Comment by pbreit

> I much prefer Python

Well... that's a valid reason. Why should I work with tool B when I prefer tool A ?

> I also do not see much reason to do more than emit JSON on the server side.

That's the "SPA over API" mindset we need to reconsider. A lot (and I mean A LOT) of projects are way easier to produce and maintain with server-side rendered views.

You still need clear separation between frontend and backend (react server components notwithstanding), so nothing's stopping you from using Python on the backend if you prefer it.

Django with DRF or django-ninja works really nice for that use case.

Figuring out which "json" to "emit" is the hard part.