1 files changed, 10 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/python/astra/utils.pyx b/python/astra/utils.pyx
index 0439f1b..8f1e0b7 100644
--- a/python/astra/utils.pyx
+++ b/python/astra/utils.pyx
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ def wrap_from_bytes(value):
     return s
 
 
-cdef void readDict(XMLNode * root, _dc):
-    cdef XMLNode * listbase
-    cdef XMLNode * itm
+cdef void readDict(XMLNode root, _dc):
+    cdef XMLNode listbase
+    cdef XMLNode itm
     cdef int i
     cdef int j
 
@@ -102,34 +102,29 @@ cdef void readDict(XMLNode * root, _dc):
                         itm.addAttribute(< string > six.b('index'), < float32 > index)
                         itm.addAttribute( < string > six.b('value'), < float32 > val[i, j])
                         index += 1
-                        del itm
             elif val.ndim == 1:
                 for i in range(val.shape[0]):
                     itm = listbase.addChildNode(six.b('ListItem'))
                     itm.addAttribute(< string > six.b('index'), < float32 > index)
                     itm.addAttribute(< string > six.b('value'), < float32 > val[i])
                     index += 1
-                    del itm
             else:
                 raise Exception("Only 1 or 2 dimensions are allowed")
-            del listbase
         elif isinstance(val, dict):
             if item == six.b('option') or item == six.b('options') or item == six.b('Option') or item == six.b('Options'):
                 readOptions(root, val)
             else:
                 itm = root.addChildNode(item)
                 readDict(itm, val)
-                del itm
         else:
             if item == six.b('type'):
                 root.addAttribute(< string > six.b('type'), <string> wrap_to_bytes(val))
             else:
                 itm = root.addChildNode(item, wrap_to_bytes(val))
-                del itm
 
-cdef void readOptions(XMLNode * node, dc):
-    cdef XMLNode * listbase
-    cdef XMLNode * itm
+cdef void readOptions(XMLNode node, dc):
+    cdef XMLNode listbase
+    cdef XMLNode itm
     cdef int i
     cdef int j
     for item in dc:
@@ -150,17 +145,14 @@ cdef void readOptions(XMLNode * node, dc):
                         itm.addAttribute(< string > six.b('index'), < float32 > index)
                         itm.addAttribute( < string > six.b('value'), < float32 > val[i, j])
                         index += 1
-                        del itm
             elif val.ndim == 1:
                 for i in range(val.shape[0]):
                     itm = listbase.addChildNode(six.b('ListItem'))
                     itm.addAttribute(< string > six.b('index'), < float32 > index)
                     itm.addAttribute(< string > six.b('value'), < float32 > val[i])
                     index += 1
-                    del itm
             else:
                 raise Exception("Only 1 or 2 dimensions are allowed")
-            del listbase
         else:
             node.addOption(item, wrap_to_bytes(val))
 
@@ -214,10 +206,10 @@ def stringToPythonValue(inputIn):
             return str(input)
 
 
-cdef XMLNode2dict(XMLNode * node):
-    cdef XMLNode * subnode
-    cdef list[XMLNode * ] nodes
-    cdef list[XMLNode * ].iterator it
+cdef XMLNode2dict(XMLNode node):
+    cdef XMLNode subnode
+    cdef list[XMLNode] nodes
+    cdef list[XMLNode].iterator it
     dct = {}
     opts = {}
     if node.hasAttribute(six.b('type')):
@@ -230,7 +222,6 @@ cdef XMLNode2dict(XMLNode * node):
             opts[castString(subnode.getAttribute('key'))] = stringToPythonValue(subnode.getAttribute('value'))
         else:
             dct[castString(subnode.getName())] = stringToPythonValue(subnode.getContent())
-        del subnode
         inc(it)
     if len(opts)>0: dct['options'] = opts
     return dct