def read_proj_excluded_targets(projects_path, proj_name):
    proj_path = os.path.join(projects_path, proj_name)
    try:
        with open(os.path.join(proj_path, "ci", "ci_exclude_targets.txt"), "r") as f:
            file_content = f.read()
            excluded_targets = file_content.splitlines()
    except IOError:
        excluded_targets = ""

    return excluded_targets