Python • Unable to load / install RPLCD on RPI 5

Hi

I am trying to install the RPLCD module to use a 16x2 line LCD display. I get the below error.

sudo pip install RPLCD
error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.
I then tried sudo apt install python3-RPLCD with this error:
Error: Unable to locate package python3-RPLCD

I also used sudo apt install python-RPLCD
Error: Unable to locate package python-RPLCD

Are there any other way to use a 16x2 line LCD with RPI 5?

Regards

Statistics: Posted by Viv Dold — Wed Dec 17, 2025 6:02 am

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