import csv GROUPCSV = "/Users/normrasmussen/Downloads/Sandata-Groups.csv" TUPLELIST = [] with open(GROUPCSV, newline='') as csvfile: sandatagroups = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=',') for row in sandatagroups: singletupe = ( row[0][5:7], row[0], row[1] ) TUPLELIST.append(singletupe) print(TUPLELIST)