diff --git a/arrow-pyarrow/src/lib.rs b/arrow-pyarrow/src/lib.rs
index e396711f873d..95f1d38fddf3 100644
--- a/arrow-pyarrow/src/lib.rs
+++ b/arrow-pyarrow/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 
 use std::convert::{From, TryFrom};
 use std::ffi::CStr;
-use std::ptr::{addr_of, addr_of_mut};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use arrow_array::ffi;
@@ -156,36 +155,27 @@ impl FromPyArrow for DataType {
         // method, so prefer it over _export_to_c.
         // See https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/CDataInterface/PyCapsuleInterface.html
         if value.hasattr("__arrow_c_schema__")? {
-            let capsule = value.getattr("__arrow_c_schema__")?.call0()?;
-            let capsule = capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-            validate_pycapsule(capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
+            let capsule = value.call_method0("__arrow_c_schema__")?.extract()?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
 
             let schema_ptr = capsule
                 .pointer_checked(Some(ARROW_SCHEMA_CAPSULE_NAME))?
                 .cast::<FFI_ArrowSchema>();
-            unsafe {
-                let dtype = DataType::try_from(schema_ptr.as_ref()).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-                return Ok(dtype);
-            }
+            return unsafe { DataType::try_from(schema_ptr.as_ref()) }.map_err(to_py_err);
         }
 
         validate_class(data_type_class(value.py())?, value)?;
 
-        let c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::empty();
-        let c_schema_ptr = &c_schema as *const FFI_ArrowSchema;
-        value.call_method1("_export_to_c", (c_schema_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-        let dtype = DataType::try_from(&c_schema).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-        Ok(dtype)
+        let mut c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::empty();
+        value.call_method1("_export_to_c", (&raw mut c_schema as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
+        DataType::try_from(&c_schema).map_err(to_py_err)
     }
 }
 
 impl ToPyArrow for DataType {
     fn to_pyarrow<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyAny>> {
         let c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::try_from(self).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-        let c_schema_ptr = &c_schema as *const FFI_ArrowSchema;
-        let dtype =
-            data_type_class(py)?.call_method1("_import_from_c", (c_schema_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-        Ok(dtype)
+        data_type_class(py)?.call_method1("_import_from_c", (&raw const c_schema as Py_uintptr_t,))
     }
 }
 
@@ -195,36 +185,27 @@ impl FromPyArrow for Field {
         // method, so prefer it over _export_to_c.
         // See https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/CDataInterface/PyCapsuleInterface.html
         if value.hasattr("__arrow_c_schema__")? {
-            let capsule = value.getattr("__arrow_c_schema__")?.call0()?;
-            let capsule = capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-            validate_pycapsule(capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
+            let capsule = value.call_method0("__arrow_c_schema__")?.extract()?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
 
             let schema_ptr = capsule
                 .pointer_checked(Some(ARROW_SCHEMA_CAPSULE_NAME))?
                 .cast::<FFI_ArrowSchema>();
-            unsafe {
-                let field = Field::try_from(schema_ptr.as_ref()).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-                return Ok(field);
-            }
+            return unsafe { Field::try_from(schema_ptr.as_ref()) }.map_err(to_py_err);
         }
 
         validate_class(field_class(value.py())?, value)?;
 
-        let c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::empty();
-        let c_schema_ptr = &c_schema as *const FFI_ArrowSchema;
-        value.call_method1("_export_to_c", (c_schema_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-        let field = Field::try_from(&c_schema).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-        Ok(field)
+        let mut c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::empty();
+        value.call_method1("_export_to_c", (&raw mut c_schema as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
+        Field::try_from(&c_schema).map_err(to_py_err)
     }
 }
 
 impl ToPyArrow for Field {
     fn to_pyarrow<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyAny>> {
         let c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::try_from(self).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-        let c_schema_ptr = &c_schema as *const FFI_ArrowSchema;
-        let dtype =
-            field_class(py)?.call_method1("_import_from_c", (c_schema_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-        Ok(dtype)
+        field_class(py)?.call_method1("_import_from_c", (&raw const c_schema as Py_uintptr_t,))
     }
 }
 
@@ -234,36 +215,27 @@ impl FromPyArrow for Schema {
         // method, so prefer it over _export_to_c.
         // See https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/CDataInterface/PyCapsuleInterface.html
         if value.hasattr("__arrow_c_schema__")? {
-            let capsule = value.getattr("__arrow_c_schema__")?.call0()?;
-            let capsule = capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-            validate_pycapsule(capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
+            let capsule = value.call_method0("__arrow_c_schema__")?.extract()?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
 
             let schema_ptr = capsule
                 .pointer_checked(Some(ARROW_SCHEMA_CAPSULE_NAME))?
                 .cast::<FFI_ArrowSchema>();
-            unsafe {
-                let schema = Schema::try_from(schema_ptr.as_ref()).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-                return Ok(schema);
-            }
+            return unsafe { Schema::try_from(schema_ptr.as_ref()) }.map_err(to_py_err);
         }
 
         validate_class(schema_class(value.py())?, value)?;
 
-        let c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::empty();
-        let c_schema_ptr = &c_schema as *const FFI_ArrowSchema;
-        value.call_method1("_export_to_c", (c_schema_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-        let schema = Schema::try_from(&c_schema).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-        Ok(schema)
+        let mut c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::empty();
+        value.call_method1("_export_to_c", (&raw mut c_schema as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
+        Schema::try_from(&c_schema).map_err(to_py_err)
     }
 }
 
 impl ToPyArrow for Schema {
     fn to_pyarrow<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyAny>> {
         let c_schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::try_from(self).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-        let c_schema_ptr = &c_schema as *const FFI_ArrowSchema;
-        let schema =
-            schema_class(py)?.call_method1("_import_from_c", (c_schema_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-        Ok(schema)
+        schema_class(py)?.call_method1("_import_from_c", (&raw const c_schema as Py_uintptr_t,))
     }
 }
 
@@ -273,21 +245,11 @@ impl FromPyArrow for ArrayData {
         // method, so prefer it over _export_to_c.
         // See https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/CDataInterface/PyCapsuleInterface.html
         if value.hasattr("__arrow_c_array__")? {
-            let tuple = value.getattr("__arrow_c_array__")?.call0()?;
-
-            if !tuple.is_instance_of::<PyTuple>() {
-                return Err(PyTypeError::new_err(
-                    "Expected __arrow_c_array__ to return a tuple.",
-                ));
-            }
-
-            let schema_capsule = tuple.get_item(0)?;
-            let schema_capsule = schema_capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-            let array_capsule = tuple.get_item(1)?;
-            let array_capsule = array_capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
+            let (schema_capsule, array_capsule) =
+                value.call_method0("__arrow_c_array__")?.extract()?;
 
-            validate_pycapsule(schema_capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
-            validate_pycapsule(array_capsule, "arrow_array")?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&schema_capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&array_capsule, "arrow_array")?;
 
             let schema_ptr = schema_capsule
                 .pointer_checked(Some(ARROW_SCHEMA_CAPSULE_NAME))?
@@ -315,8 +277,8 @@ impl FromPyArrow for ArrayData {
         value.call_method1(
             "_export_to_c",
             (
-                addr_of_mut!(array) as Py_uintptr_t,
-                addr_of_mut!(schema) as Py_uintptr_t,
+                &raw mut array as Py_uintptr_t,
+                &raw mut schema as Py_uintptr_t,
             ),
         )?;
 
@@ -328,15 +290,13 @@ impl ToPyArrow for ArrayData {
     fn to_pyarrow<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyAny>> {
         let array = FFI_ArrowArray::new(self);
         let schema = FFI_ArrowSchema::try_from(self.data_type()).map_err(to_py_err)?;
-
-        let array = array_class(py)?.call_method1(
+        array_class(py)?.call_method1(
             "_import_from_c",
             (
-                addr_of!(array) as Py_uintptr_t,
-                addr_of!(schema) as Py_uintptr_t,
+                &raw const array as Py_uintptr_t,
+                &raw const schema as Py_uintptr_t,
             ),
-        )?;
-        Ok(array)
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -364,21 +324,11 @@ impl FromPyArrow for RecordBatch {
         // See https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/CDataInterface/PyCapsuleInterface.html
 
         if value.hasattr("__arrow_c_array__")? {
-            let tuple = value.getattr("__arrow_c_array__")?.call0()?;
+            let (schema_capsule, array_capsule) =
+                value.call_method0("__arrow_c_array__")?.extract()?;
 
-            if !tuple.is_instance_of::<PyTuple>() {
-                return Err(PyTypeError::new_err(
-                    "Expected __arrow_c_array__ to return a tuple.",
-                ));
-            }
-
-            let schema_capsule = tuple.get_item(0)?;
-            let schema_capsule = schema_capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-            let array_capsule = tuple.get_item(1)?;
-            let array_capsule = array_capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-
-            validate_pycapsule(schema_capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
-            validate_pycapsule(array_capsule, "arrow_array")?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&schema_capsule, "arrow_schema")?;
+            validate_pycapsule(&array_capsule, "arrow_array")?;
 
             let schema_ptr = schema_capsule
                 .pointer_checked(Some(ARROW_SCHEMA_CAPSULE_NAME))?
@@ -455,9 +405,9 @@ impl FromPyArrow for ArrowArrayStreamReader {
         // method, so prefer it over _export_to_c.
         // See https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/CDataInterface/PyCapsuleInterface.html
         if value.hasattr("__arrow_c_stream__")? {
-            let capsule = value.getattr("__arrow_c_stream__")?.call0()?;
-            let capsule = capsule.cast::<PyCapsule>()?;
-            validate_pycapsule(capsule, "arrow_array_stream")?;
+            let capsule = value.call_method0("__arrow_c_stream__")?.extract()?;
+
+            validate_pycapsule(&capsule, "arrow_array_stream")?;
 
             let stream = unsafe {
                 FFI_ArrowArrayStream::from_raw(
@@ -476,20 +426,17 @@ impl FromPyArrow for ArrowArrayStreamReader {
 
         validate_class(record_batch_reader_class(value.py())?, value)?;
 
-        // prepare a pointer to receive the stream struct
+        // prepare the stream struct to receive the content
         let mut stream = FFI_ArrowArrayStream::empty();
-        let stream_ptr = &mut stream as *mut FFI_ArrowArrayStream;
 
         // make the conversion through PyArrow's private API
         // this changes the pointer's memory and is thus unsafe.
         // In particular, `_export_to_c` can go out of bounds
-        let args = PyTuple::new(value.py(), [stream_ptr as Py_uintptr_t])?;
+        let args = PyTuple::new(value.py(), [&raw mut stream as Py_uintptr_t])?;
         value.call_method1("_export_to_c", args)?;
 
-        let stream_reader = ArrowArrayStreamReader::try_new(stream)
-            .map_err(|err| PyValueError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
-
-        Ok(stream_reader)
+        ArrowArrayStreamReader::try_new(stream)
+            .map_err(|err| PyValueError::new_err(err.to_string()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -498,13 +445,9 @@ impl IntoPyArrow for Box<dyn RecordBatchReader + Send> {
     // We can't implement `ToPyArrow` for `T: RecordBatchReader + Send` because
     // there is already a blanket implementation for `T: ToPyArrow`.
     fn into_pyarrow<'py>(self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyAny>> {
-        let mut stream = FFI_ArrowArrayStream::new(self);
-
-        let stream_ptr = (&mut stream) as *mut FFI_ArrowArrayStream;
-        let reader = record_batch_reader_class(py)?
-            .call_method1("_import_from_c", (stream_ptr as Py_uintptr_t,))?;
-
-        Ok(reader)
+        let stream = FFI_ArrowArrayStream::new(self);
+        record_batch_reader_class(py)?
+            .call_method1("_import_from_c", (&raw const stream as Py_uintptr_t,))
     }
 }
 
@@ -588,7 +531,7 @@ impl FromPyArrow for Table {
     fn from_pyarrow_bound(ob: &Bound<PyAny>) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let reader: Box<dyn RecordBatchReader> =
             Box::new(ArrowArrayStreamReader::from_pyarrow_bound(ob)?);
-        Self::try_from(reader).map_err(|err| PyErr::new::<PyValueError, _>(err.to_string()))
+        Self::try_from(reader).map_err(|err| PyValueError::new_err(err.to_string()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -601,9 +544,7 @@ impl IntoPyArrow for Table {
         let kwargs = PyDict::new(py);
         kwargs.set_item("schema", py_schema)?;
 
-        let reader = table_class(py)?.call_method("from_batches", (py_batches,), Some(&kwargs))?;
-
-        Ok(reader)
+        table_class(py)?.call_method("from_batches", (py_batches,), Some(&kwargs))
     }
 }
 
@@ -664,7 +605,7 @@ impl<'py, T: IntoPyArrow> IntoPyObject<'py> for PyArrowType<T> {
 
     type Error = PyErr;
 
-    fn into_pyobject(self, py: Python<'py>) -> Result<Self::Output, PyErr> {
+    fn into_pyobject(self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Self::Output> {
         self.0.into_pyarrow(py)
     }
 }