There is now an IDL language mapping for python.  Download the specification here [[attachment:01-02-66.pdf]]
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Current implementations of the specification (lets hope this list gets longer!):

 * [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/fnorb|Fnorb]]
 * [[http://omniorb.sourceforge.net/|OmniOrb]]
 * [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/orbit-python|Orbit Python]] ''python ORB with no need for an IDL compiler'' '''this project is closed'''
 * [[ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/pyorbit/]] orbit-python's successor for ORBit2

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Other CORBA specs available from [[http://www.omg.org/technology/documents/spec_catalog.htm|the omg web site]].