[python] Python strip with \n

This is my problem.

I'm trying to read a text file and then convert the lines into floats. The text file has \n and \t in it though I don't know how to get rid of it.

I tried using line.strip() but it didn't take it off and I got an error when I wanted to convert the stuff to floats. I then tried line.strip("\n") but that didn't work either. My program works fine when I take out the \t and \n from the text file, but it's part of the assignment to get it to work with them.

I really don't know why this isn't working. Thanks for any help.