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flag OpenAI buys Astral, maker of popular Python tools, to boost its AI coding platform Codex.

flag OpenAI has acquired Astral, the maker of popular open-source Python tools like uv, Ruff, and ty, to strengthen its AI coding platform Codex. flag The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, brings Astral’s team into OpenAI’s developer tools division. flag OpenAI said it will continue supporting Astral’s open-source projects while integrating their tools into AI-driven software development workflows. flag The move aims to enhance AI’s role in coding, improve developer productivity, and boost OpenAI’s competitiveness in the growing AI-assisted development market.

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