read a file into list and write list into file in python code example

Example 1: convert python list to text file

# define list of places
places = ['Berlin', 'Cape Town', 'Sydney', 'Moscow']

with open('listfile.txt', 'w') as filehandle:
    for listitem in places:
        filehandle.write('%s\n' % listitem)

Example 2: python read file in string list

# read file in a string list
with open(fileName) as f:
	lineList = f.readlines()

Example 3: python read file into a list

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