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OpenAI acquires Python toolmaker Astral to enhance Codex capabilities
OpenAI has acquired Astral, the maker of popular open source Python tools like uv, Ruff, and ty, to strengthen its Codex programming agent.
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- OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astralarstechnica.com
- OpenAI tries to build its coding cred, acquires Python toolmaker Astralgo.theregister.com