[Python] how to enable seperate action for double click and drag and drop for python files

I have a simple python script and I want to enable dragging and dropping files into the python script in Windows 11. This works. But only if I set python launcher as default application for python file types. I want to launch my editor when double clicking. My idea is to create a batch file as default application for the python script and launch my editor if no parameters are passed and launch it with python launcher if it has parameters. I cannot get it to fully work. Either the python script doesn't launch or window is created that doesn't close automatically.

test drag.py:

import sys

if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
with open("test.txt", 'w', newline='\n') as f:
f.write("file names:")
f.write("\n")

for file_path in sys.argv[1:]:
f.write(file_path)
f.write("\n")

else:
with open("test.txt", 'w', newline='\n') as f:
f.write("no file names")
f.write("\n")


python_drag.cmd:

@echo off

if not "%~2"=="" (
::arguments detected calling it with python
START python.exe "%1" %*
) else (
::no arguments detected opening it with editor (vscode)
START /B code %1
)


The key in Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.File\shell\open\command is set to "path_to\python_drag.cmd" "%L" %*

This doesn't work as it doesn't launch the script.

I've also tried: cmd /c call "‪path_to\python_drag.cmd" "%1" %*

I don't know why it doesn't work. I tried many combinations of different commands.

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