random.randrange removed support for non-integer types after just one release of deprecation

[hroncok]

BPO	46624
Nosy	@rhettinger, @hroncok, @pablogsal
PRs	bpo-46624: Revert "Remove deprecated support for non-integer values" #31098

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[hroncok]

In 5afa0a4 the support for non-integer types was removed from random.randrange().

This change is not backward-compatible and it breaks 3rd party code, for example:

simplewrap: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050093
numpy-stl: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2050092 == wolph/numpy-stl#188

That support was only deprecated in Python 3.10 and it needs to remain deprecated for at least two Python releases. Please revert this change from Python 3.11 and wait for at least Python 3.12.

See https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0387/#making-incompatible-changes

When you do remove this from Python 3.12, please make sure to document it in the What's new document.

Thank you.

[hroncok]

Proposed the revert at #31098

[rhettinger]

New changeset 6baa98e by Miro Hrončok in branch 'main':
bpo-46624: Defer to 3.12: "Remove deprecated support for non-integer values" (GH-31098)
6baa98e