What is the escape character for % in python's string method

Question

I am trying to pass a string which has a '%' in it (its actually a sql query string). How do I pass the % (do I have to use a specific escape character?

eg: compute_answertime("%how do I%")

Answer 1

Use another % to escape it

>>> compute_answertime("%%how do I%%")

Answer 2

use %%..........

Answer 3

You can use:

%%; DROP TABLE Students; --

Sorry, couldn't resist.