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 The key features are:
 
 * **Fast**: Very high performance, on par with **NodeJS** and **Go** (thanks to Starlette and Pydantic). [One of the fastest Python frameworks available](#performance).
-* **Fast to code**: Increase the speed to develop features by about 200% to 300%. *
-* **Fewer bugs**: Reduce about 40% of human (developer) induced errors. *
+* **Fast to code**: Increase the speed to develop features by about 200% to 300%.*
+* **Fewer bugs**: Reduce about 40% of human (developer) induced errors.*
 * **Intuitive**: Great editor support. <dfn title="also known as auto-complete, autocompletion, IntelliSense">Completion</dfn> everywhere. Less time debugging.
 * **Easy**: Designed to be easy to use and learn. Less time reading docs.
 * **Short**: Minimize code duplication. Multiple features from each parameter declaration. Fewer bugs.