OpenAI has acquired Astral, the company behind Python tools uv and Ruff, to integrate them into its Codex platform as it competes with Anthropic's Claude Code.

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Astral creates Python development tools such as uv, a package and project manager, and Ruff, a linter and formatter.

The acquisition of Astral comes at a time when OpenAI is rapidly growing it developer platform. Since the start of this year, Codex has seen its usage increase five-fold, and it now boasts over 2 ...

In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position among developers, OpenAI has acquired Python tool maker Astral. The house of Altman expects the deal to strengthen the ecosystem for its Codex ...

OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development ...