How to write a .txt file to a list

Question

Very reversed question here, I need to take a .txt file and add it to a list.

The output file:

abc123

What the list should be:

list = ["abc123"]

Create an empty list. Open the file, read each line, and append it to the list. What is the difficulty? — John Gordon, Jul 18 '21 at 01:02
It's not about being smart. There's already a ton of tutorials and existing posts on how to read files and work with lists. As noted in [ask], doing your research should be your first step. — Gino Mempin, Jul 18 '21 at 01:40

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '21 at 01:03

3

You can use:

with open("","r") as f:
    data=f.readlines()
#Or same:
f=open("","r")
data=f.readlines()
f.close()

data is in list, it read each line. And put each line in list.

answered Jul 18 '21 at 01:03

imxitiz

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '21 at 01:15

Do you mean add the content to a list? If so, you may use:

with open("filename") as f:
    content = f.read()
yourlist.append(content)
# Do something here...

If you want to add the file object to a list, you may use:

with open("filename") as f:
    yourlist.append(f)
    # Do something here...

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