# OpenAI bought Astral, will I keep using uv?

DevFeed: [OpenAI bought Astral, will I keep using uv?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/openai-bought-astral-will-i-keep-using-uv-53156.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.bitecode.dev/p/openai-bought-astral-will-i-keep>)

Author: Bite Code!

Published: 2026-03-23T17:41:37Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bite code!](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bite-code.md>)

Topics: [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Developer Tools](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tools.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article examines OpenAI's acquisition of Astral and whether the author will continue using uv, a widely adopted Python tooling project. It discusses sustainability concerns, possible strategic motivations, and Astral's relationship to Codex and the broader software-development workflow.

## Source excerpt

Have you noticed nobody asks this about ruff?