diff --git a/bisect/38556.py b/bisect/38556.py
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+import pandas as pd
+
+print(pd.__version__)
+
+res = pd.CategoricalIndex(["A", "B", "C", "A", "B"]).get_indexer(
+    pd.CategoricalIndex(["B", "C", "D", "E"])
+)
+print(res)