#!/usr/bin/env python2.7 import sys import csv with open(sys.argv[1], 'rb') as src_file: # create csv reader src = csv.reader(src_file) with open(sys.argv[2], 'wb') as dst_file: # create csv writer dst = csv.writer(dst_file) # walk, mutate, and write rows for row in src: dst.writerow(row + (['foo'] * 2))