Python File I/O: Read a file line by line and store it into a list
Python File I/O: Exercise-5 with Solution
Write a Python program to read a file line by line and store it into a list.
Sample Solution:-
Python Code:
def file_read(fname):
with open(fname) as f:
#Content_list is the list that contains the read lines.
content_list = f.readlines()
print(content_list)
file_read(\'test.txt\')
Sample Output:
['Welcome to w3resource.com.\n', 'Append this text.Append this text.Append this text.\n', 'Append this text.\n ', 'Append this text.\n', 'Append this text.\n', 'Append this text.\n']
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