def try_catch(func, *args, **kwargs):
    '''
    Wrap call of provided function with try/except block and debug log statements.
    If an instance of 'Exception' (or one of its subclasses) is thrown by 'func',
    it is caught, and the exception object itself is return as a result.
    '''
    try:
        return log_debug(func, *args, **kwargs)
    except Exception as exc:
        logging.debug('Error in "%s" in thread %s: %s', func.__name__, current_thread(), exc)
        return exc