When calling tp_descr_get(self, obj, type), make sure that we own a reference to "self" diff -ru Python-2.7.9/Objects/typeobject.c Python-2.7.9-fixed//Objects/typeobject.c --- Python-2.7.9/Objects/typeobject.c 2014-12-10 16:59:57.000000000 +0100 +++ Python-2.7.9-fixed//Objects/typeobject.c 2015-11-27 20:39:58.276156800 +0100 @@ -2542,6 +2542,7 @@ PyTypeObject *metatype = Py_TYPE(type); PyObject *meta_attribute, *attribute; descrgetfunc meta_get; + PyObject* res; if (!PyString_Check(name)) { PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, @@ -2563,6 +2564,7 @@ meta_attribute = _PyType_Lookup(metatype, name); if (meta_attribute != NULL) { + Py_INCREF(meta_attribute); meta_get = Py_TYPE(meta_attribute)->tp_descr_get; if (meta_get != NULL && PyDescr_IsData(meta_attribute)) { @@ -2570,10 +2572,11 @@ * writes. Assume the attribute is not overridden in * type's tp_dict (and bases): call the descriptor now. */ - return meta_get(meta_attribute, (PyObject *)type, + res = meta_get(meta_attribute, (PyObject *)type, (PyObject *)metatype); + Py_DECREF(meta_attribute); + return res; } - Py_INCREF(meta_attribute); } /* No data descriptor found on metatype. Look in tp_dict of this @@ -2581,6 +2584,7 @@ attribute = _PyType_Lookup(type, name); if (attribute != NULL) { /* Implement descriptor functionality, if any */ + Py_INCREF(attribute); descrgetfunc local_get = Py_TYPE(attribute)->tp_descr_get; Py_XDECREF(meta_attribute); @@ -2588,11 +2592,12 @@ if (local_get != NULL) { /* NULL 2nd argument indicates the descriptor was * found on the target object itself (or a base) */ - return local_get(attribute, (PyObject *)NULL, + res = local_get(attribute, (PyObject *)NULL, (PyObject *)type); + Py_DECREF(attribute); + return res; } - Py_INCREF(attribute); return attribute; }