List slicing issue

[Irhcsa]

I am now even more confused. Now I'm getting new errors.

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Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Irhcsa\Desktop\test.py", line 26, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\Irhcsa\Desktop\test.py", line 19, in main
    if newList[0][0] != newList[0][1]:
IndexError: string index out of range

When I try to run your code. I think I might be mentally retarded or something.

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When I append the items how do I get rid of the blank spaces that show ''?

def main():
  
    newList = []
      
    inFile = open("names.txt", 'r')
    inRead = inFile.readlines()
    inRead.sort()
  
    for name in inRead:
        name = name.rstrip('\n')

        newList.append(name)

    print(newList)
    inFile.close()
 
main()