Importing array list in text file into Python

Question

I have an array list in a txt file like:

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

I would like to get this data into an array in my python code. Afterall, when I print it in Python I should see below output:

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

(Exactly same with content in txt.)

Is that possible? If yes, how?

Do you know how to open and read the contents of a file? If not, that's where you should start. — Code-Apprentice, Sep 21 '22 at 19:35
Yes, sorry actually I forgot to mention, I load the file but couldn't complete the code. Now it is solved. — Yusuf Ziya Güleç, Sep 21 '22 at 19:42

Dylan Brosseau · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-21T19:43:18.587

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To read the data from your txt file and store it as a list in Python, you can use the following code:


with open('path/to/your/file.txt', 'r') as file: data = file.read()
myList = data.split()

edited Sep 21 '22 at 19:43

answered Sep 21 '22 at 19:28

Dylan Brosseau

I tried following because of encoding error and it worked: with open('sozluk.txt', encoding="utf8") as f: content = f.read() – Yusuf Ziya Güleç Sep 21 '22 at 19:39
This produces a string, not a list. – Karl Knechtel Sep 21 '22 at 19:41
You're right, I added the .split() function @Karl Knechtel. – Dylan Brosseau Sep 21 '22 at 19:43

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