OpenAI is acquiring Astral, the company behind some of the most widely used Python tools in the world. The deal signals how aggressively AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic are competing for dominance in AI-powered coding.

OpenAI has made several recent acquisitions, including cybersecurity startup Promptfoo and health-care technology startup Torch.

Codex maker says it will "continue to support these open source projects" after deal closes.

OpenAI is acquiring Astral, the company behind some of the most widely used Python tools in the world. The deal signals how aggressively AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic are…