diff --git a/wxPython/src/__misc_rename.i b/wxPython/src/__misc_rename.i
index ad56e1cab7..318cf77849 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/__misc_rename.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/__misc_rename.i
@@ -209,18 +209,6 @@
 %rename(LogChain)                           wxLogChain;
 %rename(SysErrorCode)                       wxSysErrorCode;
 %rename(SysErrorMsg)                        wxSysErrorMsg;
-%rename(LogFatalError)                      wxLogFatalError;
-%rename(LogError)                           wxLogError;
-%rename(LogWarning)                         wxLogWarning;
-%rename(LogMessage)                         wxLogMessage;
-%rename(LogInfo)                            wxLogInfo;
-%rename(LogDebug)                           wxLogDebug;
-%rename(LogVerbose)                         wxLogVerbose;
-%rename(LogStatus)                          wxLogStatus;
-%rename(LogSysError)                        wxLogSysError;
-%rename(LogTrace)                           wxLogTrace;
-%rename(LogTrace)                           wxLogTrace;
-%rename(LogGeneric)                         wxLogGeneric;
 %rename(SafeShowMessage)                    wxSafeShowMessage;
 %rename(LogNull)                            wxLogNull;
 %rename(PyLog)                              wxPyLog;
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_log.i b/wxPython/src/_log.i
index 22731e4678..17a737e292 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_log.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_log.i
@@ -207,22 +207,118 @@ public:
 
 unsigned long wxSysErrorCode();
 const wxString wxSysErrorMsg(unsigned long nErrCode = 0);
-void wxLogFatalError(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogError(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogWarning(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogMessage(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogInfo(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogDebug(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogVerbose(const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogStatus(const wxString& msg);
-%name(LogStatusFrame)void wxLogStatus(wxFrame *pFrame, const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogSysError(const wxString& msg);
 
-%nokwargs wxLogTrace;
-void wxLogTrace(unsigned long mask, const wxString& msg);
-void wxLogTrace(const wxString& mask, const wxString& msg);
+%{// Make somce wrappers that double any % signs so they are 'escaped'
+    void wxPyLogFatalError(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogFatalError(m);
+    }
+    
+    void wxPyLogError(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogError(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogWarning(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogWarning(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogMessage(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogMessage(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogInfo(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogInfo(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogDebug(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogDebug(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogVerbose(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogVerbose(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogStatus(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogStatus(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogStatusFrame(wxFrame *pFrame, const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogStatus(pFrame, m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogSysError(const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogSysError(m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogGeneric(unsigned long level, const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogGeneric(level, m);
+    }
+
+    void wxPyLogTrace(unsigned long mask, const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogTrace(mask, m);
+    }
+        
+    void wxPyLogTrace(const wxString& mask, const wxString& msg)
+    {
+        wxString m(msg);
+        m.Replace(wxT("%"), wxT("%%"));
+        wxLogTrace(mask, m);
+    }
+    
+%}
+
+%name(LogFatalError) void wxPyLogFatalError(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogError) void wxPyLogError(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogWarning) void wxPyLogWarning(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogMessage) void wxPyLogMessage(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogInfo) void wxPyLogInfo(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogDebug) void wxPyLogDebug(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogVerbose) void wxPyLogVerbose(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogStatus) void wxPyLogStatus(const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogStatusFrame) void wxPyLogStatusFrame(wxFrame *pFrame, const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogSysError) void wxPyLogSysError(const wxString& msg);
+
+%name(LogGeneric) void wxPyLogGeneric(unsigned long level, const wxString& msg);
+
+%nokwargs wxPyLogTrace;
+%name(LogTrace) void wxPyLogTrace(unsigned long mask, const wxString& msg);
+%name(LogTrace) void wxPyLogTrace(const wxString& mask, const wxString& msg);
 
-void wxLogGeneric(unsigned long level, const wxString& msg);
 
 // wxLogFatalError helper: show the (fatal) error to the user in a safe way,
 // i.e. without using wxMessageBox() for example because it could crash
diff --git a/wxPython/wxPython/_misc.py b/wxPython/wxPython/_misc.py
index 65d24adb16..af1fcceb7c 100644
--- a/wxPython/wxPython/_misc.py
+++ b/wxPython/wxPython/_misc.py
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ wxLogVerbose = wx._misc.LogVerbose
 wxLogStatus = wx._misc.LogStatus
 wxLogStatusFrame = wx._misc.LogStatusFrame
 wxLogSysError = wx._misc.LogSysError
-wxLogTrace = wx._misc.LogTrace
-wxLogTrace = wx._misc.LogTrace
 wxLogGeneric = wx._misc.LogGeneric
+wxLogTrace = wx._misc.LogTrace
+wxLogTrace = wx._misc.LogTrace
 wxSafeShowMessage = wx._misc.SafeShowMessage
 wxLogNull = wx._misc.LogNull
 wxLogNullPtr = wx._misc.LogNullPtr