diff --git a/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py b/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9923d0a62
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+++ b/src/_pytest/_io/pprint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,626 @@
+# This module was imported from the cpython standard library
+# (https://github.com/python/cpython/) at commit
+# c5140945c723ae6c4b7ee81ff720ac8ea4b52cfd (python3.12).
+#
+#
+#  Original Author:      Fred L. Drake, Jr.
+#                        fdrake@acm.org
+#
+#  This is a simple little module I wrote to make life easier.  I didn't
+#  see anything quite like it in the library, though I may have overlooked
+#  something.  I wrote this when I was trying to read some heavily nested
+#  tuples with fairly non-descriptive content.  This is modeled very much
+#  after Lisp/Scheme - style pretty-printing of lists.  If you find it
+#  useful, thank small children who sleep at night.
+import collections as _collections
+import dataclasses as _dataclasses
+import re
+import sys as _sys
+import types as _types
+from io import StringIO as _StringIO
+from typing import Any
+from typing import Callable
+from typing import Dict
+from typing import IO
+from typing import List
+
+
+class _safe_key:
+    """Helper function for key functions when sorting unorderable objects.
+
+    The wrapped-object will fallback to a Py2.x style comparison for
+    unorderable types (sorting first comparing the type name and then by
+    the obj ids).  Does not work recursively, so dict.items() must have
+    _safe_key applied to both the key and the value.
+
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ["obj"]
+
+    def __init__(self, obj):
+        self.obj = obj
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        try:
+            return self.obj < other.obj
+        except TypeError:
+            return (str(type(self.obj)), id(self.obj)) < (
+                str(type(other.obj)),
+                id(other.obj),
+            )
+
+
+def _safe_tuple(t):
+    """Helper function for comparing 2-tuples"""
+    return _safe_key(t[0]), _safe_key(t[1])
+
+
+class PrettyPrinter:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        indent=1,
+        width=80,
+        depth=None,
+        stream=None,
+        *,
+        compact=False,
+        sort_dicts=True,
+        underscore_numbers=False,
+    ):
+        """Handle pretty printing operations onto a stream using a set of
+        configured parameters.
+
+        indent
+            Number of spaces to indent for each level of nesting.
+
+        width
+            Attempted maximum number of columns in the output.
+
+        depth
+            The maximum depth to print out nested structures.
+
+        stream
+            The desired output stream.  If omitted (or false), the standard
+            output stream available at construction will be used.
+
+        compact
+            If true, several items will be combined in one line.
+
+        sort_dicts
+            If true, dict keys are sorted.
+
+        """
+        indent = int(indent)
+        width = int(width)
+        if indent < 0:
+            raise ValueError("indent must be >= 0")
+        if depth is not None and depth <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("depth must be > 0")
+        if not width:
+            raise ValueError("width must be != 0")
+        self._depth = depth
+        self._indent_per_level = indent
+        self._width = width
+        if stream is not None:
+            self._stream = stream
+        else:
+            self._stream = _sys.stdout
+        self._compact = bool(compact)
+        self._sort_dicts = sort_dicts
+        self._underscore_numbers = underscore_numbers
+
+    def pformat(self, object: Any) -> str:
+        sio = _StringIO()
+        self._format(object, sio, 0, 0, {}, 0)
+        return sio.getvalue()
+
+    def _format(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        objid = id(object)
+        if objid in context:
+            stream.write(_recursion(object))
+            self._recursive = True
+            self._readable = False
+            return
+
+        p = self._dispatch.get(type(object).__repr__, None)
+        if p is not None:
+            context[objid] = 1
+            p(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level + 1)
+            del context[objid]
+        elif (
+            _dataclasses.is_dataclass(object)
+            and not isinstance(object, type)
+            and object.__dataclass_params__.repr
+            and
+            # Check dataclass has generated repr method.
+            hasattr(object.__repr__, "__wrapped__")
+            and "__create_fn__" in object.__repr__.__wrapped__.__qualname__
+        ):
+            context[objid] = 1
+            self._pprint_dataclass(
+                object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level + 1
+            )
+            del context[objid]
+        else:
+            stream.write(self._repr(object, context, level))
+
+    def _pprint_dataclass(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        cls_name = object.__class__.__name__
+        indent += len(cls_name) + 1
+        items = [
+            (f.name, getattr(object, f.name))
+            for f in _dataclasses.fields(object)
+            if f.repr
+        ]
+        stream.write(cls_name + "(")
+        self._format_namespace_items(items, stream, indent, allowance, context, level)
+        stream.write(")")
+
+    _dispatch: Dict[
+        Callable[..., str],
+        Callable[["PrettyPrinter", Any, IO[str], int, int, Dict[int, int], int], str],
+    ] = {}
+
+    def _pprint_dict(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        write("{")
+        if self._indent_per_level > 1:
+            write((self._indent_per_level - 1) * " ")
+        length = len(object)
+        if length:
+            if self._sort_dicts:
+                items = sorted(object.items(), key=_safe_tuple)
+            else:
+                items = object.items()
+            self._format_dict_items(
+                items, stream, indent, allowance + 1, context, level
+            )
+        write("}")
+
+    _dispatch[dict.__repr__] = _pprint_dict
+
+    def _pprint_ordered_dict(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        if not len(object):
+            stream.write(repr(object))
+            return
+        cls = object.__class__
+        stream.write(cls.__name__ + "(")
+        self._format(
+            list(object.items()),
+            stream,
+            indent + len(cls.__name__) + 1,
+            allowance + 1,
+            context,
+            level,
+        )
+        stream.write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.OrderedDict.__repr__] = _pprint_ordered_dict
+
+    def _pprint_list(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        stream.write("[")
+        self._format_items(object, stream, indent, allowance + 1, context, level)
+        stream.write("]")
+
+    _dispatch[list.__repr__] = _pprint_list
+
+    def _pprint_tuple(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        stream.write("(")
+        endchar = ",)" if len(object) == 1 else ")"
+        self._format_items(
+            object, stream, indent, allowance + len(endchar), context, level
+        )
+        stream.write(endchar)
+
+    _dispatch[tuple.__repr__] = _pprint_tuple
+
+    def _pprint_set(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        if not len(object):
+            stream.write(repr(object))
+            return
+        typ = object.__class__
+        if typ is set:
+            stream.write("{")
+            endchar = "}"
+        else:
+            stream.write(typ.__name__ + "({")
+            endchar = "})"
+            indent += len(typ.__name__) + 1
+        object = sorted(object, key=_safe_key)
+        self._format_items(
+            object, stream, indent, allowance + len(endchar), context, level
+        )
+        stream.write(endchar)
+
+    _dispatch[set.__repr__] = _pprint_set
+    _dispatch[frozenset.__repr__] = _pprint_set
+
+    def _pprint_str(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        if not len(object):
+            write(repr(object))
+            return
+        chunks = []
+        lines = object.splitlines(True)
+        if level == 1:
+            indent += 1
+            allowance += 1
+        max_width1 = max_width = self._width - indent
+        for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+            rep = repr(line)
+            if i == len(lines) - 1:
+                max_width1 -= allowance
+            if len(rep) <= max_width1:
+                chunks.append(rep)
+            else:
+                # A list of alternating (non-space, space) strings
+                parts = re.findall(r"\S*\s*", line)
+                assert parts
+                assert not parts[-1]
+                parts.pop()  # drop empty last part
+                max_width2 = max_width
+                current = ""
+                for j, part in enumerate(parts):
+                    candidate = current + part
+                    if j == len(parts) - 1 and i == len(lines) - 1:
+                        max_width2 -= allowance
+                    if len(repr(candidate)) > max_width2:
+                        if current:
+                            chunks.append(repr(current))
+                        current = part
+                    else:
+                        current = candidate
+                if current:
+                    chunks.append(repr(current))
+        if len(chunks) == 1:
+            write(rep)
+            return
+        if level == 1:
+            write("(")
+        for i, rep in enumerate(chunks):
+            if i > 0:
+                write("\n" + " " * indent)
+            write(rep)
+        if level == 1:
+            write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[str.__repr__] = _pprint_str
+
+    def _pprint_bytes(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        if len(object) <= 4:
+            write(repr(object))
+            return
+        parens = level == 1
+        if parens:
+            indent += 1
+            allowance += 1
+            write("(")
+        delim = ""
+        for rep in _wrap_bytes_repr(object, self._width - indent, allowance):
+            write(delim)
+            write(rep)
+            if not delim:
+                delim = "\n" + " " * indent
+        if parens:
+            write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[bytes.__repr__] = _pprint_bytes
+
+    def _pprint_bytearray(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        write("bytearray(")
+        self._pprint_bytes(
+            bytes(object), stream, indent + 10, allowance + 1, context, level + 1
+        )
+        write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[bytearray.__repr__] = _pprint_bytearray
+
+    def _pprint_mappingproxy(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        stream.write("mappingproxy(")
+        self._format(object.copy(), stream, indent + 13, allowance + 1, context, level)
+        stream.write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[_types.MappingProxyType.__repr__] = _pprint_mappingproxy
+
+    def _pprint_simplenamespace(
+        self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level
+    ):
+        if type(object) is _types.SimpleNamespace:
+            # The SimpleNamespace repr is "namespace" instead of the class
+            # name, so we do the same here. For subclasses; use the class name.
+            cls_name = "namespace"
+        else:
+            cls_name = object.__class__.__name__
+        indent += len(cls_name) + 1
+        items = object.__dict__.items()
+        stream.write(cls_name + "(")
+        self._format_namespace_items(items, stream, indent, allowance, context, level)
+        stream.write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[_types.SimpleNamespace.__repr__] = _pprint_simplenamespace
+
+    def _format_dict_items(self, items, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        indent += self._indent_per_level
+        delimnl = ",\n" + " " * indent
+        last_index = len(items) - 1
+        for i, (key, ent) in enumerate(items):
+            last = i == last_index
+            rep = self._repr(key, context, level)
+            write(rep)
+            write(": ")
+            self._format(
+                ent,
+                stream,
+                indent + len(rep) + 2,
+                allowance if last else 1,
+                context,
+                level,
+            )
+            if not last:
+                write(delimnl)
+
+    def _format_namespace_items(self, items, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        delimnl = ",\n" + " " * indent
+        last_index = len(items) - 1
+        for i, (key, ent) in enumerate(items):
+            last = i == last_index
+            write(key)
+            write("=")
+            if id(ent) in context:
+                # Special-case representation of recursion to match standard
+                # recursive dataclass repr.
+                write("...")
+            else:
+                self._format(
+                    ent,
+                    stream,
+                    indent + len(key) + 1,
+                    allowance if last else 1,
+                    context,
+                    level,
+                )
+            if not last:
+                write(delimnl)
+
+    def _format_items(self, items, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        write = stream.write
+        indent += self._indent_per_level
+        if self._indent_per_level > 1:
+            write((self._indent_per_level - 1) * " ")
+        delimnl = ",\n" + " " * indent
+        delim = ""
+        width = max_width = self._width - indent + 1
+        it = iter(items)
+        try:
+            next_ent = next(it)
+        except StopIteration:
+            return
+        last = False
+        while not last:
+            ent = next_ent
+            try:
+                next_ent = next(it)
+            except StopIteration:
+                last = True
+                max_width -= allowance
+                width -= allowance
+            if self._compact:
+                rep = self._repr(ent, context, level)
+                w = len(rep) + 2
+                if width < w:
+                    width = max_width
+                    if delim:
+                        delim = delimnl
+                if width >= w:
+                    width -= w
+                    write(delim)
+                    delim = ", "
+                    write(rep)
+                    continue
+            write(delim)
+            delim = delimnl
+            self._format(ent, stream, indent, allowance if last else 1, context, level)
+
+    def _repr(self, object, context, level):
+        repr, readable, recursive = self.format(
+            object, context.copy(), self._depth, level
+        )
+        if not readable:
+            self._readable = False
+        if recursive:
+            self._recursive = True
+        return repr
+
+    def format(self, object, context, maxlevels, level):
+        """Format object for a specific context, returning a string
+        and flags indicating whether the representation is 'readable'
+        and whether the object represents a recursive construct.
+        """
+        return self._safe_repr(object, context, maxlevels, level)
+
+    def _pprint_default_dict(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        if not len(object):
+            stream.write(repr(object))
+            return
+        rdf = self._repr(object.default_factory, context, level)
+        cls = object.__class__
+        indent += len(cls.__name__) + 1
+        stream.write(f"{cls.__name__}({rdf},\n{' ' * indent}")
+        self._pprint_dict(object, stream, indent, allowance + 1, context, level)
+        stream.write(")")
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.defaultdict.__repr__] = _pprint_default_dict
+
+    def _pprint_counter(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        if not len(object):
+            stream.write(repr(object))
+            return
+        cls = object.__class__
+        stream.write(cls.__name__ + "({")
+        if self._indent_per_level > 1:
+            stream.write((self._indent_per_level - 1) * " ")
+        items = object.most_common()
+        self._format_dict_items(
+            items, stream, indent + len(cls.__name__) + 1, allowance + 2, context, level
+        )
+        stream.write("})")
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.Counter.__repr__] = _pprint_counter
+
+    def _pprint_chain_map(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        if not len(object.maps):
+            stream.write(repr(object))
+            return
+        cls = object.__class__
+        stream.write(cls.__name__ + "(")
+        indent += len(cls.__name__) + 1
+        for i, m in enumerate(object.maps):
+            if i == len(object.maps) - 1:
+                self._format(m, stream, indent, allowance + 1, context, level)
+                stream.write(")")
+            else:
+                self._format(m, stream, indent, 1, context, level)
+                stream.write(",\n" + " " * indent)
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.ChainMap.__repr__] = _pprint_chain_map
+
+    def _pprint_deque(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        if not len(object):
+            stream.write(repr(object))
+            return
+        cls = object.__class__
+        stream.write(cls.__name__ + "(")
+        indent += len(cls.__name__) + 1
+        stream.write("[")
+        if object.maxlen is None:
+            self._format_items(object, stream, indent, allowance + 2, context, level)
+            stream.write("])")
+        else:
+            self._format_items(object, stream, indent, 2, context, level)
+            rml = self._repr(object.maxlen, context, level)
+            stream.write(f"],\n{' ' * indent}maxlen={rml})")
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.deque.__repr__] = _pprint_deque
+
+    def _pprint_user_dict(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        self._format(object.data, stream, indent, allowance, context, level - 1)
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.UserDict.__repr__] = _pprint_user_dict
+
+    def _pprint_user_list(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        self._format(object.data, stream, indent, allowance, context, level - 1)
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.UserList.__repr__] = _pprint_user_list
+
+    def _pprint_user_string(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
+        self._format(object.data, stream, indent, allowance, context, level - 1)
+
+    _dispatch[_collections.UserString.__repr__] = _pprint_user_string
+
+    def _safe_repr(self, object, context, maxlevels, level):
+        # Return triple (repr_string, isreadable, isrecursive).
+        typ = type(object)
+        if typ in _builtin_scalars:
+            return repr(object), True, False
+
+        r = getattr(typ, "__repr__", None)
+
+        if issubclass(typ, int) and r is int.__repr__:
+            if self._underscore_numbers:
+                return f"{object:_d}", True, False
+            else:
+                return repr(object), True, False
+
+        if issubclass(typ, dict) and r is dict.__repr__:
+            if not object:
+                return "{}", True, False
+            objid = id(object)
+            if maxlevels and level >= maxlevels:
+                return "{...}", False, objid in context
+            if objid in context:
+                return _recursion(object), False, True
+            context[objid] = 1
+            readable = True
+            recursive = False
+            components: List[str] = []
+            append = components.append
+            level += 1
+            if self._sort_dicts:
+                items = sorted(object.items(), key=_safe_tuple)
+            else:
+                items = object.items()
+            for k, v in items:
+                krepr, kreadable, krecur = self.format(k, context, maxlevels, level)
+                vrepr, vreadable, vrecur = self.format(v, context, maxlevels, level)
+                append(f"{krepr}: {vrepr}")
+                readable = readable and kreadable and vreadable
+                if krecur or vrecur:
+                    recursive = True
+            del context[objid]
+            return "{%s}" % ", ".join(components), readable, recursive
+
+        if (issubclass(typ, list) and r is list.__repr__) or (
+            issubclass(typ, tuple) and r is tuple.__repr__
+        ):
+            if issubclass(typ, list):
+                if not object:
+                    return "[]", True, False
+                format = "[%s]"
+            elif len(object) == 1:
+                format = "(%s,)"
+            else:
+                if not object:
+                    return "()", True, False
+                format = "(%s)"
+            objid = id(object)
+            if maxlevels and level >= maxlevels:
+                return format % "...", False, objid in context
+            if objid in context:
+                return _recursion(object), False, True
+            context[objid] = 1
+            readable = True
+            recursive = False
+            components = []
+            append = components.append
+            level += 1
+            for o in object:
+                orepr, oreadable, orecur = self.format(o, context, maxlevels, level)
+                append(orepr)
+                if not oreadable:
+                    readable = False
+                if orecur:
+                    recursive = True
+            del context[objid]
+            return format % ", ".join(components), readable, recursive
+
+        rep = repr(object)
+        return rep, (rep and not rep.startswith("<")), False
+
+
+_builtin_scalars = frozenset({str, bytes, bytearray, float, complex, bool, type(None)})
+
+
+def _recursion(object):
+    return f"<Recursion on {type(object).__name__} with id={id(object)}>"
+
+
+def _wrap_bytes_repr(object, width, allowance):
+    current = b""
+    last = len(object) // 4 * 4
+    for i in range(0, len(object), 4):
+        part = object[i : i + 4]
+        candidate = current + part
+        if i == last:
+            width -= allowance
+        if len(repr(candidate)) > width:
+            if current:
+                yield repr(current)
+            current = part
+        else:
+            current = candidate
+    if current:
+        yield repr(current)
diff --git a/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py b/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py
index c70187223..c51578ed4 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import pprint
 import reprlib
-from typing import Any
-from typing import Dict
-from typing import IO
 from typing import Optional
 
 
@@ -132,49 +129,3 @@ def saferepr_unlimited(obj: object, use_ascii: bool = True) -> str:
         return repr(obj)
     except Exception as exc:
         return _format_repr_exception(exc, obj)
-
-
-class AlwaysDispatchingPrettyPrinter(pprint.PrettyPrinter):
-    """PrettyPrinter that always dispatches (regardless of width)."""
-
-    def _format(
-        self,
-        object: object,
-        stream: IO[str],
-        indent: int,
-        allowance: int,
-        context: Dict[int, Any],
-        level: int,
-    ) -> None:
-        # Type ignored because _dispatch is private.
-        p = self._dispatch.get(type(object).__repr__, None)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-
-        objid = id(object)
-        if objid in context or p is None:
-            # Type ignored because _format is private.
-            super()._format(  # type: ignore[misc]
-                object,
-                stream,
-                indent,
-                allowance,
-                context,
-                level,
-            )
-            return
-
-        context[objid] = 1
-        p(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level + 1)
-        del context[objid]
-
-
-def _pformat_dispatch(
-    object: object,
-    indent: int = 1,
-    width: int = 80,
-    depth: Optional[int] = None,
-    *,
-    compact: bool = False,
-) -> str:
-    return AlwaysDispatchingPrettyPrinter(
-        indent=indent, width=width, depth=depth, compact=compact
-    ).pformat(object)
diff --git a/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py b/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py
index 65abe8d23..4d9fd114b 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from unicodedata import normalize
 
 import _pytest._code
 from _pytest import outcomes
-from _pytest._io.saferepr import _pformat_dispatch
+from _pytest._io.pprint import PrettyPrinter
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr_unlimited
 from _pytest.config import Config
@@ -348,8 +348,9 @@ def _compare_eq_iterable(
     lines_left = len(left_formatting)
     lines_right = len(right_formatting)
     if lines_left != lines_right:
-        left_formatting = _pformat_dispatch(left).splitlines()
-        right_formatting = _pformat_dispatch(right).splitlines()
+        printer = PrettyPrinter()
+        left_formatting = printer.pformat(left).splitlines()
+        right_formatting = printer.pformat(right).splitlines()
 
     if lines_left > 1 or lines_right > 1:
         _surrounding_parens_on_own_lines(left_formatting)
diff --git a/testing/io/test_pprint.py b/testing/io/test_pprint.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c15740bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/io/test_pprint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+import textwrap
+from collections import ChainMap
+from collections import Counter
+from collections import defaultdict
+from collections import deque
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from types import MappingProxyType
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+from _pytest._io.pprint import PrettyPrinter
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EmptyDataclass:
+    pass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DataclassWithOneItem:
+    foo: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DataclassWithTwoItems:
+    foo: str
+    bar: str
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("data", "expected"),
+    (
+        pytest.param(
+            EmptyDataclass(),
+            "EmptyDataclass()",
+            id="dataclass-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            DataclassWithOneItem(foo="bar"),
+            """
+            DataclassWithOneItem(foo='bar')
+            """,
+            id="dataclass-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            DataclassWithTwoItems(foo="foo", bar="bar"),
+            """
+            DataclassWithTwoItems(foo='foo',
+                                  bar='bar')
+            """,
+            id="dataclass-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {},
+            "{}",
+            id="dict-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"one": 1},
+            """
+            {'one': 1}
+            """,
+            id="dict-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"one": 1, "two": 2},
+            """
+            {'one': 1,
+             'two': 2}
+            """,
+            id="dict-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(OrderedDict(), "OrderedDict()", id="ordereddict-empty"),
+        pytest.param(
+            OrderedDict({"one": 1}),
+            """
+            OrderedDict([('one',
+                          1)])
+            """,
+            id="ordereddict-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            OrderedDict({"one": 1, "two": 2}),
+            """
+            OrderedDict([('one',
+                          1),
+                         ('two',
+                          2)])
+            """,
+            id="ordereddict-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            [],
+            "[]",
+            id="list-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            [1],
+            """
+            [1]
+            """,
+            id="list-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            [1, 2],
+            """
+            [1,
+             2]
+            """,
+            id="list-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            tuple(),
+            "()",
+            id="tuple-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            (1,),
+            """
+            (1,)
+            """,
+            id="tuple-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            (1, 2),
+            """
+            (1,
+             2)
+            """,
+            id="tuple-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            set(),
+            "set()",
+            id="set-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {1},
+            """
+            {1}
+            """,
+            id="set-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {1, 2},
+            """
+            {1,
+             2}
+            """,
+            id="set-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            MappingProxyType({}),
+            "mappingproxy({})",
+            id="mappingproxy-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            MappingProxyType({"one": 1}),
+            """
+            mappingproxy({'one': 1})
+            """,
+            id="mappingproxy-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            MappingProxyType({"one": 1, "two": 2}),
+            """
+            mappingproxy({'one': 1,
+                          'two': 2})
+            """,
+            id="mappingproxy-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            SimpleNamespace(),
+            "namespace()",
+            id="simplenamespace-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            SimpleNamespace(one=1),
+            """
+            namespace(one=1)
+            """,
+            id="simplenamespace-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            SimpleNamespace(one=1, two=2),
+            """
+            namespace(one=1,
+                      two=2)
+            """,
+            id="simplenamespace-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            defaultdict(str), "defaultdict(<class 'str'>, {})", id="defaultdict-empty"
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            defaultdict(str, {"one": "1"}),
+            """
+            defaultdict(<class 'str'>,
+                        {'one': '1'})
+            """,
+            id="defaultdict-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            defaultdict(str, {"one": "1", "two": "2"}),
+            """
+            defaultdict(<class 'str'>,
+                        {'one': '1',
+                         'two': '2'})
+            """,
+            id="defaultdict-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            Counter(),
+            "Counter()",
+            id="counter-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            Counter("1"),
+            """
+            Counter({'1': 1})
+            """,
+            id="counter-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            Counter("121"),
+            """
+            Counter({'1': 2,
+                     '2': 1})
+            """,
+            id="counter-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(ChainMap(), "ChainMap({})", id="chainmap-empty"),
+        pytest.param(
+            ChainMap({"one": 1, "two": 2}),
+            """
+            ChainMap({'one': 1,
+                      'two': 2})
+            """,
+            id="chainmap-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ChainMap({"one": 1}, {"two": 2}),
+            """
+            ChainMap({'one': 1},
+                     {'two': 2})
+            """,
+            id="chainmap-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            deque(),
+            "deque([])",
+            id="deque-empty",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            deque([1]),
+            """
+            deque([1])
+            """,
+            id="deque-one-item",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            deque([1, 2]),
+            """
+            deque([1,
+                   2])
+            """,
+            id="deque-two-items",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            deque([1, 2], maxlen=3),
+            """
+            deque([1,
+                   2],
+                  maxlen=3)
+            """,
+            id="deque-maxlen",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {
+                "chainmap": ChainMap({"one": 1}, {"two": 2}),
+                "counter": Counter("122"),
+                "dataclass": DataclassWithTwoItems(foo="foo", bar="bar"),
+                "defaultdict": defaultdict(str, {"one": "1", "two": "2"}),
+                "deque": deque([1, 2], maxlen=3),
+                "dict": {"one": 1, "two": 2},
+                "list": [1, 2],
+                "mappingproxy": MappingProxyType({"one": 1, "two": 2}),
+                "ordereddict": OrderedDict({"one": 1, "two": 2}),
+                "set": {1, 2},
+                "simplenamespace": SimpleNamespace(one=1, two=2),
+                "tuple": (1, 2),
+            },
+            """
+            {'chainmap': ChainMap({'one': 1},
+                                  {'two': 2}),
+             'counter': Counter({'2': 2,
+                                 '1': 1}),
+             'dataclass': DataclassWithTwoItems(foo='foo',
+                                                bar='bar'),
+             'defaultdict': defaultdict(<class 'str'>,
+                                        {'one': '1',
+                                         'two': '2'}),
+             'deque': deque([1,
+                             2],
+                            maxlen=3),
+             'dict': {'one': 1,
+                      'two': 2},
+             'list': [1,
+                      2],
+             'mappingproxy': mappingproxy({'one': 1,
+                                           'two': 2}),
+             'ordereddict': OrderedDict([('one',
+                                          1),
+                                         ('two',
+                                          2)]),
+             'set': {1,
+                     2},
+             'simplenamespace': namespace(one=1,
+                                          two=2),
+             'tuple': (1,
+                       2)}
+            """,
+            id="deep-example",
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_consistent_pretty_printer(data: Any, expected: str) -> None:
+    assert PrettyPrinter().pformat(data) == textwrap.dedent(expected).strip()
diff --git a/testing/io/test_saferepr.py b/testing/io/test_saferepr.py
index 24746bc22..d94faa4f1 100644
--- a/testing/io/test_saferepr.py
+++ b/testing/io/test_saferepr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import pytest
-from _pytest._io.saferepr import _pformat_dispatch
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import DEFAULT_REPR_MAX_SIZE
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr_unlimited
@@ -159,12 +158,6 @@ def test_unicode():
     assert saferepr(val) == reprval
 
 
-def test_pformat_dispatch():
-    assert _pformat_dispatch("a") == "'a'"
-    assert _pformat_dispatch("a" * 10, width=5) == "'aaaaaaaaaa'"
-    assert _pformat_dispatch("foo bar", width=5) == "('foo '\n 'bar')"
-
-
 def test_broken_getattribute():
     """saferepr() can create proper representations of classes with
     broken __getattribute__ (#7145)