172 PyObject* 
173 PyImagingNew(Imaging imOut)
174 {
175     ImagingObject* imagep;
176 
177     if (!imOut)
when taking True path
178 	return NULL;
179 
180     imagep = PyObject_New(ImagingObject, &Imaging_Type);
181     if (imagep == NULL) {
182 	ImagingDelete(imOut);
183 	return NULL;
184     }
185 
186 #ifdef VERBOSE
187     printf("imaging %p allocated\n", imagep);
188 #endif
189 
190     imagep->image = imOut;
191     imagep->access = ImagingAccessNew(imOut);
192 
193     return (PyObject*) imagep;
194 }
returning (PyObject*)NULL without setting an exception