django 4.2 has two dependencies: asgiref and sqlparse. other than that, none.
django does not use sqlalchemy as its ORM, it has its own system (which i prefer!).
django does not use sqlalchemy as its ORM, it has its own system (which i prefer!).
I have tried a lot and the least worst is Zapatos (and it's not really an ORM) because it at least tries to not paper over SQL and instead just creates a type-safe API for using SQL.
Now, if someone could create a Django-like ORM for Java or Rust, then we're talking. Hibernate and Diesel are nowhere near Django's ORM in terms of productivity and "it just works" factor. Go's GORM looks pretty good but haven't tried it. jooq does not look as easy to use or setup, and the workflow is entirely different.