def METHOD_NAME(args, flist):
    """read names in flist and append to args"""
    expanded = args[:]
    if flist:
        try:
            if flist == '-':
                fd = sys.stdin
            else:
                fd = open(flist)
            while 1:
                line = fd.readline()
                if not line:
                    break
                expanded.append(line[:-1])
        except IOError:
            print "Error reading file list %s" % flist
            raise
    return expanded