[Python] Python extracting a high resolution icon from an EXE file

I'm trying to extract .ico files from executable files i found this code on the website

import win32ui
import win32gui
import win32con
import win32api

ico_x = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXICON)
ico_y = win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYICON)

large, small = win32gui.ExtractIconEx(r"C:\z\NEW ICON\a.exe",0)
win32gui.DestroyIcon(small[0])

hdc = win32ui.CreateDCFromHandle( win32gui.GetDC(0) )
hbmp = win32ui.CreateBitmap()
hbmp.CreateCompatibleBitmap( hdc, ico_x, ico_x )
hdc = hdc.CreateCompatibleDC()

hdc.SelectObject( hbmp )
hdc.DrawIcon( (0,0), large[0] )

hbmp.SaveBitmapFile( hdc, 'icon.bmp')



this does work but it always gives me a 32x32 icon and i know the exe file contains higher resolution icons since i opened it with 7zip

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