diff --git a/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp b/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp
index b40c65710..0f9c530db 100644
--- a/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp
+++ b/modules/python/src2/cv2.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Size& sz, const char* name = "<unk
 {
     if(!obj || obj == Py_None)
         return true;
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "ii", &sz.width, &sz.height) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ii", &sz.width, &sz.height) > 0;
 }
 
 static inline PyObject* pyopencv_from(const Size& sz)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Rect& r, const char* name = "<unkn
 {
     if(!obj || obj == Py_None)
         return true;
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "iiii", &r.x, &r.y, &r.width, &r.height) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "iiii", &r.x, &r.y, &r.width, &r.height) > 0;
 }
 
 static inline PyObject* pyopencv_from(const Rect& r)
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Range& r, const char* name = "<unk
         r = Range::all();
         return true;
     }
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "ii", &r.start, &r.end) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ii", &r.start, &r.end) > 0;
 }
 
 static inline PyObject* pyopencv_from(const Range& r)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, CvSlice& r, const char* name = "<u
         r = CV_WHOLE_SEQ;
         return true;
     }
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "ii", &r.start_index, &r.end_index) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ii", &r.start_index, &r.end_index) > 0;
 }
                                                 
 static inline PyObject* pyopencv_from(const CvSlice& r)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Point& p, const char* name = "<unk
         p.y = saturate_cast<int>(c.imag);
         return true;
     }
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "ii", &p.x, &p.y) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ii", &p.x, &p.y) > 0;
 }
 
 static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Point2f& p, const char* name = "<unknown>")
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Point2f& p, const char* name = "<u
         p.y = saturate_cast<float>(c.imag);
         return true;
     }
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "ff", &p.x, &p.y) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ff", &p.x, &p.y) > 0;
 }
 
 static inline PyObject* pyopencv_from(const Point& p)
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static inline bool pyopencv_to(PyObject* obj, Vec3d& v, const char* name = "<unk
 {
     if(!obj)
         return true;
-    return PyArg_Parse(obj, "ddd", &v[0], &v[1], &v[2]) > 0;
+    return PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ddd", &v[0], &v[1], &v[2]) > 0;
 }
 
 static inline PyObject* pyopencv_from(const Vec3d& v)
diff --git a/modules/python/src2/gen2.py b/modules/python/src2/gen2.py
index e7d3f4b07..5e2e0b1d5 100644
--- a/modules/python/src2/gen2.py
+++ b/modules/python/src2/gen2.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class FuncInfo(object):
                     parse_arglist = ", ".join(["&" + all_cargs[argno][1] for aname, argno in v.py_arglist]),
                     code_cvt = " &&\n        ".join(code_cvt_list))
             else:
-                code_parse = "if(PyObject_Size(args) == 0 && PyObject_Size(kw) == 0)"
+                code_parse = "if(PyObject_Size(args) == 0 && (kw == NULL || PyObject_Size(kw) == 0))"
 
             if len(v.py_outlist) == 0:
                 code_ret = "Py_RETURN_NONE"