[Bf-python] info on PyDict_SetItemString()

[Martin Poirier]

--- Ken Hughes <khughes at pacific.edu> wrote:

> A heads-up for those who didn't know it (including
> me, until about 10 
> minutes ago):
> 
> PyDict_SetItemString() [ and probably
> PyDict_SetItem() ] make a new 
> reference to the value inserted into the dictionary,
> so make sure you 
> Py_DECREF() the object afterward if necessary.  I've
> found a number of 
> places where we're not doing so (and plan to go
> through tonight an 
> tomorrow to correct if possible).

IIRC, the only methods that steal a reference are
PyTuple_SetItem and PyList_SetItem. Going through the
Sequence protocol with PySequence_SetItem does NOT
steal one, as does all the dictionnary/mapping
methods.

Thanks for the heads up though. Ref counting is always
fun. :)

Martin


	
		
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