u do it like this:
from win32com.client import Dispatch
xlApp = Dispatch("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Workbooks.Open("D:\python\sortme.csv")
xlApp.Range("A1:C100").Sort(Key1=xlApp.Range("B1"), Order1=2)
xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Close(SaveChanges=1)
xlApp.Quit()
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