system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in get_hplip_scan_type_for_uri(): Type str doesn't support the buffer API

[Renato Cruz]

Error occurred while trying to add a usb printer.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.5.1+20140906-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-14.20-generic 3.16.2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CupsErrorLog:

CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 8 07:59:40 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
Lpstat: device for Lexmark-X464de: socket://186.217.53.92:9100
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: Lexmark-X464de: Lexmark X464de
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt_BR:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-14-generic root=UUID=96e1286c-9d2a-4c14-9242-4179c4079ee7 ro locale=pt_BR 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 TypeError in get_hplip_scan_type_for_uri(): Type str doesn't support the buffer API
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-09-05 (3 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 10/18/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F3
dmi.board.name: GA-78LMT-S2P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd10/18/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-78LMT-S2P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-78LMT-S2P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-78LMT-S2P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

e.u.c report on https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/41403063b44596acee24b7e5ab64cf79a30e7649