Long ago, in the depths of developer terminals, there emerged a beast unlike any other. It was not born of flesh, but of conda installations and unmet dependencies. Its scales shimmered with half-compiled libraries, and in its coils spun an endless toy — the cursed fidget spinner of setup steps.
They called it the Spinner Anaconda. It does not strike, nor bite. No, its weapon is worse: the loop. Thirteen steps, always thirteen. Each time you think you’ve slain it, it begins again:
“Step 1 of 13… Step 2 of 13… Step 3…” …and back to Step 1.
Some say the Spinner Anaconda feeds not on RAM or CPU, but on the sanity of developers. Legends tell of brave coders who tried to fight it with pip, venv, even Docker incantations — all were swallowed whole.
The only way to defeat it is to travel into forgotten repositories, pull forth an older build, and trick the beast into swallowing its own tail. Only then does the loop collapse, and the terminal breathes free again.
But beware: If you hear the faint hiss — “resolving environment…” — know that the Spinner Anaconda has awoken once more.