bpo-38588: Fix possible crashes in dict and list when calling PyObject_RichCompareBool (GH-17734)

Take strong references before calling PyObject_RichCompareBool to protect against the case
where the object dies during the call.

Lib/test/test_list.py

@@ -163,6 +163,31 @@ class ListTest(list_tests.CommonTest):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             (3,) + L([1,2])
 
+    def test_equal_operator_modifying_operand(self):
+        # test fix for seg fault reported in bpo-38588 part 2.
+        class X:
+            def __eq__(self,other) :
+                list2.clear()
+                return NotImplemented
+
+        class Y:
+            def __eq__(self, other):
+                list1.clear()
+                return NotImplemented
+
+        class Z:
+            def __eq__(self, other):
+                list3.clear()
+                return NotImplemented
+
+        list1 = [X()]
+        list2 = [Y()]
+        self.assertTrue(list1 == list2)
+
+        list3 = [Z()]
+        list4 = [1]
+        self.assertFalse(list3 == list4)
+
     @cpython_only
     def test_preallocation(self):
         iterable = [0] * 10