How to read a text file into a list in Python 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: how to read a file into array in python

def readFile(fileName):
        fileObj = open(fileName, "r") #opens the file in read mode
        words = fileObj.read().splitlines() #puts the file into an array
        fileObj.close()
        return words