diff --git a/vlib/encoding/csv/utils.v b/vlib/encoding/csv/utils.v
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+// Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+module csv
+
+import os
+
+// new_reader_from_file create a csv reader from a file
+pub fn new_reader_from_file(csv_file_path string, config ReaderConfig) !&Reader {
+	csv_file_content := os.read_file(csv_file_path)!
+	return new_reader(csv_file_content, config)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/encoding/csv/utils_test.v b/vlib/encoding/csv/utils_test.v
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+// Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+module csv
+
+import os
+
+fn test_new_reader_from_file() {
+	test_file_path_for_reader := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), 'test_new_reader_from_file.csv')
+
+	text := 'id,bonus,amount,yes\n1,bomb,1,true\n2,rocket,1,false,\n3,lightning,2,2\n'
+	os.write_file(test_file_path_for_reader, text)!
+
+	mut reader := new_reader_from_file(test_file_path_for_reader)!
+	mut writer := new_writer()
+
+	for {
+		row := reader.read() or { break }
+		writer.write(row) or { panic(err) }
+	}
+
+	assert text == writer.str()
+
+	os.rm(test_file_path_for_reader)!
+}