will I have to learn a Javascript framework as a Django developer ?

[Danvandan]

I am learning Django and it seems to me that I will most likely have to learn a Javascript framework like react and maybe use the Django rest framework to attach the backend and frontend.

am I right in my assumption?

or are there other ways to create interactive and animated websites with just Django?

[graeme_p]

Django is deliberately a backend framework.

There are some integrations for front end frameworks to make it easier, but I have not used any of them.