import csv


def read_csv(csv_file_path):
    """
    function to read csv file and return list of dates

    Parameters
    ----------
    csv_file_path : str
        path to csv file

    Returns
    -------
    csv_list : str, list
        list of elements in csv file

    """

    with open(csv_file_path, newline='') as f:
        reader = csv.reader(f)
        csv_list = list(reader)

    return csv_list