diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pprintpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pprintpp/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..daf9d0062fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pprintpp/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib, fetchpatch, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, python, nose, parameterized }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pprintpp";
+  version = "0.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "00v4pkyiqc0y9qjnp3br58a4k5zwqdrjjxbcsv39vx67w84630pa";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/wolever/pprintpp/commit/873217674cc824b4c1cfdad4867c560c60e8d806.patch";
+      sha256 = "0rqxzxawr83215s84mfzh1gnjwjm2xv399ywwcl4q7h395av5vb3";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ nose parameterized ];
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} test.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/wolever/pprintpp;
+    description = "A drop-in replacement for pprint that's actually pretty";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jakewaksbaum ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 657e1cb4330..157aaa27af6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ in {
 
   poetry = callPackage ../development/python-modules/poetry { };
 
+  pprintpp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pprintpp { };
+
   progress = callPackage ../development/python-modules/progress { };
 
   pymysql = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymysql { };