OpenAI Acquires Astral: The Python Toolmaker Behind Ruff and uv Joins Codex
OpenAI has acquired Astral, the startup behind Ruff, uv, and ty — the open-source Python tools used by millions of developers worldwide. The entire Astral team joins Codex directly, signaling OpenAI's ambition to own the developer toolchain, not just the AI layer on top of it.
