This should get us back on track (tested on ARCH Linux)

core/lookup/pork_service.py

@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class PorkService:
                         "SELECT char_id, name, first_name, last_name, level, breed, gender, faction, profession, "
                         "profession_title, ai_rank, ai_level, org_id, org_name, org_rank_name, org_rank_id, "
                         "dimension, head_id, pvp_rating, pvp_title, source, last_updated "
-                        "FROM player WHERE char_id = ?",
-                        [packet.char_id])
+                        "FROM player WHERE char_id = %s",
+                        (packet.char_id,))
                     data = cur.fetchone()
                     character = None
                     if data:
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ class PorkService:
                         inserts.append((packet.char_id, packet.name, "", "", 0, "", "", "", "", "", "", 0, 0, "", "", 6,
                                         self.bot.dimension, 0, 0, "", "chat_server", int(time.time())))
                 if inserts:
-                    cur.executemany(insert, inserts)
+                    cur.executemany(insert.replace("?", "%s"), inserts)
                 if updates:
-                    cur.executemany(update, updates)
+                    cur.executemany(update.replace("?", "%s"), updates)
         self.updates = []
 
     # noinspection SqlResolve