Clarify that C strings must be null-terminated

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Victor Zverovich 2021-12-26 07:23:43 -08:00
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@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ displayed after the decimal point for a floating-point value formatted with
value formatted with ``'g'`` or ``'G'``. For non-number types the field
indicates the maximum field size - in other words, how many characters will be
used from the field content. The *precision* is not allowed for integer,
character, Boolean, and pointer values.
character, Boolean, and pointer values. Note that a C string must be
null-terminated even if precision is specified.
The ``'L'`` option uses the current locale setting to insert the appropriate
number separator characters. This option is only valid for numeric types.