diff --git a/numpy/f2py/cfuncs.py b/numpy/f2py/cfuncs.py
index 1d9236dcd764..528c4adeee77 100644
--- a/numpy/f2py/cfuncs.py
+++ b/numpy/f2py/cfuncs.py
@@ -845,20 +845,26 @@
         return !(*v == -1 && PyErr_Occurred());
     }
 
-    if (PyComplex_Check(obj))
+    if (PyComplex_Check(obj)) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
         tmp = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,\"real\");
-    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj))
+    }
+    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
         /*pass*/;
-    else if (PySequence_Check(obj))
+    }
+    else if (PySequence_Check(obj)) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
         tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj, 0);
+    }
+
     if (tmp) {
-        PyErr_Clear();
         if (int_from_pyobj(v, tmp, errmess)) {
             Py_DECREF(tmp);
             return 1;
         }
         Py_DECREF(tmp);
     }
+
     {
         PyObject* err = PyErr_Occurred();
         if (err == NULL) {
@@ -888,15 +894,19 @@
         return !(*v == -1 && PyErr_Occurred());
     }
 
-    if (PyComplex_Check(obj))
+    if (PyComplex_Check(obj)) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
         tmp = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,\"real\");
-    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj))
+    }
+    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
         /*pass*/;
-    else if (PySequence_Check(obj))
-        tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj,0);
+    }
+    else if (PySequence_Check(obj)) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
+        tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj, 0);
+    }
 
     if (tmp) {
-        PyErr_Clear();
         if (long_from_pyobj(v, tmp, errmess)) {
             Py_DECREF(tmp);
             return 1;
@@ -934,14 +944,19 @@
         return !(*v == -1 && PyErr_Occurred());
     }
 
-    if (PyComplex_Check(obj))
+    if (PyComplex_Check(obj)) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
         tmp = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,\"real\");
-    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj))
+    }
+    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
         /*pass*/;
-    else if (PySequence_Check(obj))
-        tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj,0);
-    if (tmp) {
+    }
+    else if (PySequence_Check(obj)) {
         PyErr_Clear();
+        tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (tmp) {
         if (long_long_from_pyobj(v, tmp, errmess)) {
             Py_DECREF(tmp);
             return 1;
@@ -1001,14 +1016,20 @@
         Py_DECREF(tmp);
         return !(*v == -1.0 && PyErr_Occurred());
     }
-    if (PyComplex_Check(obj))
+
+    if (PyComplex_Check(obj)) {
+        PyErr_Clear();
         tmp = PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,\"real\");
-    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj))
+    }
+    else if (PyBytes_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
         /*pass*/;
-    else if (PySequence_Check(obj))
-        tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj,0);
-    if (tmp) {
+    }
+    else if (PySequence_Check(obj)) {
         PyErr_Clear();
+        tmp = PySequence_GetItem(obj, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (tmp) {
         if (double_from_pyobj(v,tmp,errmess)) {Py_DECREF(tmp); return 1;}
         Py_DECREF(tmp);
     }