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

Python library to control an ST7735 TFT LCD display. Allows simple drawing on the display without installing a kernel module. Designed specifically to work with a ST7735 based 160x80 pixel TFT SPI ...

This time, as an entry in the Reuse, Recycle, Revamp round of Hackaday Prize, the new PewPew receives an upgrade – from an 8×8 LED matrix to an LCD display.