def import_data(filename):
    """Import data from a given file name
    This function reads in a file name as a parameter and creates a list
    of strings. The strings are first separated by line, and then each string
    is stripped of its '\n' at the end of each string. This allows for
    better/ easier manipulation of the contents of the file.
    Parameters
    ----------
    filename : string
        Name of the desired test file
    Returns
    -------
    list
        List of strings, each one a different line from the file
    """
    contents = list()
    with open(filename, 'r') as input_file:
        file = input_file.readlines()
        for line in file:
            contents.append(line.strip("\n"))
        return contents