DataCartographer"We hope this acquisition amplifies that work, not diminishes it."
Not exactly a ringing endorsement of OpenAI's acquisition of Astral in Jetbrains ' blog entry.
Personally, I am deeply disappointed by this acquisition. I find it hard to see this benefiting the Python community that has come to love uv, ruff and ty.
OpenAI Acquires Astral: What It Means for PyCharm Users
https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/03/openai-acquires-astral-what-it-means-for-pycharm-users/
OpenAI Acquires Astral: What It Means for PyCharm Users | The PyCharm Blog
On March 19, OpenAI announced that it would acquire Astral, the company behind uv, Ruff, and ty. The Astral team, led by founder Charlie Marsh, will join OpenAI's Codex team. This is big news for the Python ecosystem, and it matters to us at JetBrains. Here's our perspective.