Astral, which develops Python tools such as Ruff, uv, and ty, announced on 2026-03-19 that it has agreed to integrate into OpenAI's Codex team. Astral's founders stated that their tools have reached hundreds of millions of downloads per month and have become the foundation of modern Python development. They explained that they determined Codex is at the forefront of how AI is rapidly changing software development. OpenAI has stated that it will continue to support the open-source efforts for Ruff, uv, and ty after the deal closes. The Astral team has indicated that it plans to work on a broader future for software development while exploring collaboration with Codex.
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