Python: Import a file and convert to a list

Question

I need help with importing a file and converting each line into a list.

An example of the file would look like:

p wfgh 1111 11111 111111
287 48 0
656         


        

Answer 1

p = open('filename')

#List:
linelist = [line for line in p.readlines()]

"""
But I prefer creating a dictionary as I find them more useful at times. Example here is very trivial. You can use the list index as a line number also.
"""

#Dictionary:
linedict = dict([(no, line) for no, line in enumerate(p.readlines())])