Fix bug #1517, a segfault in lookdict().
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index bfb891c..cd1338a 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@
else {
if (ep->me_hash == hash) {
startkey = ep->me_key;
+ Py_INCREF(startkey);
cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(startkey, key, Py_EQ);
+ Py_DECREF(startkey);
if (cmp < 0)
return NULL;
if (ep0 == mp->ma_table && ep->me_key == startkey) {
@@ -300,7 +302,9 @@
return ep;
if (ep->me_hash == hash && ep->me_key != dummy) {
startkey = ep->me_key;
+ Py_INCREF(startkey);
cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(startkey, key, Py_EQ);
+ Py_DECREF(startkey);
if (cmp < 0)
return NULL;
if (ep0 == mp->ma_table && ep->me_key == startkey) {