Sara: I was able to move the lcd_api.py and pico_i2c_lcd.py files into the Pico. The sketch works just fine.

I must have had a problem with my Thonny installation.

Thank you for working with me.

Jerry

Best wishes,
Jerry

Hi.
To install the libraries you must do as we show in the tutorial.
Read the sections and follow the exact instructions:
– Download and Upload the lcd_api.py
– Download and Upload the pico_i2c_lcd.py

Regards,
Sara

Sara: Thank you for getting back with me!

I assume that I want to upload or install lcd_api.py and pico_i2C_lcd.py into the Thonny Library. Is this correct?

If I go to View>Files I don’t see them in the column to the left.

I have spent two days trying to install lcd_api.py and pico_i2C_lcd.py using the Tools> Manage Packages window, using the “Install from local file”.
For example. when I try to upload lcd_api.py from a file folder on the desktop, I first have to hit the button, “all files(.) in order to see the lcd_api.py in the folder on the desktop.

When I hit the “Open” button, installation begins, and then stops. I get the error message:
‘only-if-needed’, ‘C:/Users/Jerry Renken/Desktop/I2C LDC Files/lcd_api.py’, ‘–index-url’, ‘http://127.0.0.1:36628′]’ returned non-zero exit status 1.

Help!

Best wishes,
Jerry

Hi.
Did you actually upload the code to the Pico?
If you go to View > Files can you see that they are on the Pico filesystem?
Regards.
Sara

When I run the “Displaying Static Text” , I get the error message:
File “”, line 13, in
ImportError: no module named ‘pico_i2c_lcd’

What must I do or change so that the “Displaying Static Text” “sees” the lcd_api.py and pico_i2c_lcd.py. files?

Thank you Sara, the actual problem was with my code. I defind as 4×16 when it should have been 4×20.

Hi.
It should support that size.
Just make sure you set the dimensions of the I2C on the main code on the following lines:

#Define the LCD I2C address and dimensions
I2C_ADDR = 0x27
I2C_NUM_ROWS = 2
I2C_NUM_COLS = 16

Regards,
Sara

Thanks.