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

If you want all of the values in a flat list, the code would look as follows:

ls=[]
for line in open( "input.txt", "r" ).readlines():
    for value in line.split( ' ' ):
        ls.append( value )

If you just want the lines in a list then you can stop at readlines().