ci: move codeql python job into its own workflow

Only run the CodeQL Python analysis if a .py file is changed.

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diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-python.yml b/.github/workflows/check-python.yml
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+name: Check-Python
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - .github/workflows/check-python.yml
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - .github/workflows/check-python.yml
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 7 * * 2'
+
+permissions:  # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  codeql-python:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Harden Runner
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@8ca2b8b2ece13480cda6dacd3511b49857a23c09
+      with:
+        disable-sudo: true
+        egress-policy: block
+        allowed-endpoints: >
+          api.github.com:443
+          files.pythonhosted.org:443
+          github.com:443
+          objects.githubusercontent.com:443
+          pypi.org:443
+          uploads.github.com:443
+
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9
+
+    - name: print env
+      run: ./ci/printenv.sh
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@0ba4244466797eb048eb91a6cd43d5c03ca8bd05
+      with:
+        languages: python
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@0ba4244466797eb048eb91a6cd43d5c03ca8bd05