Python, a taskbar applet and a noobie :)

[Darknight]

I'm starting right now to look into plasma, my language of choice would be 
python, which I'm learning. I can mostly understand C++ but I never felt bold 
enough to actually learn and code with it.

Now on to the problem. I have a concept for a different taskbar plasmoid so I 
opened the tasks source code... it seems it uses libtaskmanager which AFAIK 
has no python bindings.
The tasks data engine looks incomplete on the surface but it may just be my 
ignorance. For example it does not supply the PID of the process behind that 
task, which would be very useful.
Is it possible to duplicate the current taskbar functionality in python? If 
not, how far is it possible to go in this direction?

Maybe it's a bit of an advanced topic but that's what I've got an interest in. 
If I spend time on plasma I'd rather do so on a project that can keep me 
focused. :P

Thanks in advance.