Simplest way to do Python/Ajax with server and client on same machine?

[Kenneth McDonald]

I'm doing some work with a Python program that works hand-in-hand with 
the DOM on a local client (processing DOM events, issuing DOM 
modification commands, etc.) I'm currently using cherrypy as the Python 
server for this communication, and simple AJAX on the client browser 
end. This works just fine, I'm simply wondering if there is a better 
(even easier) way to do this, if there are libraries I'm not aware of 
that I should be, etc.

Thanks,
Ken