clear dict when invalidating Py object to fix possible cyclic references

src/Base/PyObjectBase.cpp

@@ -426,3 +426,10 @@ void PyObjectBase::untrackAttribute(const char* attr)
         PyDict_DelItemString(attrDict, attr);
     }
 }
+
+void PyObjectBase::clearAttributes()
+{
+    if (attrDict) {
+        PyDict_Clear(attrDict);
+    }
+}

src/Base/PyObjectBase.h

@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ public:
     void setInvalid() { 
         // first bit is not set, i.e. invalid
         StatusBits.reset(Valid);
+        clearAttributes();
         _pcTwinPointer = 0;
     }
 
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ private:
     PyObject* getTrackedAttribute(const char* attr);
     void trackAttribute(const char* attr, PyObject* obj);
     void untrackAttribute(const char* attr);
+    void clearAttributes();
 
 protected:
     std::bitset<32> StatusBits;