I agree npm is wonderful and if you need npm just stick to React but you mentioned UI libraries. I use Django + HTMX stack in side projects. I've been using Mat

I agree npm is wonderful and if you need npm just stick to React but you mentioned UI libraries. I use Django + HTMX stack in side projects. I've been using Material UI with React before, but I don't see a need for something similar in Django + HTMX stack. Just add some css like bulma and you're done.