Small adjustment to use python3, datetime.py fix

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ python-i2c-lcd
 ### Setup
 
 ```
-sudo apt-get install python-smbus i2c-tools
+sudo apt-get install python3-smbus i2c-tools
 sudo modprobe i2c-dev
 sudo modprobe i2c-bcm2708
 ```
@@ -15,16 +15,22 @@ add `i2c-dev` to `/etc/modules`.
 ### Usage
 
 ```
-python2 ./display.py line_1~line_2~line_3~line_4
+python3 ./display.py line_1~line_2~line_3~line_4
+# OR 
+chmod +x display.py
+./display.py line_1~line2
 ```
 
 or clock demo:
 
 
 ```
-python2 ./datetime-test.py
+python3 ./datetime-test.py
+# OR
+chmod +x datetime-test.py
+./datetime-test.py
 ```
 
 ### Based on
 *  https://github.com/pimatic/pimatic/issues/271
-*  http://www.gejanssen.com/howto/i2c_display_2004_raspberrypi/index.html
+*  http://www.gejanssen.com/howto/i2c_display_2004_raspberrypi/index.html

datetime-test.py

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-import lcd
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 from time import time
 from time import sleep
 from datetime import datetime
+import lcddriver 
 
-lcd = lcd.lcd()
+lcd = lcddriver.lcd()
 
 #lcd.display_string("11111111111111111111222222222222222222223333333333333333333344444444444444444444", 1)
 lcd.display_string("LCD", 1)
 lcd.display_string("Hello World", 2)
+lcd.clear()
 
 while True:
   dateString = datetime.now().strftime('%b %d %y')
   timeString = datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')
-  lcd.display_string(dateString, 3)
-  lcd.display_string(timeString, 4)
+  lcd.display_string(dateString, 1)
+  lcd.display_string(timeString, 2)
   sleep(1)

display.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 from lcddriver import lcd
 import sys
 
@@ -22,4 +24,4 @@
   line = line.replace('_', ' ')
   if len(line) > 16 :
     line = lines[0:16]
-  my_lcd.display_string(line, i+1)
+  my_lcd.display_string(line, i+1)