how to read a text file to 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 from a file into a list in python

f = open(filename, "r")
   listItems = f.read().splitlines()