1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py b/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py
index 04b1e9fae..760577890 100644
--- a/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py
+++ b/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py
@@ -52,17 +52,20 @@ def _wrapit(obj, method, *args, **kwds):
 
 
 def _wrapfunc(obj, method, *args, **kwds):
-    try:
-        return getattr(obj, method)(*args, **kwds)
-
-    # An AttributeError occurs if the object does not have
-    # such a method in its class.
+    bound = getattr(obj, method, None)
+    if bound is None:
+        return _wrapit(obj, method, *args, **kwds)
 
-    # A TypeError occurs if the object does have such a method
-    # in its class, but its signature is not identical to that
-    # of NumPy's. This situation has occurred in the case of
-    # a downstream library like 'pandas'.
-    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
+    try:
+        return bound(*args, **kwds)
+    except TypeError:
+        # A TypeError occurs if the object does have such a method in its
+        # class, but its signature is not identical to that of NumPy's. This
+        # situation has occurred in the case of a downstream library like
+        # 'pandas'.
+        #
+        # Call _wrapit from within the except clause to ensure a potential
+        # exception has a traceback chain.
         return _wrapit(obj, method, *args, **kwds)