Based on RPi.GPIO, it writes instructions to a 16x2 LCD module through Raspberry Pi's GPIO pins directly. This is not for interfacing an I2C LCD. This module provides the following functions: ...

Control a 1602 LCD using micropython. Contribute to jazzy8/pxt-microbit-python-lcd-control development by creating an account on GitHub.

So he wrote a simple Python module which renders the LCD on his computer display. A simple, quick, useful hack.