diff --git a/pure_pagination/paginator.py b/pure_pagination/paginator.py
index 52f62ec..df9ee39 100644
--- a/pure_pagination/paginator.py
+++ b/pure_pagination/paginator.py
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 PAGE_RANGE_DISPLAYED = PAGINATION_SETTINGS.get("PAGE_RANGE_DISPLAYED", 10)
 MARGIN_PAGES_DISPLAYED = PAGINATION_SETTINGS.get("MARGIN_PAGES_DISPLAYED", 2)
 
+# range in Python 3.x is xrange from Python 2.x
+try:
+    xrange
+except NameError:
+    xrange = range
+
 class InvalidPage(Exception):
     pass