system-config-printer.py crashed with SystemError: bad format char passed to Py_BuildValue

I was busy setting up a network based printer with lpd / lpr when the error occurred.

I was able to setup the printer correctly.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.3.11+20120807-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-2.6-generic 3.8.0-rc4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
 E [28/Jan/2013:18:00:34 +0200] [cups-driverd] Bad driver information file "/usr/share/cups/drv/cupsfilters.drv"!
 W [28/Jan/2013:18:01:36 +0200] AddProfile failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod:No such interface `org.freedesktop.ColorManager' on object at path /org/freedesktop/ColorManager/devices/cups_KONICA_MINOLTA_500_420_360
 W [28/Jan/2013:18:02:08 +0200] CreateProfile failed: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'KONICA-MINOLTA-500-420-360-Gray..' already exists
 W [28/Jan/2013:18:02:08 +0200] CreateDevice failed: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:device id 'cups-KONICA-MINOLTA-500-420-360' already exists
Date: Mon Jan 28 18:00:45 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-28 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130128)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lpstat: device for KONICA-MINOLTA-500-420-360: lpd://172.16.0.150/lpd
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6520
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: KONICA-MINOLTA-500-420-360: KONICA MINOLTA 500/420/360PS(P)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-2-generic root=UUID=ae52f74b-e943-4b7d-b745-218dfb3dc031 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py']
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with SystemError: bad format char passed to Py_BuildValue
Traceback: SystemError: bad format char passed to Py_BuildValue
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm lpadmin sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.asset.tag: 32266
dmi.board.name: 0J4TFW
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 32266
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd09/15/2011:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6520:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0J4TFW:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6520
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.