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index d058063..5701f05 100644
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0475124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
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+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 80ca48e..7791995 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod query_string;
 
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::types::PyAny;
 use pythonize::pythonize;
 
 pub use query_string::{parse_query_string as parse_qs, parse_query_string_to_json};
@@ -11,18 +12,20 @@ pub use query_string::{parse_query_string as parse_qs, parse_query_string_to_jso
 fn parse_query_string(qs: &[u8], separator: char) -> PyResult<Vec<(String, String)>> {
     Ok(parse_qs(qs, separator))
 }
-
 // parse query string into a python object.
 #[pyfunction]
 #[pyo3(signature = (qs, parse_numbers=true),text_signature = "(qs, parse_numbers=true)")]
-fn parse_url_encoded_dict(py: Python, qs: &[u8], parse_numbers: bool) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
-    Ok(pythonize(py, &parse_query_string_to_json(qs, parse_numbers)).unwrap())
+fn parse_url_encoded_dict(py: Python, qs: &[u8], parse_numbers: bool) -> PyResult<Py<PyAny>> {
+    Ok(
+        pythonize(py, &parse_query_string_to_json(qs, parse_numbers))
+            .unwrap()
+            .into(),
+    )
 }
 
-#[pymodule]
-fn fast_query_parsers(_py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+#[pymodule()]
+fn fast_query_parsers(m: &Bound<'_, pyo3::prelude::PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(parse_query_string, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(parse_url_encoded_dict, m)?)?;
-
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/query_string.rs b/src/query_string.rs
index 1f7f522..2726854 100644
--- a/src/query_string.rs
+++ b/src/query_string.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::convert::Infallible;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use regex::Regex;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use serde_json::{from_str, Value};
+use serde_json::{Value, from_str};
 use urlencoding::decode;
 
 lazy_static! {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn parse_query_string_to_json(bs: &[u8], parse_numbers: bool) -> Value {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use serde_json::{json, to_string, Value};
+    use serde_json::{Value, json, to_string};
 
     use super::*;