Django email with smtp.gmail SMTPAuthenticationError 534 Application-specific password required

Question

I am trying to have django send emails but I am getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File \"\", line 1, in 
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Answer 1

Well, you need to generate a password from your google account (2 factor authentication). It is one time shown. check this link for guide.

Afterward, page will prompt a password and paste it in your settings.py

EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD "your password goes here"