malf stringformat_我需要修复格式错误的模式错误(I need to fix malformed pattern error)

I want to replace % signs with a $. I tried doing an escape character () but that didn't work. I am using lua 5.1 and I get a malformed pattern error. (ends in '%') This is bugging me because I don't know how to fix it.

io.write("Search: ") search = io.read()

local query = search:gsub("%", "%25") -- Where I put the % sign.

query = query:gsub("+", "%2B")

query = query:gsub(" ","+")

query = query:gsub("/", "%2F")

query = query:gsub("#", "%23")

query = query:gsub("$", "%24")

query = query:gsub("@", "%40")

query = query:gsub("?", "%3F")

query = query:gsub("{", "%7B")

query = query:gsub("}","%7D")

query = query:gsub("[","%5B")

query = query:gsub("]","%5D")

query = query:gsub(">", "%3E")

query = query:gsub("

local url = "https://www.google.com/#q=" .. query

print(url)

Output reads:

malformed pattern (ends with '%')