from typing import List


def read_file(file_name: str) -> List[str]:
    """
    Read in a text file

    Parameters
    ----------
    file_name : str
        The text file path as a str to read

    Returns
    -------
    List[str]
        The text files content
    """
    with open(file_name, "r") as f:
        return f.readlines()