Replaced get_pointer_arr() with usage of GEOM_PTR for simplicity.

django/contrib/gis/geos/collections.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from ctypes import byref, c_int, c_uint
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import prototypes as capi
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSException
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.geometry import GEOSGeometry, LinearGeometryMixin
-from django.contrib.gis.geos.libgeos import geos_version_tuple, get_pointer_arr
+from django.contrib.gis.geos.libgeos import GEOM_PTR, geos_version_tuple
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.linestring import LinearRing, LineString
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.point import Point
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.polygon import Polygon
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ class GeometryCollection(GEOSGeometry):
     # ### Methods for compatibility with ListMixin ###
     def _create_collection(self, length, items):
         # Creating the geometry pointer array.
-        geoms = get_pointer_arr(length)
-        for i, g in enumerate(items):
+        geoms = (GEOM_PTR * length)(*[
             # this is a little sloppy, but makes life easier
             # allow GEOSGeometry types (python wrappers) or pointer types
-            geoms[i] = capi.geom_clone(getattr(g, 'ptr', g))
-
+            capi.geom_clone(getattr(g, 'ptr', g)) for g in items
+        ])
         return capi.create_collection(c_int(self._typeid), byref(geoms), c_uint(length))
 
     def _get_single_internal(self, index):

django/contrib/gis/geos/libgeos.py

@@ -127,14 +127,6 @@ CS_PTR = POINTER(GEOSCoordSeq_t)
 CONTEXT_PTR = POINTER(GEOSContextHandle_t)
 
 
-# Used specifically by the GEOSGeom_createPolygon and GEOSGeom_createCollection
-#  GEOS routines
-def get_pointer_arr(n):
-    "Get a ctypes pointer array (of length `n`) for GEOSGeom_t opaque pointer."
-    GeomArr = GEOM_PTR * n
-    return GeomArr()
-
-
 lgeos = SimpleLazyObject(load_geos)
 
 

django/contrib/gis/geos/polygon.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from ctypes import byref, c_uint
 
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import prototypes as capi
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.geometry import GEOSGeometry
-from django.contrib.gis.geos.libgeos import GEOM_PTR, get_pointer_arr
+from django.contrib.gis.geos.libgeos import GEOM_PTR
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.linestring import LinearRing
 
 
@@ -86,10 +86,8 @@ class Polygon(GEOSGeometry):
 
         n_holes = length - 1
         if n_holes:
-            holes = get_pointer_arr(n_holes)
-            for i, r in enumerate(rings):
-                holes[i] = self._clone(r)
-                holes_param = byref(holes)
+            holes = (GEOM_PTR * n_holes)(*[self._clone(r) for r in rings])
+            holes_param = byref(holes)
         else:
             holes_param = None