python read file and convert to list code example

Example 1: python convert file into list

# Saving the list
a = ["apple", "banana", 2, 3]
with open("test.txt", "w") as f:
    for item in a:
        f.write("%s\n" % item)

with open("test.txt", "r") as f:
    print(f.read())

# Converting contents of file into new list
f = open("test.txt", "r")
listItems = f.read().splitlines()
print(listItems)

Example 2: how to read from a file into a list in python

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