Python File I/O: Extract characters from various text files and puts them into a list

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19. Extract Characters to List

Write a Python program to extract characters from various text files and puts them into a list.

words1.txt
Welcome to the Python Wiki, a user-editable compendium of knowledge
based around the Python programming language. Some pages are protected
against casual editing - see WikiEditingGuidelines for more information
about editing content.

words2.txt
Python is a great object-oriented, interpreted, and interactive
programming language. It is often compared (favorably of course :-) )
to Lisp, Tcl, Perl, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Scheme or Java...
and it's much more fun.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import glob
char_list = []
files_list = glob.glob("*.txt")
for file_elem in files_list:
   with open(file_elem, "r") as f:
       char_list.append(f.read())
print(char_list)

Sample Output:

["Python is a great object-oriented, interpreted, and interactive\nprogramming language. It is often compared (favorably of course :-) )\nto Lisp, Tcl, Perl, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Scheme or Java...\nand it's much more fun.", 'Welcome to the Python Wiki, a user-editable compendium of knowledge\nbased around the Python programming language. Some pages are protected\nagainst casual editing - see WikiEditingGuidelines for more information\nabout editing content.\n']

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