1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index af901e2..fe85069 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -276,9 +276,8 @@ _set_str(const char *name, PyObject **target, PyObject *src, const char *dflt)
         else {
             if (PyUnicode_READY(src) == -1)
                 return -1;
-            Py_XDECREF(*target);
             Py_INCREF(src);
-            *target = src;
+            Py_SETREF(*target, src);
         }
     }
     return 0;
@@ -784,8 +783,7 @@ parse_process_char(ReaderObj *self, Py_UCS4 c)
 static int
 parse_reset(ReaderObj *self)
 {
-    Py_XDECREF(self->fields);
-    self->fields = PyList_New(0);
+    Py_SETREF(self->fields, PyList_New(0));
     if (self->fields == NULL)
         return -1;
     self->field_len = 0;