C extension - Fix multiple reference leaks #42
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After additional testing (of #41), I found more reference leaks / unnecessary increments:
See this gist for script used to track the leaks, together with before/after output.
Note: There might well be more leaks in the functions I have examined as well as in the module itself which could contribute to significant leaks in long-running Python processes utilising this library.