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March 20, 2026
OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral
Codex maker says it will “continue to support these open source projects” after deal closes.
TL;DR
- OpenAI has acquired Astral, a company known for open-source Python development tools like uv, Ruff, and ty.
- The acquisition aims to enhance OpenAI's Codex team and improve AI's role in software development.
- Astral's popular tools include uv (package manager), Ruff (linter/formatter), and ty (type-checker).
- OpenAI has committed to continuing support for Astral's open-source projects.
- This acquisition is part of a competitive trend in AI coding assistants, with rivals like Anthropic also making similar moves.
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