python: Fix the reference counting for python events placed on the eventq.

We need to add a reference when an object is put on the C++ queue, and remove
a reference when the object is removed from the queue.  This was not happening
before and caused a memory problem.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/python/swig/pyevent.hh b/src/python/swig/pyevent.hh
index 22b562de1..9006a0404 100644
--- a/src/python/swig/pyevent.hh
+++ b/src/python/swig/pyevent.hh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class PythonEvent : public Event
     PythonEvent(PyObject *obj, Event::Priority priority);
     ~PythonEvent();
 
+    void incref() { Py_INCREF(object); }
+    void decref() { Py_DECREF(object); }
+
     virtual void process();
 };