When I have a PyObject *
obtained from PyArg_ParseTuple
, do I need to make sure to Py_DECREF
it before I return from the function?
Example:
static PyObject * modulefunc(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
PyObject * obj;
if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &obj)) {
return NULL;
}
if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(obj, expected_type_ptr)) {
// Do I need to Py_DECREF(obj) here?
PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "First argument is not expected type.");
return NULL;
}
// ... rest of function implementation.
}
No. PyArg_ParseTuple gives you a borrowed reference.