title: MySQL Python LIKE wildcard
body: <p>I want to do a Python MySQL query such as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>cursor = connection.cursor()
  sql = "select text \
         from steps \
         where text like '%start%'"
  cursor.execute(sql)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But the % isn't seen as a wildcard, it's expecting a variable, I guess. I get an error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>TypeError: not enough arguments for format string
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Nothing seems to work. It would also be nice if I could use a variable instead of '%start%'</p>