_PyObject_LookupSpecial returns a new reference

diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 20d241ddc6880ac9f5b43f54d281b37c2ab31437..98d2dd0078405e6f3f7681f43ce7e79ff9e59c2b 100644 (file)
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ done1:
         }
         /* And call it. */
         result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(method, format_spec, NULL);
+        Py_DECREF(method);
     }
 
     if (result == NULL)