diff -r bddb455439d0 Doc/includes/noddy2.c
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy2.c	Fri Nov 04 22:29:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy2.c	Sat Nov 05 22:21:19 2011 +0100
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@
 static PyObject *
 Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
 {
-    static PyObject *format = NULL;
-    PyObject *args, *result;
-
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_FromString("%s %s");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (self->first == NULL) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "first");
         return NULL;
@@ -103,14 +94,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    args = Py_BuildValue("OO", self->first, self->last);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
-
-    return result;
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S %S", self->first, self->last);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Noddy_methods[] = {
diff -r bddb455439d0 Doc/includes/noddy3.c
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy3.c	Fri Nov 04 22:29:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy3.c	Sat Nov 05 22:21:19 2011 +0100
@@ -147,23 +147,7 @@
 static PyObject *
 Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
 {
-    static PyObject *format = NULL;
-    PyObject *args, *result;
-
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_FromString("%s %s");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
-    args = Py_BuildValue("OO", self->first, self->last);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
-
-    return result;
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S %S", self->first, self->last);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Noddy_methods[] = {
diff -r bddb455439d0 Doc/includes/noddy4.c
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy4.c	Fri Nov 04 22:29:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy4.c	Sat Nov 05 22:21:19 2011 +0100
@@ -118,15 +118,6 @@
 static PyObject *
 Noddy_name(Noddy* self)
 {
-    static PyObject *format = NULL;
-    PyObject *args, *result;
-
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_FromString("%s %s");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
     if (self->first == NULL) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, "first");
         return NULL;
@@ -137,14 +128,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    args = Py_BuildValue("OO", self->first, self->last);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
-
-    return result;
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S %S", self->first, self->last);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef Noddy_methods[] = {
diff -r bddb455439d0 Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c	Fri Nov 04 22:29:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c	Sat Nov 05 22:21:19 2011 +0100
@@ -4599,38 +4599,20 @@
 static PyObject *
 Simple_repr(CDataObject *self)
 {
-    PyObject *val, *name, *args, *result;
-    static PyObject *format;
+    PyObject *val, *result;
 
     if (Py_TYPE(self)->tp_base != &Simple_Type) {
         return PyUnicode_FromFormat("<%s object at %p>",
                                    Py_TYPE(self)->tp_name, self);
     }
 
-    if (format == NULL) {
-        format = PyUnicode_InternFromString("%s(%r)");
-        if (format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-
     val = Simple_get_value(self);
     if (val == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
-    name = PyUnicode_FromString(Py_TYPE(self)->tp_name);
-    if (name == NULL) {
-        Py_DECREF(val);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    args = PyTuple_Pack(2, name, val);
-    Py_DECREF(name);
+    result = PyUnicode_FromFormat("%s(%R)",
+                                  Py_TYPE(self)->tp_name, val);
     Py_DECREF(val);
-    if (args == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
-    result = PyUnicode_Format(format, args);
-    Py_DECREF(args);
     return result;
 }
 
diff -r bddb455439d0 Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c	Fri Nov 04 22:29:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c	Sat Nov 05 22:21:19 2011 +0100
@@ -238,27 +238,16 @@
         }
         Py_INCREF(nextkey);
 
-        fmt_args = Py_BuildValue("OOO", prevkey, ptr->key, nextkey);
-        if (!fmt_args) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        template = PyUnicode_FromString("%s <- %s ->%s\n");
-        if (!template) {
-            Py_DECREF(fmt_args);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        display_str = PyUnicode_Format(template, fmt_args);
-        Py_DECREF(template);
-        Py_DECREF(fmt_args);
+        display_str = PyUnicode_FromFormat("%S <- %S ->%S\n",
+                                           prevkey, ptr->key, nextkey);
+        Py_DECREF(prevkey);
+        Py_DECREF(nextkey);
         if (!display_str) {
             return NULL;
         }
         PyObject_Print(display_str, stdout, Py_PRINT_RAW);
         Py_DECREF(display_str);
 
-        Py_DECREF(prevkey);
-        Py_DECREF(nextkey);
-
         ptr = ptr->next;
     }
 
diff -r bddb455439d0 Objects/listobject.c
--- a/Objects/listobject.c	Fri Nov 04 22:29:24 2011 +0100
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c	Sat Nov 05 22:21:19 2011 +0100
@@ -2121,8 +2121,7 @@
 listindex(PyListObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     Py_ssize_t i, start=0, stop=Py_SIZE(self);
-    PyObject *v, *format_tuple, *err_string;
-    static PyObject *err_format = NULL;
+    PyObject *v;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O&O&:index", &v,
                                 _PyEval_SliceIndex, &start,
@@ -2145,20 +2144,7 @@
         else if (cmp < 0)
             return NULL;
     }
-    if (err_format == NULL) {
-        err_format = PyUnicode_FromString("%r is not in list");
-        if (err_format == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-    }
-    format_tuple = PyTuple_Pack(1, v);
-    if (format_tuple == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-    err_string = PyUnicode_Format(err_format, format_tuple);
-    Py_DECREF(format_tuple);
-    if (err_string == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-    PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_ValueError, err_string);
-    Py_DECREF(err_string);
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "%R is not in list", v);
     return NULL;
 }