python-start-or-switch-repl doesn't work

[elvis-sik]

Description

python-start-or-switch-repl answers with No inferior Python process running.
This was working up to a few days ago. I cannot pinpoint exactly what triggered the behavior.

Reproduction guide 🪲

• Start Emacs
• Open python buffer
• SPC m s i or SPC m '

Observed behaviour: 👀 💔
No inferior Python process running.

Expected behaviour: ❤️ 😄
ipython REPL opening.

System Info 💻

• OS: gnu/linux
• Emacs: 25.1.1
• Spacemacs: 0.105.22
• Spacemacs branch: develop (rev. cf951a5)
• Graphic display: t
• Distribution: spacemacs
• Editing style: vim
• Completion: helm
• Layers:

(csv auto-completion better-defaults emacs-lisp git markdown
     (shell :variables shell-default-height 30 shell-default-position 'bottom shell-default-shell 'multi-term shell-default-term-shell "/bin/zsh" shell-enable-smart-eshell t)
     spell-checking smex syntax-checking version-control cscope gtags semantic xkcd github
     (c-c   :variables c-c  -default-mode-for-headers 'c-mode c-c  -enable-clang-support t)
     extra-langs html javascript shell-scripts sql yaml
     (python :variables python-test-runner 'pytest python-enable-yapf-format-on-save t)
     ipython-notebook
     (haskell :variables haskell-enable-ghc-mod-support t haskell-enable-hindent-style "gibiansky" haskell-enable-shm-support t haskell-completion-backend 'intero)
     evil-commentary
     (evil-snipe :variables evil-snipe-enable-alternate-f-and-t-behaviors t evil-snipe-repeat-scope "visible")
     react idris scheme ranger selectric evil-cleverparens speed-reading asm octave pandoc systemd extra-langs ess)

[bmag]

duplicate: #2872 #6628
PR pending: #7070

[d12frosted]

Closing this issues as duplicate in favour of #6628.

Anyway, @elvis-sik, could you please check if #7070 fixes your issue?