from text file to python list code example

Example 1: how to put a text file into a list python

# name.txt
david
mary
john


with open('names.txt', 'r') as f:
    myNames = [line.strip() for line in f]
    
# Result

['david','mary','john']

Example 2: convert text file into list

crimefile = open(fileName, 'r')
yourResult = [line.split(',') for line in crimefile.readlines()]