          """
          Returns true if the elements in the DE-9IM intersection matrix for the
          two Geometries match the elements in pattern.
          """
          if not isinstance(pattern, six.string_types) or len(pattern) > 9:
              raise GEOSException('invalid intersection matrix pattern')
          return capi.geos_relatepattern(self.ptr, other.ptr, force_bytes(pattern))
  
      def touches(self, other):
          """
 
</s> remove             if not isinstance(pattern, six.string_types) or not self.pattern_regex.match(pattern):
 </s> add             if not isinstance(pattern, str) or not self.pattern_regex.match(pattern): </s> remove         if not isinstance(target, six.string_types) or not isinstance(index, int):
 </s> add         if not isinstance(target, str) or not isinstance(index, int): </s> remove         return six.text_type(self.srs)
 </s> add         return str(self.srs) </s> remove     if isinstance(pattern, six.string_types):
 </s> add     if isinstance(pattern, str): </s> remove         if isinstance(index, six.string_types):
 </s> add         if isinstance(index, str):
        if not isinstance(pattern, str) or len(pattern) > 9:
          """
          Returns true if the elements in the DE-9IM intersection matrix for the
          two Geometries match the elements in pattern.
          """
        if not isinstance(pattern, str) or len(pattern) > 9:
              raise GEOSException('invalid intersection matrix pattern')
          return capi.geos_relatepattern(self.ptr, other.ptr, force_bytes(pattern))
  
      def touches(self, other):
          """
keep keep keep keep replace keep keep keep keep keep
 Refs #23919 -- Removed six.<various>_types usage

Thanks Tim Graham and Simon Charette for the reviews. 
django/contrib/gis/geos/geometry.py