diff --git a/guide/src/class.md b/guide/src/class.md
index 6ca582ed..9a2d91c1 100644
--- a/guide/src/class.md
+++ b/guide/src/class.md
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl SubSubClass {
 #     pyo3::py_run!(py, subsub, "assert subsub.method3() == 3000");
 #     let subsub = SubSubClass::factory_method(py, 2).unwrap();
 #     let subsubsub = SubSubClass::factory_method(py, 3).unwrap();
-#     let cls = py.get_type::<SubSubClass>();
+#     let cls = py.get_type_bound::<SubSubClass>();
 #     pyo3::py_run!(py, subsub cls, "assert not isinstance(subsub, cls)");
 #     pyo3::py_run!(py, subsubsub cls, "assert isinstance(subsubsub, cls)");
 # });
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ impl MyDict {
     // some custom methods that use `private` here...
 }
 # Python::with_gil(|py| {
-#     let cls = py.get_type::<MyDict>();
+#     let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyDict>();
 #     pyo3::py_run!(py, cls, "cls(a=1, b=2)")
 # });
 # }
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ impl MyClass {
 }
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
-    let my_class = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+    let my_class = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, my_class, "assert my_class.my_attribute == 'hello'")
 });
 ```
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ enum MyEnum {
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
     let x = Py::new(py, MyEnum::Variant).unwrap();
     let y = Py::new(py, MyEnum::OtherVariant).unwrap();
-    let cls = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, x y cls, r#"
         assert x == cls.Variant
         assert y == cls.OtherVariant
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ enum MyEnum {
 }
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
-    let cls = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
     let x = MyEnum::Variant as i32; // The exact value is assigned by the compiler.
     pyo3::py_run!(py, cls x, r#"
         assert int(cls.Variant) == x
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ enum MyEnum{
 }
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
-    let cls = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
     let x = Py::new(py, MyEnum::Variant).unwrap();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, cls x, r#"
         assert repr(x) == 'MyEnum.Variant'
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ impl MyEnum {
 }
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
-    let cls = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, cls, "assert repr(cls.Answer) == '42'")
 })
 ```
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ enum MyEnum {
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
     let x = Py::new(py, MyEnum::Variant).unwrap();
-    let cls = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, x cls, r#"
         assert repr(x) == 'RenamedEnum.UPPERCASE'
         assert x == cls.UPPERCASE
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ enum Shape {
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
     let circle = Shape::Circle { radius: 10.0 }.into_py(py);
     let square = Shape::RegularPolygon { side_count: 4, radius: 10.0 }.into_py(py);
-    let cls = py.get_type::<Shape>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<Shape>();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, circle square cls, r#"
         assert isinstance(circle, cls)
         assert isinstance(circle, cls.Circle)
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ enum MyEnum {
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
     let x = Py::new(py, MyEnum::Variant { i: 42 }).unwrap();
-    let cls = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+    let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
     pyo3::py_run!(py, x cls, r#"
         assert isinstance(x, cls)
         assert not isinstance(x, cls.Variant)
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ impl pyo3::impl_::pyclass::PyClassImpl for MyClass {
 }
 
 # Python::with_gil(|py| {
-#     let cls = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+#     let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
 #     pyo3::py_run!(py, cls, "assert cls.__name__ == 'MyClass'")
 # });
 # }
diff --git a/guide/src/exception.md b/guide/src/exception.md
index 22511857..0be44167 100644
--- a/guide/src/exception.md
+++ b/guide/src/exception.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use pyo3::exceptions::PyException;
 create_exception!(mymodule, CustomError, PyException);
 
 Python::with_gil(|py| {
-    let ctx = [("CustomError", py.get_type::<CustomError>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+    let ctx = [("CustomError", py.get_type_bound::<CustomError>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
     pyo3::py_run!(
         py,
         *ctx,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pyo3::create_exception!(mymodule, CustomError, PyException);
 #[pymodule]
 fn mymodule(py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
     // ... other elements added to module ...
-    m.add("CustomError", py.get_type::<CustomError>())?;
+    m.add("CustomError", py.get_type_bound::<CustomError>())?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pyclass.rs b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pyclass.rs
index 02024011..7d8c868e 100644
--- a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pyclass.rs
+++ b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/pyclass.rs
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ pub fn gen_complex_enum_variant_attr(
     let associated_method = quote! {
         fn #wrapper_ident(py: _pyo3::Python<'_>) -> _pyo3::PyResult<_pyo3::PyObject> {
             #deprecations
-            ::std::result::Result::Ok(py.get_type::<#variant_cls>().into())
+            ::std::result::Result::Ok(py.get_type_bound::<#variant_cls>().into_any().unbind())
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/conversions/chrono.rs b/src/conversions/chrono.rs
index 6737c16f..6878b9d9 100644
--- a/src/conversions/chrono.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/chrono.rs
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ use crate::types::{
 };
 #[cfg(Py_LIMITED_API)]
 use crate::{intern, DowncastError};
-use crate::{
-    Bound, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyErr, PyNativeType, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
-};
+use crate::{Bound, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
 use chrono::offset::{FixedOffset, Utc};
 use chrono::{
     DateTime, Datelike, Duration, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, Offset, TimeZone, Timelike,
@@ -461,7 +459,7 @@ fn warn_truncated_leap_second(obj: &Bound<'_, PyAny>) {
     let py = obj.py();
     if let Err(e) = PyErr::warn_bound(
         py,
-        &py.get_type::<PyUserWarning>().as_borrowed(),
+        &py.get_type_bound::<PyUserWarning>(),
         "ignored leap-second, `datetime` does not support leap-seconds",
         0,
     ) {
diff --git a/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs b/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs
index ff5bd030..3c98a90f 100644
--- a/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs
@@ -91,12 +91,8 @@ macro_rules! bigint_conversion {
                 } else {
                     None
                 };
-                py.get_type::<PyLong>()
-                    .call_method(
-                        "from_bytes",
-                        (bytes_obj, "little"),
-                        kwargs.as_ref().map(crate::Bound::as_gil_ref),
-                    )
+                py.get_type_bound::<PyLong>()
+                    .call_method("from_bytes", (bytes_obj, "little"), kwargs.as_ref())
                     .expect("int.from_bytes() failed during to_object()") // FIXME: #1813 or similar
                     .into()
             }
diff --git a/src/err/mod.rs b/src/err/mod.rs
index d55c8f45..d922baaa 100644
--- a/src/err/mod.rs
+++ b/src/err/mod.rs
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ impl PyErr {
     /// # use pyo3::prelude::*;
     /// # fn main() -> PyResult<()> {
     /// Python::with_gil(|py| {
-    ///     let user_warning = py.get_type::<pyo3::exceptions::PyUserWarning>().as_borrowed();
+    ///     let user_warning = py.get_type_bound::<pyo3::exceptions::PyUserWarning>();
     ///     PyErr::warn_bound(py, &user_warning, "I am warning you", 0)?;
     ///     Ok(())
     /// })
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ impl_signed_integer!(isize);
 mod tests {
     use super::PyErrState;
     use crate::exceptions::{self, PyTypeError, PyValueError};
-    use crate::{PyErr, PyNativeType, PyTypeInfo, Python};
+    use crate::{PyErr, PyTypeInfo, Python};
 
     #[test]
     fn no_error() {
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ mod tests {
         // GIL locked should prevent effects to be visible to other testing
         // threads.
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let cls = py.get_type::<exceptions::PyUserWarning>().as_borrowed();
+            let cls = py.get_type_bound::<exceptions::PyUserWarning>();
 
             // Reset warning filter to default state
             let warnings = py.import_bound("warnings").unwrap();
@@ -1293,14 +1293,14 @@ mod tests {
 
             // Test with raising
             warnings
-                .call_method1("simplefilter", ("error", cls))
+                .call_method1("simplefilter", ("error", &cls))
                 .unwrap();
             PyErr::warn_bound(py, &cls, "I am warning you", 0).unwrap_err();
 
             // Test with error for an explicit module
             warnings.call_method0("resetwarnings").unwrap();
             warnings
-                .call_method1("filterwarnings", ("error", "", cls, "pyo3test"))
+                .call_method1("filterwarnings", ("error", "", &cls, "pyo3test"))
                 .unwrap();
 
             // This has the wrong module and will not raise, just be emitted
diff --git a/src/exceptions.rs b/src/exceptions.rs
index e7b6407e..6ae9febc 100644
--- a/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_exception_boilerplate {
 /// import_exception!(socket, gaierror);
 ///
 /// Python::with_gil(|py| {
-///     let ctx = [("gaierror", py.get_type::<gaierror>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+///     let ctx = [("gaierror", py.get_type_bound::<gaierror>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
 ///     pyo3::py_run!(py, *ctx, "import socket; assert gaierror is socket.gaierror");
 /// });
 ///
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ macro_rules! import_exception {
 ///
 /// #[pymodule]
 /// fn my_module(py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
-///     m.add("MyError", py.get_type::<MyError>())?;
+///     m.add("MyError", py.get_type_bound::<MyError>())?;
 ///     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(raise_myerror, py)?)?;
 ///     Ok(())
 /// }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ macro_rules! import_exception {
 /// #     Python::with_gil(|py| -> PyResult<()> {
 /// #         let fun = wrap_pyfunction!(raise_myerror, py)?;
 /// #         let locals = pyo3::types::PyDict::new_bound(py);
-/// #         locals.set_item("MyError", py.get_type::<MyError>())?;
+/// #         locals.set_item("MyError", py.get_type_bound::<MyError>())?;
 /// #         locals.set_item("raise_myerror", fun)?;
 /// #
 /// #         py.run_bound(
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ macro_rules! create_exception_type_object {
         impl $name {
             fn type_object_raw(py: $crate::Python<'_>) -> *mut $crate::ffi::PyTypeObject {
                 use $crate::sync::GILOnceCell;
-                use $crate::PyNativeType;
                 static TYPE_OBJECT: GILOnceCell<$crate::Py<$crate::types::PyType>> =
                     GILOnceCell::new();
 
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ macro_rules! create_exception_type_object {
                             py,
                             concat!(stringify!($module), ".", stringify!($name)),
                             $doc,
-                            ::std::option::Option::Some(&py.get_type::<$base>().as_borrowed()),
+                            ::std::option::Option::Some(&py.get_type_bound::<$base>()),
                             ::std::option::Option::None,
                         ).expect("Failed to initialize new exception type.")
                 ).as_ptr() as *mut $crate::ffi::PyTypeObject
@@ -904,7 +903,7 @@ mod tests {
         create_exception!(mymodule, CustomError, PyException);
 
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let error_type = py.get_type::<CustomError>();
+            let error_type = py.get_type_bound::<CustomError>();
             let ctx = [("CustomError", error_type)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
             let type_description: String = py
                 .eval_bound("str(CustomError)", None, Some(&ctx))
@@ -927,7 +926,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn custom_exception_dotted_module() {
         create_exception!(mymodule.exceptions, CustomError, PyException);
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let error_type = py.get_type::<CustomError>();
+            let error_type = py.get_type_bound::<CustomError>();
             let ctx = [("CustomError", error_type)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
             let type_description: String = py
                 .eval_bound("str(CustomError)", None, Some(&ctx))
@@ -946,7 +945,7 @@ mod tests {
         create_exception!(mymodule, CustomError, PyException, "Some docs");
 
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let error_type = py.get_type::<CustomError>();
+            let error_type = py.get_type_bound::<CustomError>();
             let ctx = [("CustomError", error_type)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
             let type_description: String = py
                 .eval_bound("str(CustomError)", None, Some(&ctx))
@@ -979,7 +978,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let error_type = py.get_type::<CustomError>();
+            let error_type = py.get_type_bound::<CustomError>();
             let ctx = [("CustomError", error_type)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
             let type_description: String = py
                 .eval_bound("str(CustomError)", None, Some(&ctx))
diff --git a/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs b/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs
index d9487359..27728c6d 100644
--- a/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs
+++ b/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ pub fn from_py_with_with_default<'a, 'py, T>(
 #[cold]
 pub fn argument_extraction_error(py: Python<'_>, arg_name: &str, error: PyErr) -> PyErr {
     use crate::types::any::PyAnyMethods;
-    if error.get_type_bound(py).is(py.get_type::<PyTypeError>()) {
+    if error
+        .get_type_bound(py)
+        .is(&py.get_type_bound::<PyTypeError>())
+    {
         let remapped_error = PyTypeError::new_err(format!(
             "argument '{}': {}",
             arg_name,
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index d5fbbdc3..0779fb98 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 /// }
 ///
 /// Python::with_gil(|py| {
-///     let locals = [("C", py.get_type::<MyClass>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+///     let locals = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
 ///     pyo3::py_run!(py, *locals, "c = C()");
 /// });
 /// ```
diff --git a/src/marker.rs b/src/marker.rs
index 5321eddb..4b46d3ba 100644
--- a/src/marker.rs
+++ b/src/marker.rs
@@ -728,12 +728,28 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
     }
 
     /// Gets the Python type object for type `T`.
+    #[cfg_attr(
+        not(feature = "gil-refs"),
+        deprecated(
+            since = "0.21.0",
+            note = "`Python::get_type` will be replaced by `Python::get_type_bound` in a future PyO3 version"
+        )
+    )]
     #[inline]
     pub fn get_type<T>(self) -> &'py PyType
     where
         T: PyTypeInfo,
     {
-        T::type_object_bound(self).into_gil_ref()
+        self.get_type_bound::<T>().into_gil_ref()
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the Python type object for type `T`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_type_bound<T>(self) -> Bound<'py, PyType>
+    where
+        T: PyTypeInfo,
+    {
+        T::type_object_bound(self)
     }
 
     /// Deprecated form of [`Python::import_bound`]
diff --git a/src/pyclass_init.rs b/src/pyclass_init.rs
index 63761f43..ac3aa3ef 100644
--- a/src/pyclass_init.rs
+++ b/src/pyclass_init.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl<T: PyTypeInfo> PyObjectInit<T> for PyNativeTypeInitializer<T> {
 ///     }
 /// }
 /// Python::with_gil(|py| {
-///     let typeobj = py.get_type::<SubSubClass>();
+///     let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<SubSubClass>();
 ///     let sub_sub_class = typeobj.call((), None).unwrap();
 ///     py_run!(
 ///         py,
diff --git a/src/tests/common.rs b/src/tests/common.rs
index 5eec6094..854d73e4 100644
--- a/src/tests/common.rs
+++ b/src/tests/common.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ mod inner {
         ($py:expr, *$dict:expr, $code:expr, $err:ident) => {{
             let res = $py.run_bound($code, None, Some(&$dict.as_borrowed()));
             let err = res.expect_err(&format!("Did not raise {}", stringify!($err)));
-            if !err.matches($py, $py.get_type::<pyo3::exceptions::$err>()) {
+            if !err.matches($py, $py.get_type_bound::<pyo3::exceptions::$err>()) {
                 panic!("Expected {} but got {:?}", stringify!($err), err)
             }
             err
diff --git a/src/types/typeobject.rs b/src/types/typeobject.rs
index f0e4a8c0..4c1b17a2 100644
--- a/src/types/typeobject.rs
+++ b/src/types/typeobject.rs
@@ -217,22 +217,26 @@ impl<'a> Borrowed<'a, '_, PyType> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use crate::types::typeobject::PyTypeMethods;
     use crate::types::{PyBool, PyLong};
     use crate::Python;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_type_is_subclass() {
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let bool_type = py.get_type::<PyBool>();
-            let long_type = py.get_type::<PyLong>();
-            assert!(bool_type.is_subclass(long_type).unwrap());
+            let bool_type = py.get_type_bound::<PyBool>();
+            let long_type = py.get_type_bound::<PyLong>();
+            assert!(bool_type.is_subclass(&long_type).unwrap());
         });
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_type_is_subclass_of() {
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            assert!(py.get_type::<PyBool>().is_subclass_of::<PyLong>().unwrap());
+            assert!(py
+                .get_type_bound::<PyBool>()
+                .is_subclass_of::<PyLong>()
+                .unwrap());
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_class_attributes.rs b/tests/test_class_attributes.rs
index 906a11c8..9e544211 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_attributes.rs
+++ b/tests/test_class_attributes.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Foo {
 #[test]
 fn class_attributes() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let foo_obj = py.get_type::<Foo>();
+        let foo_obj = py.get_type_bound::<Foo>();
         py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.MY_CONST == 'foobar'");
         py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.RENAMED_CONST == 'foobar_2'");
         py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.a == 5");
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn class_attributes() {
 #[ignore]
 fn class_attributes_are_immutable() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let foo_obj = py.get_type::<Foo>();
+        let foo_obj = py.get_type_bound::<Foo>();
         py_expect_exception!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.a = 6", PyTypeError);
     });
 }
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ impl Bar {
 #[test]
 fn recursive_class_attributes() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let foo_obj = py.get_type::<Foo>();
-        let bar_obj = py.get_type::<Bar>();
+        let foo_obj = py.get_type_bound::<Foo>();
+        let bar_obj = py.get_type_bound::<Bar>();
         py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.a_foo.x == 1");
         py_assert!(py, foo_obj, "foo_obj.bar.x == 2");
         py_assert!(py, bar_obj, "bar_obj.a_foo.x == 3");
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn test_fallible_class_attribute() {
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         let stderr = CaptureStdErr::new(py).unwrap();
-        assert!(std::panic::catch_unwind(|| py.get_type::<BrokenClass>()).is_err());
+        assert!(std::panic::catch_unwind(|| py.get_type_bound::<BrokenClass>()).is_err());
         assert_eq!(
             stderr.reset().unwrap().trim(),
             "\
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fn test_renaming_all_struct_fields() {
     use pyo3::types::PyBool;
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let struct_class = py.get_type::<StructWithRenamedFields>();
+        let struct_class = py.get_type_bound::<StructWithRenamedFields>();
         let struct_obj = struct_class.call0().unwrap();
         assert!(struct_obj
             .setattr("firstField", PyBool::new_bound(py, false))
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ macro_rules! test_case {
             //use pyo3::types::PyInt;
 
             Python::with_gil(|py| {
-                let struct_class = py.get_type::<$struct_name>();
+                let struct_class = py.get_type_bound::<$struct_name>();
                 let struct_obj = struct_class.call0().unwrap();
                 assert!(struct_obj.setattr($renamed_field_name, 2).is_ok());
                 let attr = struct_obj.getattr($renamed_field_name).unwrap();
-                assert_eq!(2, PyAny::extract::<u8>(attr).unwrap());
+                assert_eq!(2, attr.extract().unwrap());
             });
         }
     };
diff --git a/tests/test_class_basics.rs b/tests/test_class_basics.rs
index 1c2b2a5c..6d282765 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_basics.rs
+++ b/tests/test_class_basics.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct EmptyClass {}
 #[test]
 fn empty_class() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<EmptyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<EmptyClass>();
         // By default, don't allow creating instances from python.
         assert!(typeobj.call((), None).is_err());
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct UnitClass;
 #[test]
 fn unit_class() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<UnitClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<UnitClass>();
         // By default, don't allow creating instances from python.
         assert!(typeobj.call((), None).is_err());
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct ClassWithDocs {
 #[test]
 fn class_with_docstr() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<ClassWithDocs>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<ClassWithDocs>();
         py_run!(
             py,
             typeobj,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl EmptyClass2 {
 #[test]
 fn custom_names() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<EmptyClass2>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<EmptyClass2>();
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__name__ == 'CustomName'");
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.custom_fn.__name__ == 'custom_fn'");
         py_assert!(
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl RawIdents {
 #[test]
 fn test_raw_idents() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<RawIdents>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<RawIdents>();
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "not hasattr(typeobj, 'r#fn')");
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "hasattr(typeobj, 'fn')");
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "hasattr(typeobj, 'type')");
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl ClassWithObjectField {
 #[test]
 fn class_with_object_field() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let ty = py.get_type::<ClassWithObjectField>();
+        let ty = py.get_type_bound::<ClassWithObjectField>();
         py_assert!(py, ty, "ty(5).value == 5");
         py_assert!(py, ty, "ty(None).value == None");
     });
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ struct TupleClass(#[pyo3(get, set, name = "value")] i32);
 #[test]
 fn test_tuple_struct_class() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<TupleClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<TupleClass>();
         assert!(typeobj.call((), None).is_err());
 
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__name__ == 'TupleClass'");
diff --git a/tests/test_class_new.rs b/tests/test_class_new.rs
index 59772cc4..b1a0e594 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_new.rs
+++ b/tests/test_class_new.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl EmptyClassWithNew {
 #[test]
 fn empty_class_with_new() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<EmptyClassWithNew>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<EmptyClassWithNew>();
         assert!(typeobj
             .call((), None)
             .unwrap()
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ fn empty_class_with_new() {
         // Calling with arbitrary args or kwargs is not ok
         assert!(typeobj.call(("some", "args"), None).is_err());
         assert!(typeobj
-            .call(
-                (),
-                Some([("some", "kwarg")].into_py_dict_bound(py).as_gil_ref())
-            )
+            .call((), Some(&[("some", "kwarg")].into_py_dict_bound(py)))
             .is_err());
     });
 }
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ impl UnitClassWithNew {
 #[test]
 fn unit_class_with_new() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<UnitClassWithNew>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<UnitClassWithNew>();
         assert!(typeobj
             .call((), None)
             .unwrap()
@@ -74,9 +71,9 @@ impl TupleClassWithNew {
 #[test]
 fn tuple_class_with_new() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<TupleClassWithNew>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<TupleClassWithNew>();
         let wrp = typeobj.call((42,), None).unwrap();
-        let obj = wrp.downcast::<PyCell<TupleClassWithNew>>().unwrap();
+        let obj = wrp.downcast::<TupleClassWithNew>().unwrap();
         let obj_ref = obj.borrow();
         assert_eq!(obj_ref.0, 42);
     });
@@ -99,9 +96,9 @@ impl NewWithOneArg {
 #[test]
 fn new_with_one_arg() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<NewWithOneArg>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<NewWithOneArg>();
         let wrp = typeobj.call((42,), None).unwrap();
-        let obj = wrp.downcast::<PyCell<NewWithOneArg>>().unwrap();
+        let obj = wrp.downcast::<NewWithOneArg>().unwrap();
         let obj_ref = obj.borrow();
         assert_eq!(obj_ref.data, 42);
     });
@@ -127,12 +124,12 @@ impl NewWithTwoArgs {
 #[test]
 fn new_with_two_args() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<NewWithTwoArgs>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<NewWithTwoArgs>();
         let wrp = typeobj
             .call((10, 20), None)
             .map_err(|e| e.display(py))
             .unwrap();
-        let obj = wrp.downcast::<PyCell<NewWithTwoArgs>>().unwrap();
+        let obj = wrp.downcast::<NewWithTwoArgs>().unwrap();
         let obj_ref = obj.borrow();
         assert_eq!(obj_ref.data1, 10);
         assert_eq!(obj_ref.data2, 20);
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ impl SuperClass {
 #[test]
 fn subclass_new() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let super_cls = py.get_type::<SuperClass>();
+        let super_cls = py.get_type_bound::<SuperClass>();
         let source = pyo3::indoc::indoc!(
             r#"
 class Class(SuperClass):
@@ -206,7 +203,7 @@ impl NewWithCustomError {
 #[test]
 fn new_with_custom_error() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<NewWithCustomError>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<NewWithCustomError>();
         let err = typeobj.call0().unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(err.to_string(), "ValueError: custom error");
     });
@@ -247,7 +244,7 @@ impl NewExisting {
 #[test]
 fn test_new_existing() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<NewExisting>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<NewExisting>();
 
         let obj1 = typeobj.call1((0,)).unwrap();
         let obj2 = typeobj.call1((0,)).unwrap();
@@ -263,10 +260,10 @@ fn test_new_existing() {
         assert!(obj5.getattr("num").unwrap().extract::<u32>().unwrap() == 2);
         assert!(obj6.getattr("num").unwrap().extract::<u32>().unwrap() == 2);
 
-        assert!(obj1.is(obj2));
-        assert!(obj3.is(obj4));
-        assert!(!obj1.is(obj3));
-        assert!(!obj1.is(obj5));
-        assert!(!obj5.is(obj6));
+        assert!(obj1.is(&obj2));
+        assert!(obj3.is(&obj4));
+        assert!(!obj1.is(&obj3));
+        assert!(!obj1.is(&obj5));
+        assert!(!obj5.is(&obj6));
     });
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_coroutine.rs b/tests/test_coroutine.rs
index 5954b979..b3b8ba7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_coroutine.rs
+++ b/tests/test_coroutine.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "macros")]
 #![cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use std::{ops::Deref, task::Poll, thread, time::Duration};
+use std::{task::Poll, thread, time::Duration};
 
 use futures::{channel::oneshot, future::poll_fn, FutureExt};
 use pyo3::{
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ fn test_coroutine_qualname() {
             assert coro.__name__ == name and coro.__qualname__ == qualname
         "#;
         let locals = [
-            ("my_fn", wrap_pyfunction!(my_fn, gil).unwrap().deref()),
-            ("MyClass", gil.get_type::<MyClass>()),
+            (
+                "my_fn",
+                wrap_pyfunction!(my_fn, gil).unwrap().as_borrowed().as_any(),
+            ),
+            ("MyClass", gil.get_type_bound::<MyClass>().as_any()),
         ]
         .into_py_dict_bound(gil);
         py_run!(gil, *locals, &handle_windows(test));
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ fn test_async_method_receiver() {
             assert False
         assert asyncio.run(coro3) == 1
         "#;
-        let locals = [("Counter", gil.get_type::<Counter>())].into_py_dict_bound(gil);
+        let locals = [("Counter", gil.get_type_bound::<Counter>())].into_py_dict_bound(gil);
         py_run!(gil, *locals, test);
     })
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_enum.rs b/tests/test_enum.rs
index 33e94c24..d73316e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_enum.rs
+++ b/tests/test_enum.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub enum MyEnum {
 #[test]
 fn test_enum_class_attr() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let my_enum = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+        let my_enum = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
         let var = Py::new(py, MyEnum::Variant).unwrap();
         py_assert!(py, my_enum var, "my_enum.Variant == var");
     })
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn return_enum() -> MyEnum {
 fn test_return_enum() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         let f = wrap_pyfunction!(return_enum)(py).unwrap();
-        let mynum = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+        let mynum = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
 
         py_run!(py, f mynum, "assert f() == mynum.Variant")
     });
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn enum_arg(e: MyEnum) {
 fn test_enum_arg() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         let f = wrap_pyfunction!(enum_arg)(py).unwrap();
-        let mynum = py.get_type::<MyEnum>();
+        let mynum = py.get_type_bound::<MyEnum>();
 
         py_run!(py, f mynum, "f(mynum.OtherVariant)")
     })
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum CustomDiscriminant {
 fn test_custom_discriminant() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-        let CustomDiscriminant = py.get_type::<CustomDiscriminant>();
+        let CustomDiscriminant = py.get_type_bound::<CustomDiscriminant>();
         let one = Py::new(py, CustomDiscriminant::One).unwrap();
         let two = Py::new(py, CustomDiscriminant::Two).unwrap();
         py_run!(py, CustomDiscriminant one two, r#"
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ enum RenameAllVariantsEnum {
 #[test]
 fn test_renaming_all_enum_variants() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let enum_obj = py.get_type::<RenameAllVariantsEnum>();
+        let enum_obj = py.get_type_bound::<RenameAllVariantsEnum>();
         py_assert!(py, enum_obj, "enum_obj.VARIANT_ONE == enum_obj.VARIANT_ONE");
         py_assert!(py, enum_obj, "enum_obj.VARIANT_TWO == enum_obj.VARIANT_TWO");
         py_assert!(
diff --git a/tests/test_gc.rs b/tests/test_gc.rs
index 7ed39436..9e236a27 100644
--- a/tests/test_gc.rs
+++ b/tests/test_gc.rs
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ fn inheritance_with_new_methods_with_drop() {
     let drop_called2 = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let _typebase = py.get_type::<BaseClassWithDrop>();
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<SubClassWithDrop>();
+        let _typebase = py.get_type_bound::<BaseClassWithDrop>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<SubClassWithDrop>();
         let inst = typeobj.call((), None).unwrap();
 
-        let obj: &PyCell<SubClassWithDrop> = inst.downcast().unwrap();
+        let obj = inst.downcast::<SubClassWithDrop>().unwrap();
         let mut obj_ref_mut = obj.borrow_mut();
         obj_ref_mut.data = Some(Arc::clone(&drop_called1));
         let base: &mut BaseClassWithDrop = obj_ref_mut.as_mut();
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ fn gc_during_borrow() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         unsafe {
             // get the traverse function
-            let ty = py.get_type::<TraversableClass>().as_type_ptr();
-            let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty).unwrap();
+            let ty = py.get_type_bound::<TraversableClass>();
+            let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty.as_type_ptr()).unwrap();
 
             // create an object and check that traversing it works normally
             // when it's not borrowed
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ impl PartialTraverse {
 fn traverse_partial() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| unsafe {
         // get the traverse function
-        let ty = py.get_type::<PartialTraverse>().as_type_ptr();
-        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty).unwrap();
+        let ty = py.get_type_bound::<PartialTraverse>();
+        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty.as_type_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         // confirm that traversing errors
         let obj = Py::new(py, PartialTraverse::new(py)).unwrap();
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ impl PanickyTraverse {
 fn traverse_panic() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| unsafe {
         // get the traverse function
-        let ty = py.get_type::<PanickyTraverse>().as_type_ptr();
-        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty).unwrap();
+        let ty = py.get_type_bound::<PanickyTraverse>();
+        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty.as_type_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         // confirm that traversing errors
         let obj = Py::new(py, PanickyTraverse::new(py)).unwrap();
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ impl TriesGILInTraverse {
 fn tries_gil_in_traverse() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| unsafe {
         // get the traverse function
-        let ty = py.get_type::<TriesGILInTraverse>().as_type_ptr();
-        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty).unwrap();
+        let ty = py.get_type_bound::<TriesGILInTraverse>();
+        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty.as_type_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         // confirm that traversing panicks
         let obj = Py::new(py, TriesGILInTraverse {}).unwrap();
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ impl<'a> Traversable for PyRef<'a, HijackedTraverse> {
 fn traverse_cannot_be_hijacked() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| unsafe {
         // get the traverse function
-        let ty = py.get_type::<HijackedTraverse>().as_type_ptr();
-        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty).unwrap();
+        let ty = py.get_type_bound::<HijackedTraverse>();
+        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty.as_type_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         let cell = PyCell::new(py, HijackedTraverse::new()).unwrap();
         let obj = cell.to_object(py);
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ impl UnsendableTraversal {
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] // We are building wasm Python with pthreads disabled
 fn unsendable_are_not_traversed_on_foreign_thread() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| unsafe {
-        let ty = py.get_type::<UnsendableTraversal>().as_type_ptr();
-        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty).unwrap();
+        let ty = py.get_type_bound::<UnsendableTraversal>();
+        let traverse = get_type_traverse(ty.as_type_ptr()).unwrap();
 
         let obj = Py::new(
             py,
diff --git a/tests/test_getter_setter.rs b/tests/test_getter_setter.rs
index b990a82e..1009ce1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_getter_setter.rs
+++ b/tests/test_getter_setter.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn class_with_properties() {
         py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.get_num() == inst.unwrapped == 42");
         py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.data_list == [42]");
 
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<ClassWithProperties>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<ClassWithProperties>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C.DATA.__doc__ == 'a getter for data'");
     });
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_inheritance.rs b/tests/test_inheritance.rs
index cd728c77..af34974c 100644
--- a/tests/test_inheritance.rs
+++ b/tests/test_inheritance.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct SubclassAble {}
 #[test]
 fn subclass() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("SubclassAble", py.get_type::<SubclassAble>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("SubclassAble", py.get_type_bound::<SubclassAble>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
 
         py.run_bound(
             "class A(SubclassAble): pass\nassert issubclass(A, SubclassAble)",
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl SubClass {
 #[test]
 fn inheritance_with_new_methods() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<SubClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<SubClass>();
         let inst = typeobj.call((), None).unwrap();
         py_run!(py, inst, "assert inst.val1 == 10; assert inst.val2 == 5");
     });
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ fn mutation_fails() {
 #[test]
 fn is_subclass_and_is_instance() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let sub_ty = py.get_type::<SubClass>();
-        let base_ty = py.get_type::<BaseClass>();
+        let sub_ty = py.get_type_bound::<SubClass>();
+        let base_ty = py.get_type_bound::<BaseClass>();
         assert!(sub_ty.is_subclass_of::<BaseClass>().unwrap());
-        assert!(sub_ty.is_subclass(base_ty).unwrap());
+        assert!(sub_ty.is_subclass(&base_ty).unwrap());
 
-        let obj = PyCell::new(py, SubClass::new()).unwrap();
+        let obj = Bound::new(py, SubClass::new()).unwrap().into_any();
         assert!(obj.is_instance_of::<SubClass>());
         assert!(obj.is_instance_of::<BaseClass>());
-        assert!(obj.is_instance(sub_ty).unwrap());
-        assert!(obj.is_instance(base_ty).unwrap());
+        assert!(obj.is_instance(&sub_ty).unwrap());
+        assert!(obj.is_instance(&base_ty).unwrap());
     });
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl SubClass2 {
 #[test]
 fn handle_result_in_new() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let subclass = py.get_type::<SubClass2>();
+        let subclass = py.get_type_bound::<SubClass2>();
         py_run!(
             py,
             subclass,
@@ -274,15 +274,15 @@ mod inheriting_native_type {
     #[test]
     fn custom_exception() {
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
-            let cls = py.get_type::<CustomException>();
-            let dict = [("cls", cls)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+            let cls = py.get_type_bound::<CustomException>();
+            let dict = [("cls", &cls)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
             let res = py.run_bound(
             "e = cls('hello'); assert str(e) == 'hello'; assert e.context == 'Hello :)'; raise e",
             None,
             Some(&dict)
             );
             let err = res.unwrap_err();
-            assert!(err.matches(py, cls), "{}", err);
+            assert!(err.matches(py, &cls), "{}", err);
 
             // catching the exception in Python also works:
             py_run!(
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ fn test_subclass_ref_counts() {
     // regression test for issue #1363
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-        let SimpleClass = py.get_type::<SimpleClass>();
+        let SimpleClass = py.get_type_bound::<SimpleClass>();
         py_run!(
             py,
             SimpleClass,
diff --git a/tests/test_macro_docs.rs b/tests/test_macro_docs.rs
index 5e240816..6289626d 100644
--- a/tests/test_macro_docs.rs
+++ b/tests/test_macro_docs.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl MacroDocs {
 #[test]
 fn meth_doc() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<MacroDocs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<MacroDocs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(
             py,
             *d,
diff --git a/tests/test_macros.rs b/tests/test_macros.rs
index c01ba853..0d2b125b 100644
--- a/tests/test_macros.rs
+++ b/tests/test_macros.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ property_rename_via_macro!(my_new_property_name);
 #[test]
 fn test_macro_rules_interactions() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let my_base = py.get_type::<MyBaseClass>();
+        let my_base = py.get_type_bound::<MyBaseClass>();
         py_assert!(py, my_base, "my_base.__name__ == 'MyClass'");
 
         let my_func = wrap_pyfunction!(my_function_in_macro, py).unwrap();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn test_macro_rules_interactions() {
             "my_func.__text_signature__ == '(a, b=None, *, c=42)'"
         );
 
-        let renamed_prop = py.get_type::<ClassWithProperty>();
+        let renamed_prop = py.get_type_bound::<ClassWithProperty>();
         py_assert!(
             py,
             renamed_prop,
diff --git a/tests/test_mapping.rs b/tests/test_mapping.rs
index 9a80ab49..06928e74 100644
--- a/tests/test_mapping.rs
+++ b/tests/test_mapping.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Mapping {
 
 /// Return a dict with `m = Mapping(['1', '2', '3'])`.
 fn map_dict(py: Python<'_>) -> Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyDict> {
-    let d = [("Mapping", py.get_type::<Mapping>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+    let d = [("Mapping", py.get_type_bound::<Mapping>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
     py_run!(py, *d, "m = Mapping(['1', '2', '3'])");
     d
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_methods.rs b/tests/test_methods.rs
index 2114ead2..96b40174 100644
--- a/tests/test_methods.rs
+++ b/tests/test_methods.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl ClassMethod {
 #[test]
 fn class_method() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<ClassMethod>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<ClassMethod>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C.method() == 'ClassMethod.method()!'");
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C().method() == 'ClassMethod.method()!'");
         py_assert!(
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl ClassMethodWithArgs {
 #[test]
 fn class_method_with_args() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<ClassMethodWithArgs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<ClassMethodWithArgs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(
             py,
             *d,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn static_method() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         assert_eq!(StaticMethod::method(py), "StaticMethod.method()!");
 
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<StaticMethod>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<StaticMethod>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C.method() == 'StaticMethod.method()!'");
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C().method() == 'StaticMethod.method()!'");
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C.method.__doc__ == 'Test static method.'");
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fn static_method_with_args() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         assert_eq!(StaticMethodWithArgs::method(py, 1234), "0x4d2");
 
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<StaticMethodWithArgs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<StaticMethodWithArgs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C.method(1337) == '0x539'");
     });
 }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ impl MethDocs {
 #[test]
 fn meth_doc() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("C", py.get_type::<MethDocs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("C", py.get_type_bound::<MethDocs>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
         py_assert!(py, *d, "C.__doc__ == 'A class with \"documentation\".'");
         py_assert!(
             py,
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ impl FromSequence {
 #[test]
 fn test_from_sequence() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<FromSequence>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<FromSequence>();
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj(range(0, 4)).numbers == [0, 1, 2, 3]");
     });
 }
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ impl r#RawIdents {
 #[test]
 fn test_raw_idents() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let raw_idents_type = py.get_type::<r#RawIdents>();
+        let raw_idents_type = py.get_type_bound::<r#RawIdents>();
         assert_eq!(raw_idents_type.qualname().unwrap(), "RawIdents");
         py_run!(
             py,
diff --git a/tests/test_multiple_pymethods.rs b/tests/test_multiple_pymethods.rs
index 13baeed3..308220e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_multiple_pymethods.rs
+++ b/tests/test_multiple_pymethods.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl PyClassWithMultiplePyMethods {
 #[test]
 fn test_class_with_multiple_pymethods() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let cls = py.get_type::<PyClassWithMultiplePyMethods>();
+        let cls = py.get_type_bound::<PyClassWithMultiplePyMethods>();
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls()() == 'call'");
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls().method() == 'method'");
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls.classmethod() == 'classmethod'");
diff --git a/tests/test_no_imports.rs b/tests/test_no_imports.rs
index 4abdcdf2..88932ed2 100644
--- a/tests/test_no_imports.rs
+++ b/tests/test_no_imports.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #![cfg(feature = "macros")]
 
+use pyo3::prelude::PyAnyMethods;
+
 #[pyo3::pyfunction]
 #[pyo3(name = "identity", signature = (x = None))]
 fn basic_function(py: pyo3::Python<'_>, x: Option<pyo3::PyObject>) -> pyo3::PyObject {
@@ -91,13 +93,13 @@ impl BasicClass {
 fn test_basic() {
     pyo3::Python::with_gil(|py| {
         let module = pyo3::wrap_pymodule!(basic_module)(py);
-        let cls = py.get_type::<BasicClass>();
+        let cls = py.get_type_bound::<BasicClass>();
         let d = pyo3::types::IntoPyDict::into_py_dict_bound(
             [
-                ("mod", module.as_ref(py).as_ref()),
-                ("cls", cls.as_ref()),
-                ("a", cls.call1((8,)).unwrap()),
-                ("b", cls.call1(("foo",)).unwrap()),
+                ("mod", module.bind(py).as_any()),
+                ("cls", &cls),
+                ("a", &cls.call1((8,)).unwrap()),
+                ("b", &cls.call1(("foo",)).unwrap()),
             ],
             py,
         );
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ impl NewClassMethod {
 #[test]
 fn test_new_class_method() {
     pyo3::Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let cls = py.get_type::<NewClassMethod>();
+        let cls = py.get_type_bound::<NewClassMethod>();
         pyo3::py_run!(py, cls, "assert cls().cls is cls");
     });
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_proto_methods.rs b/tests/test_proto_methods.rs
index 3151fbe5..9126555d 100644
--- a/tests/test_proto_methods.rs
+++ b/tests/test_proto_methods.rs
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ impl OnceFuture {
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] // Won't work without wasm32 event loop (e.g., Pyodide has WebLoop)
 fn test_await() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let once = py.get_type::<OnceFuture>();
+        let once = py.get_type_bound::<OnceFuture>();
         let source = r#"
 import asyncio
 import sys
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ impl AsyncIterator {
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] // Won't work without wasm32 event loop (e.g., Pyodide has WebLoop)
 fn test_anext_aiter() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let once = py.get_type::<OnceFuture>();
+        let once = py.get_type_bound::<OnceFuture>();
         let source = r#"
 import asyncio
 import sys
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ asyncio.run(main())
             .as_borrowed();
         globals.set_item("Once", once).unwrap();
         globals
-            .set_item("AsyncIterator", py.get_type::<AsyncIterator>())
+            .set_item("AsyncIterator", py.get_type_bound::<AsyncIterator>())
             .unwrap();
         py.run_bound(source, Some(&globals), None)
             .map_err(|e| e.display(py))
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ impl DescrCounter {
 #[test]
 fn descr_getset() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let counter = py.get_type::<DescrCounter>();
+        let counter = py.get_type_bound::<DescrCounter>();
         let source = pyo3::indoc::indoc!(
             r#"
 class Class:
diff --git a/tests/test_sequence.rs b/tests/test_sequence.rs
index f18323db..d73d2d11 100644
--- a/tests/test_sequence.rs
+++ b/tests/test_sequence.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl ByteSequence {
 
 /// Return a dict with `s = ByteSequence([1, 2, 3])`.
 fn seq_dict(py: Python<'_>) -> Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyDict> {
-    let d = [("ByteSequence", py.get_type::<ByteSequence>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+    let d = [("ByteSequence", py.get_type_bound::<ByteSequence>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
     // Though we can construct `s` in Rust, let's test `__new__` works.
     py_run!(py, *d, "s = ByteSequence([1, 2, 3])");
     d
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fn test_setitem() {
 #[test]
 fn test_delitem() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("ByteSequence", py.get_type::<ByteSequence>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("ByteSequence", py.get_type_bound::<ByteSequence>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
 
         py_run!(
             py,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ fn test_repeat() {
 #[test]
 fn test_inplace_repeat() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let d = [("ByteSequence", py.get_type::<ByteSequence>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+        let d = [("ByteSequence", py.get_type_bound::<ByteSequence>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
 
         py_run!(
             py,
diff --git a/tests/test_static_slots.rs b/tests/test_static_slots.rs
index b01c87cd..3c270a31 100644
--- a/tests/test_static_slots.rs
+++ b/tests/test_static_slots.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl Count5 {
 
 /// Return a dict with `s = Count5()`.
 fn test_dict(py: Python<'_>) -> Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyDict> {
-    let d = [("Count5", py.get_type::<Count5>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+    let d = [("Count5", py.get_type_bound::<Count5>())].into_py_dict_bound(py);
     // Though we can construct `s` in Rust, let's test `__new__` works.
     py_run!(py, *d, "s = Count5()");
     d
diff --git a/tests/test_super.rs b/tests/test_super.rs
index 208290df..8dcedf80 100644
--- a/tests/test_super.rs
+++ b/tests/test_super.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl SubClass {
 #[test]
 fn test_call_super_method() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let cls = py.get_type::<SubClass>();
+        let cls = py.get_type_bound::<SubClass>();
         pyo3::py_run!(
             py,
             cls,
diff --git a/tests/test_text_signature.rs b/tests/test_text_signature.rs
index 9056ca21..b72ad2a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_text_signature.rs
+++ b/tests/test_text_signature.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fn class_without_docs_or_signature() {
     struct MyClass {}
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
 
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__doc__ is None");
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__text_signature__ is None");
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn class_with_docs() {
     struct MyClass {}
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
 
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__doc__ == 'docs line1\\ndocs line2'");
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__text_signature__ is None");
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn class_with_signature_no_doc() {
     }
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__doc__ == ''");
         py_assert!(
             py,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ fn class_with_docs_and_signature() {
     }
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
 
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__doc__ == 'docs line1\\ndocs line2'");
         py_assert!(
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ fn test_auto_test_signature_method() {
     }
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let cls = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
         #[cfg(any(not(Py_LIMITED_API), Py_3_10))]
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls.__text_signature__ == '(a, b, c)'");
         py_assert!(
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ fn test_auto_test_signature_opt_out() {
         let f = wrap_pyfunction!(my_function_2)(py).unwrap();
         py_assert!(py, f, "f.__text_signature__ == None");
 
-        let cls = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let cls = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls.__text_signature__ == None");
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls.method.__text_signature__ == None");
         py_assert!(py, cls, "cls.method_2.__text_signature__ == None");
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ fn test_methods() {
     }
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
 
         py_assert!(
             py,
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ fn test_raw_identifiers() {
     }
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let typeobj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let typeobj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
 
         py_assert!(py, typeobj, "typeobj.__text_signature__ == '()'");
 
diff --git a/tests/test_variable_arguments.rs b/tests/test_variable_arguments.rs
index a1f8bb35..8d3cd5d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_variable_arguments.rs
+++ b/tests/test_variable_arguments.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl MyClass {
 #[test]
 fn variable_args() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let my_obj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let my_obj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
         py_assert!(py, my_obj, "my_obj.test_args() == ()");
         py_assert!(py, my_obj, "my_obj.test_args(1) == (1,)");
         py_assert!(py, my_obj, "my_obj.test_args(1, 2) == (1, 2)");
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn variable_args() {
 #[test]
 fn variable_kwargs() {
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
-        let my_obj = py.get_type::<MyClass>();
+        let my_obj = py.get_type_bound::<MyClass>();
         py_assert!(py, my_obj, "my_obj.test_kwargs() == None");
         py_assert!(py, my_obj, "my_obj.test_kwargs(test=1) == {'test': 1}");
         py_assert!(