Python 2.7, 3 compatible random seeding

compatrand.py

from __future__ import print_function
import random
import sys 

class CompatibleRandom(random.Random):
    # Inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/a/55800424/119527
    def seed(self, a): 
        if sys.version_info >= (3, 2):
            super(CompatibleRandom, self).seed(a, version=1)
        else:
            # Python 2.7 or <3.2
            super(CompatibleRandom, self).seed(a)

    def randrange(self, lo, hi):
        if sys.version_info >= (3, 2):
            return int(self.random() * hi) + lo
        else:
            return super(CompatibleRandom, self).randrange(lo, hi) 


print("Python version:", '.'.join(str(x) for x in sys.version_info[0:3]))
r = CompatibleRandom('this is my seed')
print([r.randint(0, 10) for _ in range(10)])
print("")

Python version: 2.7.16
[1, 4, 9, 0, 0, 7, 6, 4, 1, 8]

Python version: 3.7.3
[1, 4, 9, 0, 0, 7, 6, 4, 1, 8]