How can I query what the highlighted range of the time slider is?

# Python code

import maya.cmds as mc
import maya.mel as mm

# cast mel variable to Python:
gPlayBackSlider = mm.eval("$g = $gPlayBackSlider")

# Is anything highlighted?
rangeHighlighted = mc.timeControl(gPlayBackSlider, query=True, rangeVisible=True)
# What is the highlight range?
highlightedRange = mc.timeControl(gPlayBackSlider, query=True, rangeArray=True)

print rangeHighlighted, highlightedRange
# 1 [9.0, 17.0]

import pymel.core as pm
tc = pm.language.melGlobals["gPlayBackSlider"]
first,last = pm.timeControl(tc, rangeArray=True, query=True)