changeset:   102669:a95d98086621
user:        Ned Deily <nad@python.org>
date:        Mon Aug 15 14:40:38 2016 -0400
files:       Misc/NEWS Modules/posixmodule.c
description:
Issue #27736: Prevent segfault after interpreter re-initialization due
to ref count problem introduced in code for Issue #27038 in 3.6.0a3.
Patch by Xiang Zhang.


diff -r ddc4bdae5e41 -r a95d98086621 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Mon Aug 15 14:37:14 2016 -0400
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Mon Aug 15 14:40:38 2016 -0400
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #27736: Prevent segfault after interpreter re-initialization due
+  to ref count problem introduced in code for Issue #27038 in 3.6.0a3.
+  Patch by Xiang Zhang.
+
 - Issue #12345: Add mathemathcal constant tau to math and cmath. See also
   PEP 628.
 
diff -r ddc4bdae5e41 -r a95d98086621 Modules/posixmodule.c
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c	Mon Aug 15 14:37:14 2016 -0400
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c	Mon Aug 15 14:40:38 2016 -0400
@@ -13355,6 +13355,8 @@
         Py_DECREF(unicode);
     }
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "_have_functions", list);
+
+    Py_INCREF((PyObject *) &DirEntryType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "DirEntry", (PyObject *)&DirEntryType);
 
     initialized = 1;