Index: Doc/library/pprint.rst
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--- Doc/library/pprint.rst	(revision 63129)
+++ Doc/library/pprint.rst	(working copy)
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@
       ... ('parrot', ('fresh fruit',))))))))
       >>> pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(depth=6)
       >>> pp.pprint(tup)
-      ('spam',
-       ('eggs', ('lumberjack', ('knights', ('ni', ('dead', ('parrot', (...,))))))))
+      ('spam', ('eggs', ('lumberjack', ('knights', ('ni', ('dead', (...)))))))
 
 The :class:`PrettyPrinter` class supports several derivative functions:
 
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@
     ['cccccccccccccccccccc', 'dddddddddddddddddddd']]
    >>> pprint.pprint(stuff, depth=3)
    ['aaaaaaaaaa',
-    ('spam', ('eggs', ('lumberjack', (...)))),
+    ('spam', ('eggs', (...))),
     ['aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa', 'bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb'],
     ['cccccccccccccccccccc', 'dddddddddddddddddddd']]
    >>> pprint.pprint(stuff, width=60)
Index: Lib/pprint.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/pprint.py	(revision 63129)
+++ Lib/pprint.py	(working copy)
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@
         sepLines = _len(rep) > (self._width - 1 - indent - allowance)
         write = stream.write
 
+        if self._depth and level > self._depth:
+            write(rep)
+            return
+        
         r = getattr(typ, "__repr__", None)
         if issubclass(typ, dict) and r is dict.__repr__:
             write('{')
@@ -211,9 +215,9 @@
                 write(',')
             write(endchar)
             return
+
         write(rep)
 
-
     def _repr(self, object, context, level):
         repr, readable, recursive = self.format(object, context.copy(),
                                                 self._depth, level)
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@
         if not object:
             return "{}", True, False
         objid = _id(object)
-        if maxlevels and level > maxlevels:
+        if maxlevels and level >= maxlevels:
             return "{...}", False, objid in context
         if objid in context:
             return _recursion(object), False, True
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@
                 return "()", True, False
             format = "(%s)"
         objid = _id(object)
-        if maxlevels and level > maxlevels:
+        if maxlevels and level >= maxlevels:
             return format % "...", False, objid in context
         if objid in context:
             return _recursion(object), False, True
Index: Lib/test/test_pprint.py
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--- Lib/test/test_pprint.py	(revision 63129)
+++ Lib/test/test_pprint.py	(working copy)
@@ -387,7 +387,22 @@
         cubo = test.test_set.linegraph(cube)
         self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(cubo), cubo_repr_tgt)
 
+    def test_depth(self):
+        nested_tuple = (1, (2, (3, (4, (5, 6)))))
+        nested_dict = {1: {2: {3: {4: {5: {6: 6}}}}}}
+        nested_list = [1, [2, [3, [4, [5, [6, []]]]]]]
+        self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(nested_tuple), repr(nested_tuple))
+        self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(nested_dict), repr(nested_dict))
+        self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(nested_list), repr(nested_list))
 
+        lv1_tuple = '(1, (...))'
+        lv1_dict = '{1: {...}}'
+        lv1_list = '[1, [...]]'
+        self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(nested_tuple, depth=1), lv1_tuple)
+        self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(nested_dict, depth=1), lv1_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(pprint.pformat(nested_list, depth=1), lv1_list)
+
+
 class DottedPrettyPrinter(pprint.PrettyPrinter):
 
     def format(self, object, context, maxlevels, level):