code: def test_dataframe_category_clip(lower, upper, inplace):
      data = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
      pdf = pd.DataFrame({"a": data})
      gdf = cudf.from_pandas(pdf)
      gdf["a"] = gdf["a"].astype("category")
  
      expect = pdf.clip(lower=lower, upper=upper)
      got = gdf.clip(lower=lower, upper=upper, inplace=inplace)
  
      if inplace is True:
          assert_eq(expect, gdf.astype("str"))
      else:
          assert_eq(expect, got.astype("str"))
  
imports: import re
  from decimal import Decimal
  import numpy
  import pandas
  import pytest
  import cudf
  from cudf.core._compat import PANDAS_GE_134, PANDAS_GE_150
  from cudf.core.dtypes import Decimal32Dtype, Decimal64Dtype, Decimal128Dtype
  from cudf.testing._utils import INTEGER_TYPES, NUMERIC_TYPES, assert_eq, assert_exceptions_equal
label_desc: Use image node_id 25 for calling a global function with example usage: test_dataframe_category_clip(lower, upper, inplace) without return types