Can I use Django framework w/o using templates?

I am learning how to use the Django framework, and as I am learning about Django's template system, I was wondering, if it would be possible for me to use Django without using templates to render the necessary html documents from views? As an alternative to Django's template system, I would prefer to use JavaScript in order to make the necessary data queries from the sites database(s).

This might seem counter productive, but in my opinion, I would prefer to learn the traditional front-end web stack (HTML, CSS, JS), and solidify my skills this way before going down the journey of template systems. At this point, I would be using Django only as a back-end until I was ready to incorporate templates into my dev process.

I have tried to use Django's template system, but It's a little comprehensive to learn on top of HTML and CSS at the same time.

Certainly, it is possible to use Django without utilizing its template system for rendering HTML documents from views. In fact, integrating Django with a JavaScript framework is a common practice in web development.

You will need to find a way to make the frontend framework (usually Javascript based) with the backend, though. The most commonly used method is to implement REST API endpoints in your Django project and consume them from the frontend.

Django does not come with built-in REST API support, but you can use a third party one, such as Django REST Framework or Django Ninja.