4216,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_truncate_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, Py_off_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_truncate(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_truncate(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "length", NULL};
@@ -4258,7 +4258,7 @@ os_posix_fallocate_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_off_t offset,
                         Py_off_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_posix_fallocate(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_posix_fallocate(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -4301,7 +4301,7 @@ os_posix_fadvise_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, Py_off_t offset,
                       Py_off_t length, int advice);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_posix_fadvise(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_posix_fadvise(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_putenv_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *name, PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_putenv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_putenv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
@@ -4369,7 +4369,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_putenv_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *name, PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_putenv(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_putenv(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *name = NULL;
@@ -4507,7 +4507,7 @@ static int
 os_WIFCONTINUED_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WIFCONTINUED(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WIFCONTINUED(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4546,7 +4546,7 @@ static int
 os_WIFSTOPPED_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WIFSTOPPED(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WIFSTOPPED(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4585,7 +4585,7 @@ static int
 os_WIFSIGNALED_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WIFSIGNALED(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WIFSIGNALED(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4624,7 +4624,7 @@ static int
 os_WIFEXITED_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WIFEXITED(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WIFEXITED(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4663,7 +4663,7 @@ static int
 os_WEXITSTATUS_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WEXITSTATUS(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WEXITSTATUS(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4702,7 +4702,7 @@ static int
 os_WTERMSIG_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WTERMSIG(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WTERMSIG(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4741,7 +4741,7 @@ static int
 os_WSTOPSIG_impl(PyObject *module, int status);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_WSTOPSIG(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_WSTOPSIG(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"status", NULL};
@@ -4817,7 +4817,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_statvfs_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_statvfs(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_statvfs(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -4854,7 +4854,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os__getdiskusage_impl(PyObject *module, Py_UNICODE *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os__getdiskusage(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os__getdiskusage(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -4890,7 +4890,7 @@ static long
 os_fpathconf_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int name);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fpathconf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_fpathconf(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ static long
 os_pathconf_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int name);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_pathconf(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_pathconf(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "name", NULL};
@@ -5080,7 +5080,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_startfile_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *filepath, Py_UNICODE *operation);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_startfile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_startfile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"filepath", "operation", NULL};
@@ -5145,7 +5145,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_device_encoding_impl(PyObject *module, int fd);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_device_encoding(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_device_encoding(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"fd", NULL};
@@ -5177,7 +5177,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setresuid_impl(PyObject *module, uid_t ruid, uid_t euid, uid_t suid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setresuid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_setresuid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     uid_t ruid;
@@ -5211,7 +5211,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_setresgid_impl(PyObject *module, gid_t rgid, gid_t egid, gid_t sgid);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setresgid(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_setresgid(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     gid_t rgid;
@@ -5295,7 +5295,7 @@ os_getxattr_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, path_t *attribute,
                  int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_getxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_getxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5343,7 +5343,7 @@ os_setxattr_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, path_t *attribute,
                  Py_buffer *value, int flags, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_setxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_setxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "value", "flags", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5396,7 +5396,7 @@ os_removexattr_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, path_t *attribute,
                     int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_removexattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_removexattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "attribute", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5443,7 +5443,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_listxattr_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_listxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_listxattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", "follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5560,7 +5560,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_set_inheritable_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int inheritable);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_set_inheritable(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_set_inheritable(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -5628,7 +5628,7 @@ os_set_handle_inheritable_impl(PyObject *module, intptr_t handle,
                                int inheritable);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_set_handle_inheritable(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+os_set_handle_inheritable(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     intptr_t handle;
@@ -5687,7 +5687,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_DirEntry_stat_impl(DirEntry *self, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_DirEntry_stat(DirEntry *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_DirEntry_stat(DirEntry *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5717,7 +5717,7 @@ static int
 os_DirEntry_is_dir_impl(DirEntry *self, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_DirEntry_is_dir(DirEntry *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_DirEntry_is_dir(DirEntry *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5752,7 +5752,7 @@ static int
 os_DirEntry_is_file_impl(DirEntry *self, int follow_symlinks);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_DirEntry_is_file(DirEntry *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_DirEntry_is_file(DirEntry *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"follow_symlinks", NULL};
@@ -5829,7 +5829,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_scandir_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_scandir(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_scandir(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -5866,7 +5866,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_fspath_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_fspath(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_fspath(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"path", NULL};
@@ -5898,7 +5898,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_getrandom_impl(PyObject *module, Py_ssize_t size, int flags);
 
 static PyObject *
-os_getrandom(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+os_getrandom(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"size", "flags", NULL};
@@ -6405,4 +6405,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF
     #define OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(OS_GETRANDOM_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=949867cb46218339 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=b6ade5f170d5a431 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h b/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h
index 9b9d6e0296b..777b6f31145 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/pyexpat.c.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pyexpat_xmlparser_Parse_impl(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject *data,
                              int isfinal);
 
 static PyObject *
-pyexpat_xmlparser_Parse(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+pyexpat_xmlparser_Parse(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *data;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pyexpat_xmlparser_ExternalEntityParserCreate_impl(xmlparseobject *self,
                                                   const char *encoding);
 
 static PyObject *
-pyexpat_xmlparser_ExternalEntityParserCreate(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+pyexpat_xmlparser_ExternalEntityParserCreate(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *context;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static PyObject *
 pyexpat_xmlparser_UseForeignDTD_impl(xmlparseobject *self, int flag);
 
 static PyObject *
-pyexpat_xmlparser_UseForeignDTD(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+pyexpat_xmlparser_UseForeignDTD(xmlparseobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int flag = 1;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ pyexpat_ParserCreate_impl(PyObject *module, const char *encoding,
                           const char *namespace_separator, PyObject *intern);
 
 static PyObject *
-pyexpat_ParserCreate(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+pyexpat_ParserCreate(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"encoding", "namespace_separator", "intern", NULL};
@@ -289,4 +289,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef PYEXPAT_XMLPARSER_USEFOREIGNDTD_METHODDEF
     #define PYEXPAT_XMLPARSER_USEFOREIGNDTD_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(PYEXPAT_XMLPARSER_USEFOREIGNDTD_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=5d2e355f2b48e6c3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=34d02345deee104c input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/resource.c.h b/Modules/clinic/resource.c.h
index cb8451261ee..9163cac76c6 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/resource.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/resource.c.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static PyObject *
 resource_setrlimit_impl(PyObject *module, int resource, PyObject *limits);
 
 static PyObject *
-resource_setrlimit(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+resource_setrlimit(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int resource;
@@ -157,4 +157,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef RESOURCE_PRLIMIT_METHODDEF
     #define RESOURCE_PRLIMIT_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(RESOURCE_PRLIMIT_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d7dabf49ce5b767f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=2a69aca90631a582 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h
index f3b92a401d1..be29355e23f 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/sha1module.c.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha1_sha1_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *string);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha1_sha1(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha1_sha1(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ _sha1_sha1(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwname
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=594cf600d6ba4776 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=9ee2aec7bb2b9e72 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h
index 2c981685c5c..9de5bd087d9 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/sha256module.c.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha256_sha256_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *string);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha256_sha256(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha256_sha256(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha256_sha224_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *string);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha256_sha224(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha256_sha224(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ _sha256_sha224(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kw
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=84e7b8365b3ca4d3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=4b90199bc9f7cc88 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h b/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h
index 09cd3fe2800..ebb510e39a6 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/sha512module.c.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha512_sha512_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *string);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha512_sha512(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha512_sha512(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _sha512_sha384_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *string);
 
 static PyObject *
-_sha512_sha384(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_sha512_sha384(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"string", NULL};
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ _sha512_sha384(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kw
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=2f6ad0831d16c35f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=f963a543bf3c72e8 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/signalmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/signalmodule.c.h
index cc3e64002bc..dc3aadf878b 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/signalmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/signalmodule.c.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static PyObject *
 signal_signal_impl(PyObject *module, int signalnum, PyObject *handler);
 
 static PyObject *
-signal_signal(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+signal_signal(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int signalnum;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static PyObject *
 signal_siginterrupt_impl(PyObject *module, int signalnum, int flag);
 
 static PyObject *
-signal_siginterrupt(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+signal_siginterrupt(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int signalnum;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ signal_setitimer_impl(PyObject *module, int which, PyObject *seconds,
                       PyObject *interval);
 
 static PyObject *
-signal_setitimer(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+signal_setitimer(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int which;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static PyObject *
 signal_pthread_sigmask_impl(PyObject *module, int how, PyObject *mask);
 
 static PyObject *
-signal_pthread_sigmask(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+signal_pthread_sigmask(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int how;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ signal_sigtimedwait_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *sigset,
                          PyObject *timeout_obj);
 
 static PyObject *
-signal_sigtimedwait(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+signal_sigtimedwait(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *sigset;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ signal_pthread_kill_impl(PyObject *module, unsigned long thread_id,
                          int signalnum);
 
 static PyObject *
-signal_pthread_kill(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+signal_pthread_kill(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     unsigned long thread_id;
@@ -440,4 +440,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef SIGNAL_PTHREAD_KILL_METHODDEF
     #define SIGNAL_PTHREAD_KILL_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(SIGNAL_PTHREAD_KILL_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=a003d3fea9a33daa input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=36132f4189381fe0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/symtablemodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/symtablemodule.c.h
index 22dfc0bd272..6f1e4fe0c73 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/symtablemodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/symtablemodule.c.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _symtable_symtable_impl(PyObject *module, const char *str,
                         PyObject *filename, const char *startstr);
 
 static PyObject *
-_symtable_symtable(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_symtable_symtable(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *str;
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ _symtable_symtable(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ef379e514fde8477 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=c18565060a6cae04 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/unicodedata.c.h b/Modules/clinic/unicodedata.c.h
index 52226d64b35..72e3f654577 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/unicodedata.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/unicodedata.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ unicodedata_UCD_decimal_impl(PyObject *self, int chr,
                              PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicodedata_UCD_decimal(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicodedata_UCD_decimal(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int chr;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicodedata_UCD_digit_impl(PyObject *self, int chr, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicodedata_UCD_digit(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicodedata_UCD_digit(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int chr;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ unicodedata_UCD_numeric_impl(PyObject *self, int chr,
                              PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicodedata_UCD_numeric(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicodedata_UCD_numeric(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int chr;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ unicodedata_UCD_normalize_impl(PyObject *self, const char *form,
                                PyObject *input);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicodedata_UCD_normalize(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicodedata_UCD_normalize(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *form;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicodedata_UCD_name_impl(PyObject *self, int chr, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicodedata_UCD_name(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicodedata_UCD_name(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int chr;
@@ -379,4 +379,4 @@ unicodedata_UCD_lookup(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=7ec9a3c8fbfd3c3a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=dc899bff0ecd14c1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/zipimport.c.h b/Modules/clinic/zipimport.c.h
index b24838d73b7..548aade6efa 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/zipimport.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/zipimport.c.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ zipimport_zipimporter_find_module_impl(ZipImporter *self, PyObject *fullname,
                                        PyObject *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-zipimport_zipimporter_find_module(ZipImporter *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+zipimport_zipimporter_find_module(ZipImporter *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *fullname;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ zipimport_zipimporter_find_loader_impl(ZipImporter *self, PyObject *fullname,
                                        PyObject *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-zipimport_zipimporter_find_loader(ZipImporter *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+zipimport_zipimporter_find_loader(ZipImporter *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *fullname;
@@ -291,4 +291,4 @@ zipimport_zipimporter_get_source(ZipImporter *self, PyObject *arg)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=bac6c9144950eaec input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=93cb62a3a9752b9f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h
index 33c767236bb..c68c4a10785 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/zlibmodule.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_compress_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, int level);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_compress(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+zlib_compress(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "level", NULL};
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ zlib_decompress_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, int wbits,
                      Py_ssize_t bufsize);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_decompress(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+zlib_decompress(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "wbits", "bufsize", NULL};
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ zlib_compressobj_impl(PyObject *module, int level, int method, int wbits,
                       int memLevel, int strategy, Py_buffer *zdict);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_compressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+zlib_compressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"level", "method", "wbits", "memLevel", "strategy", "zdict", NULL};
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_decompressobj_impl(PyObject *module, int wbits, PyObject *zdict);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_decompressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+zlib_decompressobj(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"wbits", "zdict", NULL};
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ zlib_Decompress_decompress_impl(compobject *self, Py_buffer *data,
                                 Py_ssize_t max_length);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_Decompress_decompress(compobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+zlib_Decompress_decompress(compobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "max_length", NULL};
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_Compress_flush_impl(compobject *self, int mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_Compress_flush(compobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+zlib_Compress_flush(compobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int mode = Z_FINISH;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_Decompress_flush_impl(compobject *self, Py_ssize_t length);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_Decompress_flush(compobject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+zlib_Decompress_flush(compobject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t length = DEF_BUF_SIZE;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_adler32_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, unsigned int value);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_adler32(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+zlib_adler32(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static PyObject *
 zlib_crc32_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data, unsigned int value);
 
 static PyObject *
-zlib_crc32(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+zlib_crc32(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer data = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -471,4 +471,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef ZLIB_DECOMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF
     #define ZLIB_DECOMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(ZLIB_DECOMPRESS_COPY_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=6378d429f0819817 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=43dd29b8977765f9 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/call.c b/Objects/call.c
index 7b46dbc822e..b53a98c76b0 100644
--- a/Objects/call.c
+++ b/Objects/call.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ _Py_CheckFunctionResult(PyObject *callable, PyObject *result, const char *where)
 /* --- Core PyObject call functions ------------------------------- */
 
 PyObject *
-_PyObject_FastCallDict(PyObject *callable, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+_PyObject_FastCallDict(PyObject *callable, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                        PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     /* _PyObject_FastCallDict() must not be called with an exception set,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ _PyObject_FastCallDict(PyObject *callable, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
 
 
 PyObject *
-_PyObject_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *callable, PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+_PyObject_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *callable, PyObject *const *stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                            PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     /* _PyObject_FastCallKeywords() must not be called with an exception set,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 /* --- PyFunction call functions ---------------------------------- */
 
 static PyObject* _Py_HOT_FUNCTION
-function_code_fastcall(PyCodeObject *co, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+function_code_fastcall(PyCodeObject *co, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                        PyObject *globals)
 {
     PyFrameObject *f;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function_code_fastcall(PyCodeObject *co, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
 
 
 PyObject *
-_PyFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+_PyFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                          PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyCodeObject *co = (PyCodeObject *)PyFunction_GET_CODE(func);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ _PyFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
 }
 
 PyObject *
-_PyFunction_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *func, PyObject **stack,
+_PyFunction_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *func, PyObject *const *stack,
                              Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyCodeObject *co = (PyCodeObject *)PyFunction_GET_CODE(func);
@@ -443,8 +443,9 @@ _PyFunction_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *func, PyObject **stack,
 /* --- PyCFunction call functions --------------------------------- */
 
 PyObject *
-_PyMethodDef_RawFastCallDict(PyMethodDef *method, PyObject *self, PyObject **args,
-                             Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwargs)
+_PyMethodDef_RawFastCallDict(PyMethodDef *method, PyObject *self,
+                             PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+                             PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     /* _PyMethodDef_RawFastCallDict() must not be called with an exception set,
        because it can clear it (directly or indirectly) and so the
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ _PyMethodDef_RawFastCallDict(PyMethodDef *method, PyObject *self, PyObject **arg
 
     case METH_FASTCALL | METH_KEYWORDS:
     {
-        PyObject **stack;
+        PyObject *const *stack;
         PyObject *kwnames;
         _PyCFunctionFastWithKeywords fastmeth = (_PyCFunctionFastWithKeywords)meth;
 
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ _PyMethodDef_RawFastCallDict(PyMethodDef *method, PyObject *self, PyObject **arg
 
         result = (*fastmeth) (self, stack, nargs, kwnames);
         if (stack != args) {
-            PyMem_Free(stack);
+            PyMem_Free((PyObject **)stack);
         }
         Py_XDECREF(kwnames);
         break;
@@ -569,7 +570,8 @@ exit:
 
 
 PyObject *
-_PyCFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+_PyCFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func,
+                          PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                           PyObject *kwargs)
 {
     PyObject *result;
@@ -586,8 +588,9 @@ _PyCFunction_FastCallDict(PyObject *func, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
 
 
 PyObject *
-_PyMethodDef_RawFastCallKeywords(PyMethodDef *method, PyObject *self, PyObject **args,
-                                 Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_PyMethodDef_RawFastCallKeywords(PyMethodDef *method, PyObject *self,
+                                 PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+                                 PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     /* _PyMethodDef_RawFastCallKeywords() must not be called with an exception set,
        because it can clear it (directly or indirectly) and so the
@@ -715,8 +718,9 @@ exit:
 
 
 PyObject *
-_PyCFunction_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *func, PyObject **args,
-                              Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_PyCFunction_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *func,
+                              PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+                              PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *result;
 
@@ -834,8 +838,8 @@ PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args)
 /* Positional arguments are obj followed by args:
    call callable(obj, *args, **kwargs) */
 PyObject *
-_PyObject_FastCall_Prepend(PyObject *callable,
-                           PyObject *obj, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_PyObject_FastCall_Prepend(PyObject *callable, PyObject *obj,
+                           PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *small_stack[_PY_FASTCALL_SMALL_STACK];
     PyObject **args2;
@@ -1268,7 +1272,7 @@ PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ...)
 /* Issue #29234: Inlining _PyStack_AsTuple() into callers increases their
    stack consumption, Disable inlining to optimize the stack consumption. */
 PyObject* _Py_NO_INLINE
-_PyStack_AsTuple(PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_PyStack_AsTuple(PyObject *const *stack, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *args;
     Py_ssize_t i;
@@ -1288,7 +1292,7 @@ _PyStack_AsTuple(PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 
 
 PyObject*
-_PyStack_AsTupleSlice(PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+_PyStack_AsTupleSlice(PyObject *const *stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                       Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end)
 {
     PyObject *args;
@@ -1313,7 +1317,7 @@ _PyStack_AsTupleSlice(PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
 
 
 PyObject *
-_PyStack_AsDict(PyObject **values, PyObject *kwnames)
+_PyStack_AsDict(PyObject *const *values, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     Py_ssize_t nkwargs;
     PyObject *kwdict;
@@ -1340,8 +1344,8 @@ _PyStack_AsDict(PyObject **values, PyObject *kwnames)
 
 
 int
-_PyStack_UnpackDict(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwargs,
-                    PyObject ***p_stack, PyObject **p_kwnames)
+_PyStack_UnpackDict(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwargs,
+                    PyObject *const **p_stack, PyObject **p_kwnames)
 {
     PyObject **stack, **kwstack;
     Py_ssize_t nkwargs;
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/bytearrayobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/bytearrayobject.c.h
index d45592be559..d88883245ef 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/bytearrayobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/bytearrayobject.c.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ bytearray_translate_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *table,
                          PyObject *deletechars);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_translate(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytearray_translate(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "delete", NULL};
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_maketrans_impl(Py_buffer *frm, Py_buffer *to);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_maketrans(void *null, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_maketrans(void *null, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer frm = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ bytearray_replace_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, Py_buffer *old,
                        Py_buffer *new, Py_ssize_t count);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_replace(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_replace(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer old = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bytearray_split_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *sep,
                      Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_split(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytearray_split(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bytearray_rsplit_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *sep,
                       Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_rsplit(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytearray_rsplit(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_insert_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, Py_ssize_t index, int item);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_insert(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_insert(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t index;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_pop_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, Py_ssize_t index);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_pop(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_pop(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t index = -1;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_strip_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *bytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_strip(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_strip(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *bytes = Py_None;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_lstrip_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *bytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_lstrip(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_lstrip(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *bytes = Py_None;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_rstrip_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *bytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_rstrip(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_rstrip(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *bytes = Py_None;
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ bytearray_decode_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, const char *encoding,
                       const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_decode(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytearray_decode(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_splitlines_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, int keepends);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_splitlines(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytearray_splitlines(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"keepends", NULL};
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytearray_reduce_ex_impl(PyByteArrayObject *self, int proto);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytearray_reduce_ex(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytearray_reduce_ex(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int proto = 0;
@@ -712,4 +712,4 @@ bytearray_sizeof(PyByteArrayObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return bytearray_sizeof_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=c2804d009182328c input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=bb9051a369adb328 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/bytesobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/bytesobject.c.h
index 9c358b54e33..c781948ead0 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/bytesobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/bytesobject.c.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_split_impl(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_split(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytes_split(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_rsplit_impl(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_rsplit(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytes_rsplit(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_strip_impl(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *bytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_strip(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytes_strip(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *bytes = Py_None;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_lstrip_impl(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *bytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_lstrip(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytes_lstrip(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *bytes = Py_None;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_rstrip_impl(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *bytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_rstrip(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytes_rstrip(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *bytes = Py_None;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ bytes_translate_impl(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *table,
                      PyObject *deletechars);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_translate(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytes_translate(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"", "delete", NULL};
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_maketrans_impl(Py_buffer *frm, Py_buffer *to);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_maketrans(void *null, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytes_maketrans(void *null, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer frm = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ bytes_replace_impl(PyBytesObject *self, Py_buffer *old, Py_buffer *new,
                    Py_ssize_t count);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_replace(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+bytes_replace(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_buffer old = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ bytes_decode_impl(PyBytesObject *self, const char *encoding,
                   const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_decode(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytes_decode(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static PyObject *
 bytes_splitlines_impl(PyBytesObject *self, int keepends);
 
 static PyObject *
-bytes_splitlines(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+bytes_splitlines(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"keepends", NULL};
@@ -499,4 +499,4 @@ bytes_fromhex(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *arg)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=fc9e02359cc56d36 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=470acd12b2534765 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/dictobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/dictobject.c.h
index 538d52e7630..58677cd772b 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/dictobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/dictobject.c.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static PyObject *
 dict_fromkeys_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *iterable, PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-dict_fromkeys(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+dict_fromkeys(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *iterable;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static PyObject *
 dict_get_impl(PyDictObject *self, PyObject *key, PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-dict_get(PyDictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+dict_get(PyDictObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *key;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dict_setdefault_impl(PyDictObject *self, PyObject *key,
                      PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-dict_setdefault(PyDictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+dict_setdefault(PyDictObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *key;
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ dict_setdefault(PyDictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=8d09902e60b7ab02 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=d7508c5091609a23 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/floatobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/floatobject.c.h
index 9325154233b..ac3ff0c9f83 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/floatobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/floatobject.c.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static PyObject *
 float___round___impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *o_ndigits);
 
 static PyObject *
-float___round__(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+float___round__(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *o_ndigits = NULL;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ float___set_format___impl(PyTypeObject *type, const char *typestr,
                           const char *fmt);
 
 static PyObject *
-float___set_format__(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+float___set_format__(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     const char *typestr;
@@ -305,4 +305,4 @@ float___format__(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=90c06ea9d72130cc input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=a3c366a156be61f9 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/listobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/listobject.c.h
index d22ce22e03b..63da672ca3d 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/listobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/listobject.c.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static PyObject *
 list_insert_impl(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject *object);
 
 static PyObject *
-list_insert(PyListObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+list_insert(PyListObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t index;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static PyObject *
 list_pop_impl(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t index);
 
 static PyObject *
-list_pop(PyListObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+list_pop(PyListObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t index = -1;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static PyObject *
 list_sort_impl(PyListObject *self, PyObject *keyfunc, int reverse);
 
 static PyObject *
-list_sort(PyListObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+list_sort(PyListObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "reverse", NULL};
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ list_index_impl(PyListObject *self, PyObject *value, Py_ssize_t start,
                 Py_ssize_t stop);
 
 static PyObject *
-list_index(PyListObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+list_index(PyListObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *value;
@@ -285,4 +285,4 @@ list___reversed__(PyListObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return list___reversed___impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=4a4f72a5e7ff5068 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=d8cb29e6e6d79844 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/longobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/longobject.c.h
index 1b706d65d2e..14f5515c7a6 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/longobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/longobject.c.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int_to_bytes_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t length, PyObject *byteorder,
                   int is_signed);
 
 static PyObject *
-int_to_bytes(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+int_to_bytes(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"length", "byteorder", "signed", NULL};
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int_from_bytes_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *bytes_obj,
                     PyObject *byteorder, int is_signed);
 
 static PyObject *
-int_from_bytes(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+int_from_bytes(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"bytes", "byteorder", "signed", NULL};
@@ -211,4 +211,4 @@ int_from_bytes(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=c9adfdc329651cc4 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=fd64beb83bd16df3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/odictobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/odictobject.c.h
index 6c1cb91277a..15a8bece037 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/odictobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/odictobject.c.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static PyObject *
 OrderedDict_fromkeys_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *seq, PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-OrderedDict_fromkeys(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+OrderedDict_fromkeys(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"iterable", "value", NULL};
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OrderedDict_setdefault_impl(PyODictObject *self, PyObject *key,
                             PyObject *default_value);
 
 static PyObject *
-OrderedDict_setdefault(PyODictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+OrderedDict_setdefault(PyODictObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "default", NULL};
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static PyObject *
 OrderedDict_popitem_impl(PyODictObject *self, int last);
 
 static PyObject *
-OrderedDict_popitem(PyODictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+OrderedDict_popitem(PyODictObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"last", NULL};
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static PyObject *
 OrderedDict_move_to_end_impl(PyODictObject *self, PyObject *key, int last);
 
 static PyObject *
-OrderedDict_move_to_end(PyODictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+OrderedDict_move_to_end(PyODictObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "last", NULL};
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@ OrderedDict_move_to_end(PyODictObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=b2f82eca6e8c8084 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=7f23d569eda2a558 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/tupleobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/tupleobject.c.h
index c453e5872bf..bef900515b5 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/tupleobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/tupleobject.c.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ tuple_index_impl(PyTupleObject *self, PyObject *value, Py_ssize_t start,
                  Py_ssize_t stop);
 
 static PyObject *
-tuple_index(PyTupleObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+tuple_index(PyTupleObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *value;
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ tuple___getnewargs__(PyTupleObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return tuple___getnewargs___impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d24a9893b3a740c6 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=0fbf4321fb4365ac input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/unicodeobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/unicodeobject.c.h
index 09365277af1..643ef0491b3 100644
--- a/Objects/clinic/unicodeobject.c.h
+++ b/Objects/clinic/unicodeobject.c.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_center_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t width, Py_UCS4 fillchar);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_center(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_center(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t width;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_encode_impl(PyObject *self, const char *encoding, const char *errors);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_encode(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+unicode_encode(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"encoding", "errors", NULL};
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_expandtabs_impl(PyObject *self, int tabsize);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_expandtabs(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+unicode_expandtabs(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"tabsize", NULL};
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_ljust_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t width, Py_UCS4 fillchar);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_ljust(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_ljust(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t width;
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_strip_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *chars);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_strip(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_strip(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *chars = Py_None;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_lstrip_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *chars);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_lstrip(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_lstrip(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *chars = NULL;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_rstrip_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *chars);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_rstrip(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_rstrip(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *chars = NULL;
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ unicode_replace_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *old, PyObject *new,
                      Py_ssize_t count);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_replace(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_replace(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *old;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_rjust_impl(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t width, Py_UCS4 fillchar);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_rjust(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_rjust(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_ssize_t width;
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_split_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_split(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+unicode_split(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_rsplit_impl(PyObject *self, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_rsplit(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+unicode_rsplit(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "maxsplit", NULL};
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_splitlines_impl(PyObject *self, int keepends);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_splitlines(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+unicode_splitlines(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"keepends", NULL};
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static PyObject *
 unicode_maketrans_impl(PyObject *x, PyObject *y, PyObject *z);
 
 static PyObject *
-unicode_maketrans(void *null, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+unicode_maketrans(void *null, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *x;
@@ -930,4 +930,4 @@ unicode_sizeof(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     return unicode_sizeof_impl(self);
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=816292e81a8a732e input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=1ad4e81b68194264 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c
index 71d522433a2..a2530184cd3 100644
--- a/Objects/descrobject.c
+++ b/Objects/descrobject.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ methoddescr_call(PyMethodDescrObject *descr, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 // same to methoddescr_call(), but use FASTCALL convention.
 PyObject *
 _PyMethodDescr_FastCallKeywords(PyObject *descrobj,
-                                PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+                                PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                                 PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     assert(Py_TYPE(descrobj) == &PyMethodDescr_Type);
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 5403ecb04f9..aa907018859 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -3298,7 +3298,7 @@ type___subclasses___impl(PyTypeObject *self)
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-type_prepare(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+type_prepare(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
              PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     return PyDict_New();
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index c7480a0d87c..c8600a89413 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -9835,7 +9835,7 @@ PyUnicode_Join(PyObject *separator, PyObject *seq)
 }
 
 PyObject *
-_PyUnicode_JoinArray(PyObject *separator, PyObject **items, Py_ssize_t seqlen)
+_PyUnicode_JoinArray(PyObject *separator, PyObject *const *items, Py_ssize_t seqlen)
 {
     PyObject *res = NULL; /* the result */
     PyObject *sep = NULL;
diff --git a/PC/clinic/_testconsole.c.h b/PC/clinic/_testconsole.c.h
index e512fb172d7..8112e789ff6 100644
--- a/PC/clinic/_testconsole.c.h
+++ b/PC/clinic/_testconsole.c.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ _testconsole_write_input_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *file,
                               PyBytesObject *s);
 
 static PyObject *
-_testconsole_write_input(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_testconsole_write_input(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", "s", NULL};
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _testconsole_read_output_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *file);
 
 static PyObject *
-_testconsole_read_output(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_testconsole_read_output(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"file", NULL};
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _TESTCONSOLE_READ_OUTPUT_METHODDEF
     #define _TESTCONSOLE_READ_OUTPUT_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_TESTCONSOLE_READ_OUTPUT_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ac80ed19e6edc0af input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=e7dd05a60463c5f0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/PC/clinic/msvcrtmodule.c.h b/PC/clinic/msvcrtmodule.c.h
index 6d7648a101d..22ddfea8024 100644
--- a/PC/clinic/msvcrtmodule.c.h
+++ b/PC/clinic/msvcrtmodule.c.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static PyObject *
 msvcrt_locking_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int mode, long nbytes);
 
 static PyObject *
-msvcrt_locking(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+msvcrt_locking(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static long
 msvcrt_setmode_impl(PyObject *module, int fd, int flags);
 
 static PyObject *
-msvcrt_setmode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+msvcrt_setmode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int fd;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static long
 msvcrt_open_osfhandle_impl(PyObject *module, void *handle, int flags);
 
 static PyObject *
-msvcrt_open_osfhandle(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+msvcrt_open_osfhandle(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     void *handle;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void *
 msvcrt_CrtSetReportFile_impl(PyObject *module, int type, void *file);
 
 static PyObject *
-msvcrt_CrtSetReportFile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+msvcrt_CrtSetReportFile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int type;
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static long
 msvcrt_CrtSetReportMode_impl(PyObject *module, int type, int mode);
 
 static PyObject *
-msvcrt_CrtSetReportMode(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+msvcrt_CrtSetReportMode(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     int type;
@@ -569,4 +569,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef MSVCRT_SET_ERROR_MODE_METHODDEF
     #define MSVCRT_SET_ERROR_MODE_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(MSVCRT_SET_ERROR_MODE_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=66787cb934b8a3c2 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=3dd4cf62afb9771a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/PC/clinic/winreg.c.h b/PC/clinic/winreg.c.h
index 4a1387323d4..69781a96928 100644
--- a/PC/clinic/winreg.c.h
+++ b/PC/clinic/winreg.c.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ winreg_HKEYType___exit___impl(PyHKEYObject *self, PyObject *exc_type,
                               PyObject *exc_value, PyObject *traceback);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_HKEYType___exit__(PyHKEYObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winreg_HKEYType___exit__(PyHKEYObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"exc_type", "exc_value", "traceback", NULL};
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ winreg_ConnectRegistry_impl(PyObject *module, Py_UNICODE *computer_name,
                             HKEY key);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_ConnectRegistry(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_ConnectRegistry(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     Py_UNICODE *computer_name;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static HKEY
 winreg_CreateKey_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_CreateKey(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_CreateKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ winreg_CreateKeyEx_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key,
                         int reserved, REGSAM access);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_CreateKeyEx(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winreg_CreateKeyEx(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "sub_key", "reserved", "access", NULL};
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_DeleteKey_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_DeleteKey(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_DeleteKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ winreg_DeleteKeyEx_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key,
                         REGSAM access, int reserved);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_DeleteKeyEx(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winreg_DeleteKeyEx(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "sub_key", "access", "reserved", NULL};
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_DeleteValue_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_DeleteValue(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_DeleteValue(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_EnumKey_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, int index);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_EnumKey(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_EnumKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_EnumValue_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, int index);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_EnumValue(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_EnumValue(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ winreg_LoadKey_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key,
                     Py_UNICODE *file_name);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_LoadKey(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_LoadKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ winreg_OpenKey_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key,
                     int reserved, REGSAM access);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_OpenKey(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winreg_OpenKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "sub_key", "reserved", "access", NULL};
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ winreg_OpenKeyEx_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key,
                       int reserved, REGSAM access);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_OpenKeyEx(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winreg_OpenKeyEx(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "sub_key", "reserved", "access", NULL};
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_QueryValue_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_QueryValue(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_QueryValue(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_QueryValueEx_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *name);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_QueryValueEx(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_QueryValueEx(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winreg_SaveKey_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *file_name);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_SaveKey(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_SaveKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ winreg_SetValue_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *sub_key,
                      Py_ssize_clean_t value_length);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_SetValue(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_SetValue(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ winreg_SetValueEx_impl(PyObject *module, HKEY key, Py_UNICODE *value_name,
                        PyObject *reserved, DWORD type, PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-winreg_SetValueEx(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+winreg_SetValueEx(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     HKEY key;
@@ -1091,4 +1091,4 @@ winreg_QueryReflectionKey(PyObject *module, PyObject *arg)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=9f7991a8580bbd93 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=d1c8e2678015dd7d input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/PC/clinic/winsound.c.h b/PC/clinic/winsound.c.h
index c786aba8822..61be17dee19 100644
--- a/PC/clinic/winsound.c.h
+++ b/PC/clinic/winsound.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winsound_PlaySound_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *sound, int flags);
 
 static PyObject *
-winsound_PlaySound(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winsound_PlaySound(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sound", "flags", NULL};
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winsound_Beep_impl(PyObject *module, int frequency, int duration);
 
 static PyObject *
-winsound_Beep(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winsound_Beep(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"frequency", "duration", NULL};
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static PyObject *
 winsound_MessageBeep_impl(PyObject *module, int type);
 
 static PyObject *
-winsound_MessageBeep(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+winsound_MessageBeep(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"type", NULL};
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ winsound_MessageBeep(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObje
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d22e41446929d3ef input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=beeee8be95667b7d input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index a3632115d3b..604493dc5e2 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ error:
 
 /* AC: cannot convert yet, waiting for *args support */
 static PyObject *
-builtin___build_class__(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+builtin___build_class__(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                         PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *func, *name, *bases, *mkw, *meta, *winner, *prep, *ns, *orig_bases;
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ builtin_callable(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj)
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_breakpoint(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *keywords)
+builtin_breakpoint(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *keywords)
 {
     PyObject *hook = PySys_GetObject("breakpointhook");
 
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ builtin_exec_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *source, PyObject *globals,
 
 /* AC: cannot convert yet, as needs PEP 457 group support in inspect */
 static PyObject *
-builtin_getattr(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_getattr(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *v, *result, *dflt = NULL;
     PyObject *name;
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ PyTypeObject PyMap_Type = {
 
 /* AC: cannot convert yet, as needs PEP 457 group support in inspect */
 static PyObject *
-builtin_next(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_next(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *it, *res;
     PyObject *def = NULL;
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ builtin_pow_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *x, PyObject *y, PyObject *z)
 
 /* AC: cannot convert yet, waiting for *args support */
 static PyObject *
-builtin_print(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+builtin_print(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"sep", "end", "file", "flush", 0};
     static struct _PyArg_Parser _parser = {"|OOOO:print", _keywords, 0};
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(builtin_sorted__doc__,
     {"sorted", (PyCFunction)builtin_sorted, METH_FASTCALL | METH_KEYWORDS, builtin_sorted__doc__},
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_sorted(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+builtin_sorted(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *newlist, *v, *seq, *callable;
 
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index f6519cff590..287f1df26b5 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3703,10 +3703,10 @@ too_many_positional(PyCodeObject *co, Py_ssize_t given, Py_ssize_t defcount,
 
 PyObject *
 _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName(PyObject *_co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals,
-           PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t argcount,
-           PyObject **kwnames, PyObject **kwargs,
+           PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t argcount,
+           PyObject *const *kwnames, PyObject *const *kwargs,
            Py_ssize_t kwcount, int kwstep,
-           PyObject **defs, Py_ssize_t defcount,
+           PyObject *const *defs, Py_ssize_t defcount,
            PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure,
            PyObject *name, PyObject *qualname)
 {
@@ -3992,8 +3992,10 @@ fail: /* Jump here from prelude on failure */
 
 PyObject *
 PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyObject *_co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals,
-           PyObject **args, int argcount, PyObject **kws, int kwcount,
-           PyObject **defs, int defcount, PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure)
+                  PyObject *const *args, int argcount,
+                  PyObject *const *kws, int kwcount,
+                  PyObject *const *defs, int defcount,
+                  PyObject *kwdefs, PyObject *closure)
 {
     return _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName(_co, globals, locals,
                                     args, argcount,
diff --git a/Python/clinic/_warnings.c.h b/Python/clinic/_warnings.c.h
index 334f9d1988e..68fad230065 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/_warnings.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/_warnings.c.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ warnings_warn_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *message, PyObject *category,
                    Py_ssize_t stacklevel, PyObject *source);
 
 static PyObject *
-warnings_warn(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+warnings_warn(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"message", "category", "stacklevel", "source", NULL};
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ warnings_warn(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwn
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=74b1a7d1ee41816d input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=86369ece63001d78 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h b/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
index 3647e62c0d3..285caf94b77 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_format_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *value, PyObject *format_spec);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_format(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_format(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *value;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ builtin_compile_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *source, PyObject *filename,
                      int optimize);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_compile(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+builtin_compile(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"source", "filename", "mode", "flags", "dont_inherit", "optimize", NULL};
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_divmod_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *x, PyObject *y);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_divmod(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_divmod(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *x;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ builtin_eval_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *source, PyObject *globals,
                   PyObject *locals);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_eval(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_eval(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *source;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ builtin_exec_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *source, PyObject *globals,
                   PyObject *locals);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_exec(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_exec(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *source;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_hasattr_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, PyObject *name);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_hasattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_hasattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ builtin_setattr_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, PyObject *name,
                      PyObject *value);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_setattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_setattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_delattr_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj, PyObject *name);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_delattr(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_delattr(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_pow_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *x, PyObject *y, PyObject *z);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_pow(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_pow(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *x;
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_input_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *prompt);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_input(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_input(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *prompt = NULL;
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_round_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *number, PyObject *ndigits);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_round(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+builtin_round(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"number", "ndigits", NULL};
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static PyObject *
 builtin_sum_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *iterable, PyObject *start);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_sum(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_sum(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *iterable;
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ builtin_isinstance_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj,
                         PyObject *class_or_tuple);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_isinstance(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_isinstance(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ builtin_issubclass_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *cls,
                         PyObject *class_or_tuple);
 
 static PyObject *
-builtin_issubclass(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+builtin_issubclass(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *cls;
@@ -710,4 +710,4 @@ builtin_issubclass(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 exit:
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=d46a224ac804eef1 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=9f17c7a87d740374 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/clinic/import.c.h b/Python/clinic/import.c.h
index 1955e504550..27b83ecc00a 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/import.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/import.c.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ _imp__fix_co_filename_impl(PyObject *module, PyCodeObject *code,
                            PyObject *path);
 
 static PyObject *
-_imp__fix_co_filename(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_imp__fix_co_filename(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyCodeObject *code;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _imp_create_dynamic_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *spec, PyObject *file);
 
 static PyObject *
-_imp_create_dynamic(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+_imp_create_dynamic(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *spec;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static PyObject *
 _imp_source_hash_impl(PyObject *module, long key, Py_buffer *source);
 
 static PyObject *
-_imp_source_hash(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+_imp_source_hash(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     static const char * const _keywords[] = {"key", "source", NULL};
@@ -396,4 +396,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef _IMP_EXEC_DYNAMIC_METHODDEF
     #define _IMP_EXEC_DYNAMIC_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(_IMP_EXEC_DYNAMIC_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=e8b2c0b0d0a75da8 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=f0660cd1de6b3a73 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h b/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h
index a9466357a55..1ae9332fd3f 100644
--- a/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h
+++ b/Python/clinic/marshal.c.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ marshal_dump_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *value, PyObject *file,
                   int version);
 
 static PyObject *
-marshal_dump(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+marshal_dump(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *value;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static PyObject *
 marshal_dumps_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *value, int version);
 
 static PyObject *
-marshal_dumps(PyObject *module, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+marshal_dumps(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
 {
     PyObject *return_value = NULL;
     PyObject *value;
@@ -134,4 +134,4 @@ exit:
 
     return return_value;
 }
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=15e284a34abfd26a input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=584eb2222d86fdc3 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
diff --git a/Python/getargs.c b/Python/getargs.c
index dd7ca9fed15..56e60f6d207 100644
--- a/Python/getargs.c
+++ b/Python/getargs.c
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ int _PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywordsFast(PyObject *, PyObject *,
 #ifdef HAVE_DECLSPEC_DLL
 /* Export functions */
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_Parse_SizeT(PyObject *, const char *, ...);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseStack_SizeT(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseStack_SizeT(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                                         const char *format, ...);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords_SizeT(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames,
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords_SizeT(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+                                        PyObject *kwnames,
                                         struct _PyArg_Parser *parser, ...);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseTuple_SizeT(PyObject *, const char *, ...);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords_SizeT(PyObject *, PyObject *,
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define STATIC_FREELIST_ENTRIES 8
 
 /* Forward */
-static int vgetargs1_impl(PyObject *args, PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+static int vgetargs1_impl(PyObject *args, PyObject *const *stack, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                           const char *format, va_list *p_va, int flags);
 static int vgetargs1(PyObject *, const char *, va_list *, int);
 static void seterror(Py_ssize_t, const char *, int *, const char *, const char *);
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static int vgetargskeywords(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                             const char *, char **, va_list *, int);
 static int vgetargskeywordsfast(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                             struct _PyArg_Parser *, va_list *, int);
-static int vgetargskeywordsfast_impl(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+static int vgetargskeywordsfast_impl(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                           PyObject *keywords, PyObject *kwnames,
                           struct _PyArg_Parser *parser,
                           va_list *p_va, int flags);
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ _PyArg_ParseTuple_SizeT(PyObject *args, const char *format, ...)
 
 
 int
-_PyArg_ParseStack(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format, ...)
+_PyArg_ParseStack(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format, ...)
 {
     int retval;
     va_list va;
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ _PyArg_ParseStack(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format, ...)
 }
 
 int
-_PyArg_ParseStack_SizeT(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format, ...)
+_PyArg_ParseStack_SizeT(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format, ...)
 {
     int retval;
     va_list va;
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ cleanreturn(int retval, freelist_t *freelist)
 
 
 static int
-vgetargs1_impl(PyObject *compat_args, PyObject **stack, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format,
+vgetargs1_impl(PyObject *compat_args, PyObject *const *stack, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *format,
                va_list *p_va, int flags)
 {
     char msgbuf[256];
@@ -1522,7 +1523,7 @@ _PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast_SizeT(PyObject *args, PyObject *keywords,
 }
 
 int
-_PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames,
+_PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames,
                   struct _PyArg_Parser *parser, ...)
 {
     int retval;
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ _PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwname
 }
 
 int
-_PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords_SizeT(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames,
+_PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords_SizeT(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames,
                         struct _PyArg_Parser *parser, ...)
 {
     int retval;
@@ -1988,7 +1989,7 @@ parser_clear(struct _PyArg_Parser *parser)
 }
 
 static PyObject*
-find_keyword(PyObject *kwargs, PyObject *kwnames, PyObject **kwstack, PyObject *key)
+find_keyword(PyObject *kwargs, PyObject *kwnames, PyObject *const *kwstack, PyObject *key)
 {
     Py_ssize_t i, nkwargs;
 
@@ -2017,7 +2018,7 @@ find_keyword(PyObject *kwargs, PyObject *kwnames, PyObject **kwstack, PyObject *
 }
 
 static int
-vgetargskeywordsfast_impl(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
+vgetargskeywordsfast_impl(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
                           PyObject *kwargs, PyObject *kwnames,
                           struct _PyArg_Parser *parser,
                           va_list *p_va, int flags)
@@ -2033,7 +2034,7 @@ vgetargskeywordsfast_impl(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs,
     PyObject *current_arg;
     freelistentry_t static_entries[STATIC_FREELIST_ENTRIES];
     freelist_t freelist;
-    PyObject **kwstack = NULL;
+    PyObject *const *kwstack = NULL;
 
     freelist.entries = static_entries;
     freelist.first_available = 0;
@@ -2395,7 +2396,7 @@ err:
 
 
 static int
-unpack_stack(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *name,
+unpack_stack(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *name,
              Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t max, va_list vargs)
 {
     Py_ssize_t i;
@@ -2472,7 +2473,7 @@ PyArg_UnpackTuple(PyObject *args, const char *name, Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t m
 }
 
 int
-_PyArg_UnpackStack(PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *name,
+_PyArg_UnpackStack(PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, const char *name,
                    Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t max, ...)
 {
     int retval;
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 24098b9daf8..c0542436fdf 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ PySys_SetObject(const char *name, PyObject *v)
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-sys_breakpointhook(PyObject *self, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *keywords)
+sys_breakpointhook(PyObject *self, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *keywords)
 {
     assert(!PyErr_Occurred());
     const char *envar = Py_GETENV("PYTHONBREAKPOINT");
diff --git a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
index 4cdfebb5107..b704b5a669f 100755
--- a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
+++ b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
@@ -710,12 +710,12 @@ class CLanguage(Language):
 
         parser_prototype_fastcall = normalize_snippet("""
             static PyObject *
-            {c_basename}({self_type}{self_name}, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
+            {c_basename}({self_type}{self_name}, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs)
             """)
 
         parser_prototype_fastcall_keywords = normalize_snippet("""
             static PyObject *
-            {c_basename}({self_type}{self_name}, PyObject **args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
+            {c_basename}({self_type}{self_name}, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t nargs, PyObject *kwnames)
             """)
 
         # parser_body_fields remembers the fields passed in to the