Python: prevent replacing% s with string

Is there a way to mark the line in such a way that it doesn't cause python% line replacement?

Specifically, I am trying to load a file whose name includes% using the python module sftp

. The sftp module tries to write the filename using the registration module:

self.logger.log(level, msg, *args)

      

        
        
        
      

    

and logging

complain about string formatting due to% signs:

  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/logging/__init__.py", line 328, in getMessage
    msg = msg % self.args
TypeError: not enough arguments for format string

      

        
        
        
      

    

So: since I have no control over the filename or the sftp module, can I mark the filename as not participating in the string replacement?