PYTHON:

Define the words() function to read a List of words

The words() function accepts one parameter, a String, and performs the following tasks:

Opens the words file using the filename specified by the String parameter

Reads the contents from the words file into a new List of words

Closes the words file

Converts all words in the List to lower case and removes any punctuation characters including: !()-[]{};:'"\,<>./?@#$%^&*_~

Returns the List of Words