private bool PicsIdentical(Bitmap bmp1, Bitmap bmp2)
        {
            bool retVal = true;

            if (bmp1.Size != bmp2.Size)
                retVal = false;
            else
            {
                for (int x = 0; x < bmp1.Width; x++)
                {
                    for (int y = 0; y < bmp1.Height; y++)
                    {
                        if (bmp1.GetPixel(x, y) != bmp2.GetPixel(x, y))
                        {
                            retVal = false;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return retVal;
        }

# a helping function
from struct import unpack
def readL(f, pos=None):
    if pos is not None:
        f.seek(pos)
    return unpack('L', f.read(4))[0]

# the real counting function
def mbm_count(mbm_file):
    f = open(mbm_file, 'rb')
    mbm_type = readL(f)
    if mbm_type == 0x10000041:  # mbm on ROM (Z:)
        return readL(f) 
    elif mbm_type == 0x10000037L:  # mbm on file (normal)
        return readL(f, readL(f, 16)) # read at trailer
    else:       # what type is it?
        return None

>>> mbm_count('z:\\system\\data\\avkon.mbm')
503L
>>> mbm_count('E:\\system\\apps\\FExplorer\\FExplorer.mbm')
19L
>>>

from appuifw import *
import icon_image, e32

app.body = c = Canvas()
# choose a bitmap from plenty inside mbm (multi-bitmap)
icon = icon_image('z:\\system\\data\\avkon.mbm', 28) 
c.blit(icon)

e32.ao_sleep(10)  # 10 sec to end program