[Torsten Mohr] > when i write an extension module in C and return a Py_Object* > that i've built with Py_BuildValue, do i need to use Py_INCREF > on that before i return it to python from my extension module > or not?
The docs for Py_BuildValue() say it returns a new reference (and it does). So the caller owns the reference, and is responsible for either passing its reference on to someone else, or for giving up its reference (via Py_DECREF). If you pass the result on to your extension module's caller, then you're also transferring ownership of the reference to your extension module's caller (and should not do Py_INCREF -- which would create yet another reference). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
