luma.lcd

luma.core <https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.core>__ | luma.docs <https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.docs>__ | luma.emulator <https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.emulator>__ | luma.examples <https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.examples>__ | luma.lcd | luma.led_matrix <https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.led_matrix>__ | luma.oled <https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.oled>__

luma.lcd

HD44780, PCD8544, ST7735, ST7789, ST7567, HT1621, UC1701X, ILI9341, ILI9486, ILI9488 Display Drivers

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luma.lcd provides a Python 3 interface to small LCD displays connected to Raspberry Pi and other Linux-based single-board computers (SBC). It provides a Pillow-compatible drawing canvas, and other functionality to support:

• scrolling/panning capability,
• terminal-style printing,
• state management,
• color/greyscale (where supported),
• dithering to monochrome

It currently supports devices using the HD44780, PCD8544, ST7735, ST7567, ST7789, ILI9341, ILI9486, ILI9488 and UC1701X controllers.

All modules can be picked up on ebay with a breakout board for a few pounds.

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Documentation

Full documentation with installation instructions and examples can be found on https://luma-lcd.readthedocs.io.

Upgrade

Version 2.0.0 was released on 2 June 2019: this came with the removal of the luma.lcd.aux.backlight class. The equivalent functionality has now been subsumed into the device classes that have a backlight capability.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright © 2013-2026 Richard Hull & Contributors

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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