def load_cutout_list(cutoutlist):
    """Load the galaxy cutouts from a list of files.

    Parameters
    ----------
    cutoutlist : string
        The filename containing the list of paths to image cutouts.

    Returns
    -------
    fnames : list(string)
        List containing the path to a cutout as each element.
    """

    with open(cutoutlist) as fin:
        fnames = fin.readlines()
    fnames = [d_.strip('\n') for d_ in fnames]
    return fnames