def readList(fileName):
    """Reads a file of items split by line break and returns them in a list.

    Keyword arguments:
    fileName -- The path + name of the file.

    Returns:
    fileList -- List of items.
    """
    fileList = []
    inFile = open(fileName, 'r')
    for line in inFile:
        fileList.append(line.strip())
    inFile.close()
    return fileList
