python - python3 file to array with quotes -

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i have data in file following:

[['1','1','abc'],['2','2','pqr'],['3','3','xyz']]

i trying load data in list variable.

with open('abc.txt') d:     text = d.readlines()

i got following output:

>>> text ["[['1','1','abc'],['2','2','pqr'],['3','3','xyz']]"]

then tried command text = d.read() got following result:

"[['1','1','abc'],['2','2','pqr'],['3','3','xyz']]"

i trying achieve output as:

>>> text [['1','1','abc'],['2','2','pqr'],['3','3','xyz']]

kindly, guide me fulfill want to.

you can achieve desired output bywriting code:

import ast open('abc.txt') f:         ls = ast.literal_eval(f.read())

welcome in advance. 😊

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