def get_hash(key: str) -> int:
    """Gets a hash of the provided key.

    Parameters
    ----------
    key :
        A string used to create a seed for the random number generator.

    Returns
    -------
    int
        A hash of the provided key.
    """
    # 4294967295 == 2**32 - 1 which is the maximum allowable seed for a `numpy.random.RandomState`.
    return int(hashlib.sha1(key.encode('utf8')).hexdigest(), 16) % 4294967295
Gets a hash of the provided key.

    Parameters
    ----------
    key :
        A string used to create a seed for the random number generator.

    Returns
    -------
    int
        A hash of the provided key.