import xlwings as xw
wb = xw.books.active
r = wb.sheets[0].range('A1').api.list_object.name.get()
wb.sheets[0].range('A1').api.list_object.list_rows[2].range_object.delete_range()
wb.sheets[0].range('A1').api.list_object.list_rows[1].range_object.insert_into_range(shift=kw.shift_down)
see: http://www.jkp-ads.com/articles/Excel2007TablesVBA.asp
and: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-reasons-to-use-excels-table-object/
Some notes: