---
title: 'Results differ between platforms'
intro: 'You may see different results depending on whether you run the {% data variables.code-scanning.codeql_workflow %} on Linux, macOS, or Windows.'
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
---

{% data reusables.code-scanning.beta %}

If you are analyzing code written in Python, you may see different results depending on whether you run the {% data variables.code-scanning.codeql_workflow %} on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

On {% data variables.product.company_short %}-hosted runners that use Linux, the {% data variables.code-scanning.codeql_workflow %} tries to install and analyze Python dependencies, which could lead to different results than when you run the {% data variables.code-scanning.codeql_workflow %} on other platforms. To disable the auto-install, add `setup-python-dependencies: false` to the "Initialize {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %}" step of the workflow. For more information about configuring the analysis of Python dependencies, see "[AUTOTITLE](/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/customizing-code-scanning#analyzing-python-dependencies)."