def extract_parameters_data(params_path):
    """
    path: <string> path to read the file
    returns: a list of data. Each entry corresponds to a line in the file to read
    """
    l = []
    with open(params_path, 'r') as f:
        content = f.readlines()
    for line in content:
        print(line)
        stripped = line.strip()
        print(stripped)
        l.append(stripped)
    return l