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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def seed(self, x=None, *args):
 """For consistent cross-platform seeding, provide an integer seed. """

        if x is None:
            # Use same random seed code copied from Python's random.Random
            try:
                x = long(_hexlify(_urandom(16)), 16)
            except NotImplementedError:
                import time
                x = long(time.time() * 256) # use fractional seconds
        elif not isinstance(x, _Integral):
            # Use the hash of the input seed object. Note this does not give
            # consistent results cross-platform--between Python versions or
            # between 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
            x = hash(x)
        self.rng_iterator.seed(x, *args, mix_extras=True)