Raspberry piTFT display gui with python tkinter

Question

I am using raspberry pi tft display from adafruit. What setting is required for raspberry piTFT display to work with python tkinter?

Answer 1

Python tkinter need XWindow system. You could start it on the PiTFT using :

FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/fb1 startx -- -dpi 60

There is a nice tutorial here: http://raspi.tv/2014/texys-2-8-inch-touchscreen-with-raspicamcorder-step-1

Next you can start python tkinter script using :

DISPLAY=:0 python <your script>

It will be displayed on PiTFT screen.