System-config-printer-gnome freezes when trying to "Add" a printer

I have the same issue that was discussed in the thread system-config-printer-gnome utility freezes when "adding" printer. Specifically, when I try to add a printer using system-config-printer gui, the window freezes and throws back the following code:
mechoid9@ordinateur:~$ system-config-printer
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncipp.py", line 196, in send_reply
handler (self._conn, result)
File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncpk1.py", line 143, in _ipp_reply_handler
self._client_reply_handler (self._conn, *args)
File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncconn.py", line 142, in <lambda>
kwds["reply_handler"] = lambda c, r: reply_handler (self, r)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cupshelpers/cupshelpers.py", line 582, in _reply_handler
self._client_reply_handler (connection, devices)
File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py", line 4845, in <lambda>
current_uri))
File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py", line 4881, in local_devices_reply
self.add_devices (result, current_uri)
File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py", line 5228, in add_devices
physdev = model.get_value (iter, 1)
TypeError: iter must be a GtkTreeIter
The solution mentioned was to use the CUPS web interface. This lets me add a printer (which is part of the solution), this is not the complete solution. I've used the utility before, and I'm comfortable with it, and I think that I should be able to use the gnome utility to add the printer if everything on my system is up to date (which it is, as of this posting). I would like to know why it doesn't work anymore (and I'm of the impression that it has something to do with how I've installed python on my system).
I've googled the issue, and perhaps I didn't look around thoroughly enough, but I couldn't find a solution. So if somebody knows where to look I'd be glad to look there.

I have the same problem. I noticed that it occured only after installing the following driver packages.
hpoj-0.91-16 hplip-3.11.3-1 net-snmp-5.6.1-1 foomatic-db-engine-4.0.6_20101215-1 foomatic-db-4.0.6_20101215-1
I did a workaround by installing the printer using the webinterface, removing the drivers again, setting the samba login details and then reinstalling the drivers.
But this problem should really be fixed.

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