Index: Lib/pprint.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/pprint.py	(revision 55224)
+++ Lib/pprint.py	(working copy)
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
         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
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
                 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 55224)
+++ Lib/test/test_pprint.py	(working copy)
@@ -195,7 +195,21 @@
  others.should.not.be: like.this}"""
         self.assertEqual(DottedPrettyPrinter().pformat(o), exp)
 
+    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):
Index: Doc/lib/libpprint.tex
===================================================================
--- Doc/lib/libpprint.tex	(revision 55224)
+++ Doc/lib/libpprint.tex	(working copy)
@@ -67,12 +67,9 @@
     '/usr/local/lib/python1.5/sharedmodules',
     '/usr/local/lib/python1.5/tkinter']
 >>>
->>> import parser
->>> tup = parser.ast2tuple(
-...     parser.suite(open('pprint.py').read()))[1][1][1]
->>> pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(depth=6)
->>> pp.pprint(tup)
-(266, (267, (307, (287, (288, (...))))))
+>>> nested_tup = (1, (2, (3, (4, (5, (6))))))
+>>> pprint.pprint(nested_tup, depth=4)
+(1, (2, (3, (4, (...)))))
 \end{verbatim}
 \end{classdesc}