>>> from company import read >>> v1 = ['Dani 100 True True', 'Manel 5 False True', 'Maria 30 True True', 'Joan 20 True True', 'Nuria 150 False False'] >>> with open ('votes.txt', 'w') as f: ... for e in v1: ... a = f.write (e + '\n') >>> read('votes.txt') [('Dani', 100, True, True), ('Manel', 5, False, True), ('Maria', 30, True, True), ('Joan', 20, True, True), ('Nuria', 150, False, False)]