openpyxl, disable autofilter

Question

I have a function that uses openpyxl, which filters on a column and deletes everything after the filter is applied, and creates a new file. However the "filter" in the excel file still exists, which doesnt really effect anything its just annoying to see. Does anyone know how to turn this off?

This question was also asked but looks like was never answered: How to disable autofilter in openpyxl tables?

code:

def prepareSpreadsheetToAttach(thePerson,
                               filter_on="Name",
                               path_to_file=atpAttachFile,
                               sheet_to_process='Tracker'): # @@

    # Set the full filepath of the temp file to create
    if 'John Smith' in thePerson:
        filename='ATP - John Smith.xlsx'
    else:
        filename = 'ATP - ' + thePerson + '.xlsx'
         
    plOutfile = Temp_Dir / filename
    wb = load_workbook(path_to_file)

    # Get a reference to the sheet
    ws = wb[sheet_to_process]
    # Identifying column to filter on. Assume header is on 1st row
    for cell in ws[1]:
        if cell.value == filter_on:
            break
    else:
        print(f'ERROR: could not find the column header "{filter_on}"')
        return None
    filter_col = cell.column
    # Identify rows to DELETE by testing col {filter_col} against criteria
    delete_these = []
    for i,r in enumerate(ws.iter_rows()):
        if i==0:
            continue  # Of course, do not delete the header row
        rownum = i + 1  # when we use it, must by 1-indexed like Excel

        val = r[filter_col - 1].value
        if str(val) not in thePerson:
            delete_these.append(rownum)
    # Deleting the rows
    # Must reverse the order, because as you delete the following rows have their
    # numbers dropped by 1
    delete_these.reverse()
    for x in delete_these:
        ws.delete_rows(x)
    # Save as Excel
    wb.save(plOutfile)

    # Finally, return the path
    return plOutfile