[omniORB] IOR in Python from hostname and port

[K. Novitsky]

Well, it's been one frustrated day...
After trying to connect python client with Orbix 2.3c server using corbaloc
URI, I found out the hard way that Orbix doesn't support _is_a() properly,
which was only confirmed by checking mailing list archive:

http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/archives/1999-09/0061.html
http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/archives/2000-08/0040.html
http://www.uk.research.att.com/omniORB/archives/2001-02/0003.html

Well, Duncan recommends the use of simple IORs with typecode embedded, but
unfortunately I don't know how to make one in Python given hostname & port.
My best guess is to "pythonize" genior. Is that the only solution?

Thx, KN