diff --git a/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py b/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
@@ -169,7 +169,12 @@ class CloudPickler(Pickler):
 
         if name is None:
             name = obj.__name__
-        modname = pickle.whichmodule(obj, name)
+        try:
+            # whichmodule() could fail, see
+            # https://bitbucket.org/gutworth/six/issues/63/importing-six-breaks-pickling
+            modname = pickle.whichmodule(obj, name)
+        except Exception:
+            modname = None
         # print('which gives %s %s %s' % (modname, obj, name))
         try:
             themodule = sys.modules[modname]
@@ -326,7 +331,12 @@ class CloudPickler(Pickler):
 
         modname = getattr(obj, "__module__", None)
         if modname is None:
-            modname = pickle.whichmodule(obj, name)
+            try:
+                # whichmodule() could fail, see
+                # https://bitbucket.org/gutworth/six/issues/63/importing-six-breaks-pickling
+                modname = pickle.whichmodule(obj, name)
+            except Exception:
+                modname = '__main__'
 
         if modname == '__main__':
             themodule = None
[SPARK-<I>] [PYSPARK] catch the exception from pickle.whichmodule()

## What changes were proposed in this pull request?

In the case that we don't know which module a object came from, will call pickle.whichmodule() to go throught all the loaded modules to find the object, which could fail because some modules, for example, six, see <URL>.

## How was this patch tested?

Manual tested. Can't have a unit test for this.