Selection based of variables issue

[nikos]

When i go to phpmyadmin and give

SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE clientID = (SELECT id FROM clients WHERE name = "Άκης Τσιάμης") and YEAR(lastvisit) = 2017 ORDER BY lastvisit DESC

i get 2 results as expected.

When in script this runs

        elif '=' not in name + year:
            cur.execute( '''SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE clientID = (SELECT id FROM clients WHERE name = %s) and YEAR(lastvisit) = %s ORDER BY lastvisit DESC''', (name, year) )

i get NO results at all. That is what i dont understand, why its behaving differently.