Refactor the kwargs_to_strings decorator to avoid try-except in loops

[seisman]

Description of proposed changes

Fixes #

Reminders

• Run make format and make check to make sure the code follows the style guide.
• Add tests for new features or tests that would have caught the bug that you're fixing.
• Add new public functions/methods/classes to doc/api/index.rst.
• Write detailed docstrings for all functions/methods.
• If wrapping a new module, open a 'Wrap new GMT module' issue and submit reasonably-sized PRs.
• If adding new functionality, add an example to docstrings or tutorials.
• Use underscores (not hyphens) in names of Python files and directories.

Slash Commands

You can write slash commands (/command) in the first line of a comment to perform
specific operations. Supported slash commands are:

• /format: automatically format and lint the code
• /test-gmt-dev: run full tests on the latest GMT development version

[weiji14]

Thanks @seisman, I was just looking at modifying this chunk of code for #2884 (comment)! Will let you merge this in first before I add the extra logic for timedelta64 support.

[weiji14]

Yeah, looking back at #562 (comment), not sure why I went with try-except instead of just an if-then check 😅