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diff --git a/‎Modules/_testclinic.c
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diff --git a/‎Modules/clinic/_testclinic.c.h
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diff --git a/‎Tools/clinic/clinic.py
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@@ -1740,37 +1740,26 @@ test_str_converter_encoding(PyObject *module, PyObject *const *args, Py_ssize_t
         goto exit;
     }
     return_value = test_str_converter_encoding_impl(module, a, b, c, d, d_length, e, e_length);
+    /* Post parse cleanup for a */
+    PyMem_FREE(a);
+    /* Post parse cleanup for b */
+    PyMem_FREE(b);
+    /* Post parse cleanup for c */
+    PyMem_FREE(c);
+    /* Post parse cleanup for d */
+    PyMem_FREE(d);
+    /* Post parse cleanup for e */
+    PyMem_FREE(e);
 
 exit:
-    /* Cleanup for a */
-    if (a) {
-       PyMem_FREE(a);
-    }
-    /* Cleanup for b */
-    if (b) {
-       PyMem_FREE(b);
-    }
-    /* Cleanup for c */
-    if (c) {
-       PyMem_FREE(c);
-    }
-    /* Cleanup for d */
-    if (d) {
-       PyMem_FREE(d);
-    }
-    /* Cleanup for e */
-    if (e) {
-       PyMem_FREE(e);
-    }
-
     return return_value;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
 test_str_converter_encoding_impl(PyObject *module, char *a, char *b, char *c,
                                  char *d, Py_ssize_t d_length, char *e,
                                  Py_ssize_t e_length)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=8acb886a3843f3bc input=eb4c38e1f898f402]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=999c1deecfa15b0a input=eb4c38e1f898f402]*/
 
 
 /*[clinic input]
 
@@ -1045,6 +1045,17 @@ def test_str_converter(self):
         self.assertEqual(ac_tester.str_converter('a', b'b', b'c'), ('a', 'b', 'c'))
         self.assertEqual(ac_tester.str_converter('a', b'b', 'c\0c'), ('a', 'b', 'c\0c'))
 
+    def test_str_converter_encoding(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            ac_tester.str_converter_encoding(1)
+        self.assertEqual(ac_tester.str_converter_encoding('a', 'b', 'c'), ('a', 'b', 'c'))
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            ac_tester.str_converter_encoding('a', b'b\0b', 'c')
+        self.assertEqual(ac_tester.str_converter_encoding('a', b'b', bytearray([ord('c')])), ('a', 'b', 'c'))
+        self.assertEqual(ac_tester.str_converter_encoding('a', b'b', bytearray([ord('c'), 0, ord('c')])),
+                         ('a', 'b', 'c\x00c'))
+        self.assertEqual(ac_tester.str_converter_encoding('a', b'b', b'c\x00c'), ('a', 'b', 'c\x00c'))
+
     def test_py_buffer_converter(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             ac_tester.py_buffer_converter('a', 'b')
@@ -1225,6 +1236,10 @@ def test_gh_99233_refcount(self):
         arg_refcount_after = sys.getrefcount(arg)
         self.assertEqual(arg_refcount_origin, arg_refcount_after)
 
+    def test_gh_99240_double_free(self):
+        expected_error = r'gh_99240_double_free\(\) argument 2 must be encoded string without null bytes, not str'
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, expected_error):
+            ac_tester.gh_99240_double_free('a', '\0b')
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix double-free bug in Argument Clinic ``str_converter`` by
+extracting memory clean up to a new ``post_parsing`` section.
@@ -551,6 +551,64 @@ str_converter_impl(PyObject *module, const char *a, const char *b,
 }
 
 
+/*[clinic input]
+str_converter_encoding
+
+    a: str(encoding="idna")
+    b: str(encoding="idna", accept={bytes, bytearray, str})
+    c: str(encoding="idna", accept={bytes, bytearray, str}, zeroes=True)
+    /
+
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+str_converter_encoding_impl(PyObject *module, char *a, char *b, char *c,
+                            Py_ssize_t c_length)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=af68766049248a1c input=0c5cf5159d0e870d]*/
+{
+    assert(!PyErr_Occurred());
+    PyObject *out[3] = {NULL,};
+    int i = 0;
+    PyObject *arg;
+
+    arg = PyUnicode_FromString(a);
+    assert(arg || PyErr_Occurred());
+    if (!arg) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    out[i++] = arg;
+
+    arg = PyUnicode_FromString(b);
+    assert(arg || PyErr_Occurred());
+    if (!arg) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    out[i++] = arg;
+
+    arg = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(c, c_length);
+    assert(arg || PyErr_Occurred());
+    if (!arg) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    out[i++] = arg;
+
+    PyObject *tuple = PyTuple_New(3);
+    if (!tuple) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+    for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, j, out[j]);
+    }
+    return tuple;
+
+error:
+    for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+        Py_DECREF(out[j]);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
 static PyObject *
 bytes_from_buffer(Py_buffer *buf)
 {
@@ -927,6 +985,25 @@ gh_99233_refcount_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 
+/*[clinic input]
+gh_99240_double_free
+
+    a: str(encoding="idna")
+    b: str(encoding="idna")
+    /
+
+Proof-of-concept of GH-99240 double-free bug.
+
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+gh_99240_double_free_impl(PyObject *module, char *a, char *b)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=586dc714992fe2ed input=23db44aa91870fc7]*/
+{
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
 static PyMethodDef tester_methods[] = {
     TEST_EMPTY_FUNCTION_METHODDEF
     OBJECTS_CONVERTER_METHODDEF
@@ -951,6 +1028,7 @@ static PyMethodDef tester_methods[] = {
     DOUBLE_CONVERTER_METHODDEF
     PY_COMPLEX_CONVERTER_METHODDEF
     STR_CONVERTER_METHODDEF
+    STR_CONVERTER_ENCODING_METHODDEF
     PY_BUFFER_CONVERTER_METHODDEF
     KEYWORDS_METHODDEF
     KEYWORDS_KWONLY_METHODDEF
@@ -970,6 +1048,7 @@ static PyMethodDef tester_methods[] = {
     KEYWORD_ONLY_PARAMETER_METHODDEF
     VARARG_AND_POSONLY_METHODDEF
     GH_99233_REFCOUNT_METHODDEF
+    GH_99240_DOUBLE_FREE_METHODDEF
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
 
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ def __init__(self):
         # "goto exit" if there are any.
         self.return_conversion = []
 
+        # The C statements required to do some operations
+        # after the end of parsing but before cleaning up.
+        # These operations may be, for example, memory deallocations which
+        # can only be done without any error happening during argument parsing.
+        self.post_parsing = []
+
         # The C statements required to clean up after the impl call.
         self.cleanup = []
 
@@ -761,6 +767,7 @@ def parser_body(prototype, *fields, declarations=''):
                     {modifications}
                     {return_value} = {c_basename}_impl({impl_arguments});
                     {return_conversion}
+                    {post_parsing}
 
                 {exit_label}
                     {cleanup}
@@ -1405,6 +1412,7 @@ def render_function(self, clinic, f):
         template_dict['impl_parameters'] = ", ".join(data.impl_parameters)
         template_dict['impl_arguments'] = ", ".join(data.impl_arguments)
         template_dict['return_conversion'] = format_escape("".join(data.return_conversion).rstrip())
+        template_dict['post_parsing'] = format_escape("".join(data.post_parsing).rstrip())
         template_dict['cleanup'] = format_escape("".join(data.cleanup))
         template_dict['return_value'] = data.return_value
 
@@ -1429,6 +1437,7 @@ def render_function(self, clinic, f):
                 return_conversion=template_dict['return_conversion'],
                 initializers=template_dict['initializers'],
                 modifications=template_dict['modifications'],
+                post_parsing=template_dict['post_parsing'],
                 cleanup=template_dict['cleanup'],
                 )
 
@@ -2660,6 +2669,10 @@ def _render_non_self(self, parameter, data):
         # parse_arguments
         self.parse_argument(data.parse_arguments)
 
+        # post_parsing
+        if post_parsing := self.post_parsing():
+            data.post_parsing.append('/* Post parse cleanup for ' + name + ' */\n' + post_parsing.rstrip() + '\n')
+
         # cleanup
         cleanup = self.cleanup()
         if cleanup:
@@ -2755,6 +2768,14 @@ def modify(self):
         """
         return ""
 
+    def post_parsing(self):
+        """
+        The C statements required to do some operations after the end of parsing but before cleaning up.
+        Return a string containing this code indented at column 0.
+        If no operation is necessary, return an empty string.
+        """
+        return ""
+
     def cleanup(self):
         """
         The C statements required to clean up after this variable.
@@ -3351,10 +3372,10 @@ def converter_init(self, *, accept={str}, encoding=None, zeroes=False):
         if NoneType in accept and self.c_default == "Py_None":
             self.c_default = "NULL"
 
-    def cleanup(self):
+    def post_parsing(self):
         if self.encoding:
             name = self.name
-            return "".join(["if (", name, ") {\n   PyMem_FREE(", name, ");\n}\n"])
+            return f"PyMem_FREE({name});\n"
 
     def parse_arg(self, argname, displayname):
         if self.format_unit == 's':