TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting

first go around with mysql and OI keep getting this error ... what does it mean and why am I getting it ?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python26\lib\threading.py", line 532, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "C:\Python26\sign\OCTOBER29_mysqldevlopment.py", line 6885, in run
    Sys,Dia,Pulse,Resp,Weather, Temp,Humid,Wind,TimeStamp))
  File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\cursors.py", line 158, in execute
    query = query % db.literal(args)
TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting

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	   #get transferred information
	    conn = lite.connect("PermPatRecord.sqlite")
	    c = conn.cursor()
	    c.execute('select * from ptrecords')
	    for rows in c:
		Actual_Incident_number=(str(rows[0]))		
		Incident_number = (str(rows[1]))
		Age= (str(rows[4]))
		Gender = (str(rows[5]))
		Zip = (str(rows[8]))
		Ailment = (str(rows[10]))
		Treatment =(str( rows[11]))
		Initial_contact= (str(rows[13]))
		Hospital = (str(rows[14]))
		Inservice= (str(rows[16]))
		Destination= (str(rows[15]))
		Sys =(str(rows[19]))
		Dia=(str(rows[20]))
		Pulse=(str(rows[21]))
		Resp=(str(rows[22]))
		Weather=(str(rows[23]))
		Temp=(str(rows[24]))
		Humid=(str(rows[25]))
		Wind=(str(rows[26]))
		TimeStamp=(str(rows[27]))
			
		conn = MySQLdb.connect (host = 'localhost', user = 'root' ,passwd = '', db = 'transferdb')
		
		#connect = lite.connect('backup.sqlite')
		cur = conn.cursor()
		cur.execute('INSERT INTO ptrecords VALUES(%s, %s, %s,%s, %s, %s,%s, %s, %s,%s, %s, %s,%s, %s, %s,%s)',
		            (Actual_Incident_number, Age,Gender,Zip,Ailment,Treatment,Initial_contact,Hospital,Destination,Inservice,
		             Sys,Dia,Pulse,Resp,Weather, Temp,Humid,Wind,TimeStamp))
		#co.execute("INSERT INTO fundata (name, price, LastUpdate) VALUES(%s, %s, %s);",q)

		conn.commit()
		cur.close()
		conn.close()

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