# OpenAI to acquire Astral

DevFeed: [OpenAI to acquire Astral](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/openai-to-acquire-astral-6584.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral>)

Published: 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-development.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [Data Science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-science.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>)

Tags: [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI announces plans to acquire Astral and bring its open source Python tools--uv, Ruff, and ty--into the Codex ecosystem. The combination is intended to support Python development workflows and expand Codex's role across planning, coding, tool execution, verification, and software maintenance.

## Source excerpt

Accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools