pip3 install evdev
@raspberrypi:~/pitft_touchscreen $ python3 example_usage.py
Input device /dev/input/touchscreen found
Do whaterer you want to do while waiting for touchscreen events
Do whaterer you want to do while waiting for touchscreen events
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 215, 'time': 1533721688.999557, 'x': 102}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 213, 'time': 1533721689.030115, 'x': 102}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 211, 'time': 1533721689.054368, 'x': 102}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 208, 'time': 1533721689.066565, 'x': 103}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 206, 'time': 1533721689.078685, 'x': 103}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 202, 'time': 1533721689.090849, 'x': 103}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 199, 'time': 1533721689.102968, 'x': 104}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 195, 'time': 1533721689.115151, 'x': 103}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 192, 'time': 1533721689.127282, 'x': 103}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 188, 'time': 1533721689.139474, 'x': 102}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 185, 'time': 1533721689.151614, 'x': 101}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 182, 'time': 1533721689.163759, 'x': 100}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 180, 'time': 1533721689.175889, 'x': 99}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 67, 'y': 178, 'time': 1533721689.20014, 'x': 97}
Event received: {'touch': 0, 'id': -1, 'y': 97, 'time': 1533721689.297147, 'x': 97}
Do whaterer you want to do while waiting for touchscreen events
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 206, 'time': 1533721690.48638, 'x': 110}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 204, 'time': 1533721690.536405, 'x': 110}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 202, 'time': 1533721690.572857, 'x': 110}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 200, 'time': 1533721690.585048, 'x': 110}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 198, 'time': 1533721690.59718, 'x': 109}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 196, 'time': 1533721690.609346, 'x': 109}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 193, 'time': 1533721690.621493, 'x': 108}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 190, 'time': 1533721690.633648, 'x': 108}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 187, 'time': 1533721690.645795, 'x': 107}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 185, 'time': 1533721690.657941, 'x': 107}
Event received: {'touch': 1, 'id': 68, 'y': 183, 'time': 1533721690.682163, 'x': 107}
Event received: {'touch': 0, 'id': -1, 'y': 107, 'time': 1533721690.791378, 'x': 107}
Do whaterer you want to do while waiting for touchscreen events
pi@raspberrypi:~/pitft_touchscreen $