osx_add_user_to_admin_and_wheel_groups.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys, subprocess, getopt

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    print "Usage: osx_add_user_to_group.py <user>"
    sys.exit(1)
for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
    bashCommand1 = "sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a %s -t user admin" % sys.argv[1]
    bashCommand2 = "sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a %s -t user wheel" % sys.argv[1]

process = subprocess.Popen(bashCommand1.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output = process.communicate()[0]
process = subprocess.Popen(bashCommand2.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output = process.communicate()[0]