What people recommend, in their own words, with the receipt.
Astral builds high-performance developer tools for the Python ecosystem, including Ruff, uv and ty.
6 things
python-build-standaloneSoftware
We use python-build-standalone in uv, but it's also part of a broader ecosystem and will continue to be developed with that broader ecosystem in mind.
Astral takes stewardship of python-build-standalone
astral.sh ↗·2024-12-03Wrong?
CargoSoftware
uv represents a milestone in our pursuit of a "Cargo for Python" : a comprehensive Python project and package manager that's fast, reliable, and easy to use.
uv's stated goal is a 'Cargo for Python'
astral.sh ↗·2024-02-15Wrong?
tySoftware
We now use ty exclusively in our own projects and are ready to recommend it to motivated users for production use.
Astral announces the ty type checker beta and says it uses it exclusively in its own projects
astral.sh ↗·2025-12-16Wrong?
RuffSoftware
At Astral, we build high-performance developer tools for the Python ecosystem. We're best known for uv, our Python package manager, and Ruff, our linter and formatter.
Astral on its toolchain: uv and Ruff
astral.sh ↗·2025-12-16Wrong?
uvSoftware Astral
uv is designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools, and is ready for production use today in projects built around those workflows.
Astral launches uv
astral.sh ↗·2024-02-15Wrong?
RustSoftware
TL;DR: The Ruff formatter is an extremely fast Python formatter, written in Rust.
Astral announcing the Ruff formatter, written in Rust
astral.sh ↗·2023-10-24Wrong?
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