# About

URL: /patitas/docs/about/
Section: about
Description: Architecture, performance, security, and design philosophy for the Patitas Python Markdown parser

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> For a complete page index, fetch /patitas/llms.txt.

Learn how Patitas works and why it fits as a Python Markdown parser for secure,
CommonMark-compliant content processing.

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:columns: 2
:gap: medium

:::{card} Architecture
:icon: cpu
:link: ./architecture
:description: Lexer, parser, and renderer design
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:::{card} Performance
:icon: zap
:link: ./performance
:description: Benchmarks and optimization
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:::{card} Thread Safety
:icon: lock
:link: ./thread-safety
:description: Free-threading and concurrency
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:::{card} Parser Comparison
:icon: table
:link: ./comparison
:description: Patitas vs markdown-it-py, Python-Markdown, mistune
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:::{card} Ecosystem
:icon: layers
:link: ./ecosystem
:description: The Bengal stack
All seven projects in the reactive Python stack.
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