from typing import List


def read_labels(fpath: str) -> List[str]:
    """Return the labels read from a ``fpath``.

    Parameters
    ----------
    fpath : str, required
        The path to the labels file. The file should have one label per
        line.

    Returns
    -------
    List[str]
        The labels located at ``fpath`` as a list of strings.
    """
    with open(fpath, "r") as f:
        labels = [ln.strip().lower() for ln in f]

    return labels