system-config-printer.py crashed with AttributeError in load(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'attributes'

printing stops working, constant toasts the a job is being added. opening printers and the window keeps refreshing unable to delete jobs or printers. opening more options and it fails.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: system-config-printer 1.5.9+20170825-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sun Oct 15 23:26:51 2017
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-13 (520 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.6
Lpstat: device for Canon_MX490_series: ipp://2A93B7000000.local:631/ipp/print
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b450 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GL752VW
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-16-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=83d2a5cf-0603-46b4-ab1f-32f4dba9594c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py']
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with AttributeError in load(): 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'attributes'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-05-09 (160 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip disk docker libvirt libvirtd lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: GL752VW.214
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: GL752VW
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrGL752VW.214:bd04/18/2016:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnGL752VW:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnGL752VW:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.family: GL
dmi.product.name: GL752VW
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.