Python File I/O: Read a file line by line store it into a variable

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6. File to Variable

Write a Python program to read a file line by line store it into a variable.

Sample Solution:-

Python Code:

def file_read(fname):
        with open (fname, "r") as myfile:
                data=myfile.readlines()
                print(data)
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'] 

Flowchart:

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