# OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/openai-is-acquiring-open-source-python-tool-maker-astral/238389>\
**Category:** Backend In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, openai, python\
**Created:** [20 March 2026 15:53 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/openai-is-acquiring-open-source-python-tool-maker-astral/238389 "2026-03-20T15:53:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/alvinkatojr/32/6613_2.png) [@alvinkatojr](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/alvinkatojr)\
**Post date:** [23 March 2026 16:15 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/openai-is-acquiring-open-source-python-tool-maker-astral/238389/2 "2026-03-23T16:15:23Z")

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This was an inevitable outcome given the VC funded nature of Astral. OS purists will hate it, but the beast has to eat. However, Open AI acquired Bun last year and it’s still intact so far, so maybe then this is NOT a bad thing…

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