def METHOD_NAME(value=None, library_type=None, size=None):
    if isinstance(value, array.array):
        assert library_type is not None, 'library_type is required for array.array'
        addr, _ = value.buffer_info()
        return ctypes.cast(addr, ctypes.POINTER(library_type))
    elif str(type(value)).find("'numpy.ndarray'") != -1:
        import numpy
        return numpy.ctypeslib.as_ctypes(value)
    elif isinstance(value, bytes):
        return ctypes.cast(value, ctypes.POINTER(library_type))
    elif isinstance(value, list):
        assert library_type is not None, 'library_type is required for list'
        return (library_type * len(value))(*value)
    else:
        if library_type is not None and size is not None:
            return (library_type * size)()
        else:
            return None